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September 8, 2010
"Thank you for my speedy and accurate parts!"
— Kenneth Vachon, Thermo Fisher Scientific
September 1, 2010
"Great Job."
— Edward Vipond, RSA, The Security Division of EMC
August 18, 2010
"This was my first time using your First Cut CNC machining service. I was very impressed."
— Stuart Wipperfurth, DeLaval Manufacturing
August 10, 2010
"The part is perfect and here super early. First Cut triumphs once again!"
— Mike Aaskov, Artisent, Inc.
July 27, 2010
"We are very pleased with the parts, price, and the fast turn that your First Cut service provided. Very good job, I look forward to working with you again in the future. You will be my first choice for any prototype work."
— Barry Triplett, BAE Systems
July 12, 2010
"I was impressed by the simplicity of the entire First Cut process. Our parts look great."
— Chris Brandel, Bretford
June 24, 2010
"Great product and service."
— Michael Lewis
June 16, 2010
"The First Cut parts were nicely made and quick to procure."
— Greg Immethun, Garmin International, Inc.
June 10, 2010
"Your First Cut service has worked well for both the prototype and small number of production parts we need."
— John Humpherys, DuPont
June 7, 2010
"I received my parts today and they were as close to perfect as possible. Your team is fabulous!"
— Michael Lewis
May 27, 2010
"These are the first aluminum parts I have reviewed from First Cut, and they almost look as if they were cast, not machined. You guys are really, really good at what you do."
— anonymous
May 17, 2010
"Helpful, fast, quality service!"
— Sam Collura, ITW Paslode
May 3, 2010
"Beautiful part, delivered on time."
— Mark Stark, White-Rodgers
April 23, 2010
"This was my first time using Proto Labs and I am very delighted with the results. I have actual parts in hand to show off; they look wonderful, are exactly what I was looking for, and were delivered on time. Thank you in making this project a prototyping success!"
— Joseph C. Celmer, Karl Storz Endovision, Inc.
April 15, 2010
"Thanks for all the extra effort team Proto Labs."
— Nate Quan, Journée Lighting, Inc.
April 6, 2010
"That is an impressive turn around."
— Paul Aspengren, Miner Enterprises
March 24, 2010
"I’m very pleased with the quickness of the quote process and the quality of the delivered items."
— Brandon Schinzel, InnerPulse
March 15, 2010
"I was very impressed with the speed in which I received my parts!"
— Richard Plourde, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
March 3, 2010
"Great looking and fitting First Cut parts!"
— James Tebo, Arthrex, Inc.
February 19, 2010
"I am not just a customer, I am a fan."
—Ritchie Fuller, Serpentine Designs
February 18, 2010
"We are very pleased with the quality of our CNC machined parts."
—Bruce Bacon
February 2, 2010
"Fantastic service! I will highly recommend your First Cut services for future projects"
—Sheldon Denst, Pentair Water Pool and Spa
January 20, 2010
"You’re unbelievably fast. How could we not use Proto Labs for parts that are within your capabilities."
—John Howard, John F. Howard Design
January 7, 2010
"The service, timing and cost were excellent. Our account rep did an excellent job and we will use your services again."
—Rick Eberts, Energizer Battery
December 21, 2009
"Our First Cut parts were great and the service was awesome!"
—Will Shatford, Light Prescriptions Innovators
December 9, 2009
"Very responsive and great customer service. Will do business again."
—Bob Meinert, Revo Brand Group
November 30, 2009
"I'm absolutely amazed and thankful in how fast you were able to get my project done, from finalized quote to parts in hand was around 22 hours. This kind of turnaround is unheard of in my experience."
—Eric Mueller, Team Hazardous Robotics
November 23, 2009
"Our one day parts shipment arrived last evening. Engineering was able to incorporate the parts into the units being built for our study today. Thanks!"
—John Haynes, NeoTract, Inc.
October 26, 2009
"First Cut delivered ahead of schedule and as promised. The part was perfect. First Cut took my CAD file and morphed it into reality!"
—Michael D. Johnson, JCeminders, Inc.
October 15, 2009
"Excellent, you do great work and quickly! Working with Proto Labs has become a significant part of our development plan."
—Bill Pedersen, Field Logic, Inc.
October 7, 2009
"Our First Cut prototype parts were amazing! You made a high-quality, low-cost part, and cheaper than it would have cost us to do it in-house."
—Terry Jurek, Biotech Manufacturing Center of Texas
September 30, 2009
"I have been extremely pleased with your First Cut service, and am very happy with my parts. I will most certainly think of using you again in the future."
