ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Protomold Email Update</title> <!--Message originally sent to: <%IF NOT ISEMPTY [email] THEN [email]%><%ELSE%><%END IF%>--> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE type=text/css> <!-- a:link { color: #9933cc; text-decoration: underline; } a:visited { color: #9933cc; text-decoration: underline; } a:hover { color: #9933cc; text-decoration: underline; } a:active { color: #9933cc; text-decoration: underline; } .style1 {font-weight: bold} --> </STYLE> </head> <body style="margin:0; background-image: url("http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/striped_backer.gif");"> <div id="fake_body" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#000000;"> <div id="main" style="width:637px; background-color:#e0e3db; margin:7px auto 0 auto; border-top:4px solid #d2d2d0; padding:10px;"> <div id="header" style="width:637px; height:61px; font-size:10px; color:#666666; padding-left: 2px;"> <a href="http://www.protomold.com/default.asp?s=PMEU1006" name="top"> <img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/proto_logo_rg.gif" alt="Protomold" width="202" height="56" border="0" id="logo" style="float:left;"></a> <img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/eu_tagline.gif" alt="Email Update - Fall 2006" width="419" height="56" style="margin-left: 15px;"><br> </div> <div id="nav_inside" style="width:637px; margin-top:5px; height:9px; background: url("http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/nav_backer_inside.gif") bottom repeat-x;"> </div> <div id="container" style="width:637px; padding:25px 0 5px 0; background-color:#ffffff;"> <div id="backer" style="background-image:url(../december_update/http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/backer.gif);"> <div id="left_body" style="float:left; width:368px; margin:0 5px 15px 18px; padding-right:20px; border-right:1px solid #bababa; display: inline;"> <img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/eu_headline.gif" alt="Fall Update" width="159" height="30" style="margin-bottom:25px;"> <p style="font-weight: bolder; font-size: 15px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#669933; margin:0;">Protomold is growing on three continents.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#9933cc; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">We ve expanded our capabilities and improved our interface with customers.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#9933cc; margin: 10px 0 0 0;">And we ve gotten some very nice recognition, locally, nationally, and internationally.</p> <!---<div style="float: right; padding: 15px 0 10px 15px;"> <p style="margin: 0; padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #000;"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/bluepart.jpg" alt="Blue part" width="150" height="141"></p> <p style="margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 0;"><strong>Figure 1</strong></p> <p style="margin: 20px 0 0 0; padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #000;"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/silverwithblue.jpg" alt="Part with mold" width="150" height="150"></p> <p style="margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 0;"><strong>Figure 2</strong></p> </div>---> <p><strong>Expansion at Home</strong><br> As we&rsquo;ve mentioned in previous emails, domestic demand required additional manufacturing space, so we opened a second factory location a block from our first location. That second facility is now fully operational bringing total US operations to about 66,000 square feet. </p> <p><strong>Expansion in Europe</strong><br> Protomold recently established a European subsidiary with a headquarters and manufacturing facility in Telford UK and a sales office in Mosbach, Germany. With 12 CNC machining centres and a staff of 30, the Telford facility soundly beat first year forecasts and won a very prestigious award. (Keep reading for details). </p> <p><strong>Planned Expansion in Asia</strong><br> Protomold recently incorporated in Japan and plans to be open by mid-2007 to serve customers in that country.</p> <p><strong>Delivering Bigger Parts</strong><br> Meanwhile, with our manufacturing capacity getting bigger, some of the folks in engineering wanted to know why we couldn&rsquo;t make the parts bigger as well. In response, we&rsquo;ve increased our maximum milling depth to 3.0 inches from the parting line. In case you haven&rsquo;t got a calculator handy, that could give you up to 6.0 inches of maximum part height depending on the placement of your parting line. Maximum X and Y limitations are still 14 and 7.5 inches, respectively. </p> <div> <p style="margin: 0; padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #000;"><a href="http://extranet.protomold.net/pq/index.asp?p=1295wvwd"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/protoview.jpg" alt="ProtoQuote&reg; in 3D!" width="359" height="266" border="0"></a></p> <p style="margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px; font-size: 10px; color: #666;"><em>View your parts in 3D!