—Ashley Butterworth
September 10, 2009
"The parts we ordered from your First Cut service look fantastic and worked right out of the starting gates. Thanks for the good work! "
—Daniel Tracy Jr., Steelcase Inc.
September 4, 2009
"Our parts look great and helped us meet our deadline. Finished complex parts delivered to our door in less than a week including cross-continent international shipping. You guys are unbelievable!"
—Ben Berkmortel, Seon Design, Inc.
August 12, 2009
"I was thrilled with the quality, speed, cost, and service of the First Cut parts I received recently. You guys certainly set the industry standard, and I can’t imagine why anyone would go elsewhere! Everyone here was just blown away by the CNC quality of my parts. You can bet that I’ll continue to come back for more."
—Bob Mallory, D&K Engineering
July 30, 2009
"Our First Cut CNC machined parts are awesome, they perform exactly like we had hoped. Great job!"
—Max Aponte, Banner Engineering Corp.
July 9, 2009
"You guys rock! Thanks a ton for the extremely quick turn around. The parts were perfect to help me move our prototype much closer to production."
—John Bozich, Cadwell Laboratories, Inc
July 1, 2009
"We are very impressed by the first aluminum parts you sent us."
—Stanley Stephenson, CVI Melles-Griot
June 19, 2009
"We received our next batch of parts today – very, very impressive!"
—Lachlan Grogan, CEO: Lockie Innovation P/L and Lockie Safety Systems P/L
June 16, 2009
"First Cut's speed and service has really changed how we think about prototyping. Fantastic!"
—Dave Collins, Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc.
June 4, 2009
"Your First Cut service is ridiculously on the ball! I placed my order Wednesday night and had the parts Friday morning - looking fabulous."
—Dale Backus, SmallHD
May 29, 2009
"Thank you for your assistance with this part as the quoting process, on-line help/technical assistance, and responsiveness to this project was the best I have seen from a supplier."
—Todd Moore, Garelick Mfg Co.
May 15, 2009
"The parts are outstanding, my design intent worked! Thanks for the great job and timely shipping."
—Bob Bullivant, TransAct Technologies
May 4, 2009
"Your ability to now do aluminum parts is fantastic!"
—Steven Sheldon, MaxVision Corporation
April 6, 2009
"I received my order today and just wanted to say thank you. These were right on time and just what I was hoping for."
—Bill Roushey, Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc.
March 12, 2009
"We really appreciate the effort Proto Labs put into the fast delivery of our order."
—Jose Saavedra, Steris Corp.
March 9, 2009
"The fast service on this order blew me away. Thanks for such outstanding work!"
—Greg Henkel, American Medical Systems
March 5, 2009
"Thank you for the great resources your company provides. I have a subscription to your Journal and find it to be very useful. I will be using it in my next class on prototyping. I also enjoy your white papers and want to thank you for making the documentation so clear. Congratulations on such high quality work!"
—Professor Richard Aubé, BDI, Cégep de Sainte-Foy
March 3, 2009
"Thanks! The parts were great and we enjoyed the process."
—Damon Schmidt, Seal Dynamics
February 12, 2009
"WOW! Your team did a fantastic job on our aluminum CNC part – thanks!"
—Bill Sherwood, Winegard Company
February 6, 2009
"We received our part this afternoon. I wanted to thank you for the fine quality and speed of the work. It looks excellent."
—Dana Elliott, Technical Solutions Group
April 10, 2008
"Thanks for the great parts you just sent us!"
—Kevin Stoops, KRS Corporation, LLC
March 28, 2008
"Our parts just came in and they look very good. Thank you so much for your quick response and good work."
—Tom Bluhm, Channel Products, Inc.
March 26, 2008
"I just wanted to say thanks for the great parts we just received."
—Rawley Stanhope, RBC Product Development
March 25, 2008
"Thank you for all of the support and great work that you have supplied to us in the past few months. First Cut has greatly improved our prototyping process."
—Chris Langford, Foster-Miller
March 13, 2008
"I just received my parts and wanted to say thank you - they have an excellent finish, good tolerances, and the quick turnaround time was great."
—J.R., VIR Innovations Inc.
March 12, 2008
"I just received my parts and they look great! Thanks for everything; I will definitely be using First Cut again in the future."
—Name and Company withheld*

*Many customers prefer to remain anonymous because they don't want their competition to learn how First Cut has reduced their time to market.

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