</em></p> </div> <p><strong>Delivering Clearer Feedback </strong><br> ProtoQuote&reg;, our online quoting system, now provides part analysis in 3D. It&rsquo;s called ProtoView&reg;, and if you use Internet Explorer you can see a <a href="http://extranet.protomold.net/pq/index.asp?p=1295wvwd">demo</a>. Just use your mouse to grab the part and rotate &amp; zoom it in three dimensions.</p> <p><strong>Thanks for Keeping Us Growing</strong><br> Here in Minnesota, The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has named Protomold to its 2006 Fast 50. Protomold ranked #11 on the 2006 list after having been number one in 2004 and number four in 2005.</p> <div> <p style="margin: 0; padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #000;"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/growth.gif" alt="UK Facility" width="359" height="141"></p> <p style="margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px; font-size: 10px; color: #666;"><em>Thanks for Keeping Us Growing </em></p> </div> <p>Nationally, Inc. Magazine has named Protomold, for the second consecutive time, to the Inc. 500, its list of the fastest growing companies in America. Protomold ranked 267 with three-year growth of almost 500 percent. We were also named&mdash;again &mdash;to the prestigious Deloitte Fast 500, a list of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. Protomold was number 129 on that list. </p> <div> <p style="margin: 0; padding: 3px; border: 1px solid #000;"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/uk_facility.jpg" alt="UK Facility" width="359" height="197"></p> <p style="margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px; font-size: 10px; color: #666;"><em>The Protomold U.K. facility </em></p> </div> <p>And in the UK, Protomold won the 2006 Manufacturing Excellence Award for Integrated e-business. Presented by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, it has been described as &ldquo;the toughest industry award in which to succeed,&rdquo; and quite a feat for an operation that&rsquo;s been operating for less than a year.</p> <p style="font:bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#669933; margin:20px 0 0 0;">Return of <strong>&ldquo;</strong>The Cube<strong>&rdquo;</strong> </p> <p style="margin-top:5px;">We&rsquo;ve gotten many calls and emails asking to purchase additional Protomold folding plastic sample cubes for colleagues. We&rsquo;d be happy to send a cube directly to each colleague at no charge. Simply forward their name and address to <a href="mailto:info@protomold.com">info@protomold.com</a> or you can have them order online at <a href="/SampleCubeRegister.aspx">Get-a-Cube</a>.</p> <p style="margin-top:5px;"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/purple_cube.jpg" alt="Protomold sample part" width="360" height="173"></p> <p align="center">It&rsquo;s free! It&rsquo;s 3D! It comes with a key! <a href="/SampleCubeRegister.aspx"><br> Click here to order yours today!</a></p> </div> <div id="right_body" style="float:right; width: 220px; margin:0 5px 15px 0; padding:6px 0 15px 0; font-size:10px; line-height:15px; background-color: #f9f9f8;"> <img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/resources_head.gif" alt="Protomold Resources" width="214" height="36" style="margin:0 0 13px 3px;"> <p style="margin:0 17px; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; display: block; height: 16px; padding:3px 0 0 23px; background: url('http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/checkmark.gif') 1px 0px no-repeat;">ProtoQuote®</p> <a href="http://www.protomold.com/quote/request.asp?s=PMEU1006"><a href="http://www.protomold.com/quote/request.asp?s=PMEU1006"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/protoquote.jpg" alt="Image of the protoquote" width="180" height="120" style="padding:1px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 7px 17px;"></a><br/> <p style="margin:0 17px 0 17px;"> <strong>The ProtoQuote is new and improved! Try it out today:</strong></p> <p style="margin:5px 17px 1px 17px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;"> <a href="http://www.protomold.com/quote/request.asp?s=PMEU1006"> Upload your 3D CAD model and we will email to you an informative ProtoQuote.</a></p> <p style="margin:0 17px; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; display: block; height: 16px; padding:12px 0 0 23px; background: url('http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/checkmark.gif') 1px 9px no-repeat; border-top:1px solid #ebebeb;">The Protomold Journal </p> <p style="margin:0 17px 1px 17px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/journal_q3.jpg" width="66" height="86" style="float: right; padding:1px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 3px 0 3px 8px;"> The latest thought-provoking issue of the Rapid Injection Molding Journal mails in November. To subscribe, send your mailing address to <a href="mailto:info@protomold.com">info@protomold.com</a>. </p> <!--<a href="http://www.protomold.com/professor/default.asp?s=PMEU1006"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/professor_bug.jpg" width="186" height="96" border="0" style="margin:5px 17px 10px 17px;"></a> <p style="margin:0 17px; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; display: block; height: 16px; padding:3px 0 0 23px; background: url('http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/checkmark.gif') 1px 0px no-repeat;">Friendly Advice</p> <p style="margin:0 17px 1px 17px; padding-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #dededd;"> Need some friendly advice about plastics? Want to know how to save some money on laundry? <a href="http://www.protomold.com/professor/default.asp?s=PMEU1006">Visit the professor's lab today. </a></p> <p style="margin:5px 17px 1px 17px; background: #f9f9f8 url(http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/protomold_store_bug.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 23px 81px 19px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #dededd;"> <strong>The Protomold Company Store</strong><br/> <a href="http://www.co-store.com/protomold/">Shop online for Protomold mugs, shirts, hats, books and more!</a> </p>--> <p style="margin:0 17px; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; display: block; height: 16px; padding:12px 0 0 23px; background: url('http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/checkmark.gif') 1px 9px no-repeat; border-top:1px solid #ebebeb;">Design Guidelines</p> <p style="margin:0 17px 1px 17px; padding-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;">As always, you can visit the <a href="http://www.protomold.com/designguidelines/default.asp?s=PMEU1006">Protomold Design Guidelines</a> for helpful Rapid Injection Molding design information.</p> <p style="margin:0 17px; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; display: block; height: 16px; padding:12px 0 0 23px; background: url('http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/checkmark.gif') 1px 9px no-repeat; border-top:1px solid #ebebeb;">Coming Soon </p> <p style="margin:0 17px 1px 17px; padding-bottom:12px;">The Protomold resin puzzle! <img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/puzzle.jpg" alt="Image of the protoquote" width="180" height="160" style="padding:1px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 7px 0;"></p> <img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/head_newsevents.gif" alt="Protomold News &amp; Events" width="214" height="36" style="margin:0 0 13px 3px;"> <p style="margin:0 17px; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; display: block; height: 16px; padding:3px 0 0 23px; background: url('http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/checkmark.gif') 1px 0px no-repeat;">Upcoming Tradeshow</p> <p style="margin:10px 17px 2px 17px;"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/logo_solidworks.gif" alt="Solidworks logo" width="63" height="42" style="margin-bottom: 5px;"></p> <p class="style1" style="margin:0 17px 0 17px;">February 4-7, 2007 </p> <p style="margin:0 17px 0 17px;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="http://www.solidworks.com/swworld/" target="_blank">Solidworks World 2007</a><a href="http://www.ptcuserworldevent.com/"></a></span><br> Morial Convention Center<br> New Orleans, Louisiana <br> Booth #200</p> <p style="margin:8px 17px 0 17px;"><strong>Hope to see you there&hellip;</strong></p> <p style="margin:2px 17px 0 17px;"></p> </div> <div class="clearer" style="height:1px; overflow:hidden; clear:both; margin-top:-1px;"></div> <br></div> </div> <div id="protoquote_bug_shadow" style="width:637px; margin-top:10px; height:9px; background: url("http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/nav_backer_inside.gif") bottom repeat-x;"> </div> <div id="protoquote_bug" style="width:624px; padding:20px 0 17px 13px; background-color:#ffffff;"> <a href="http://www.protomold.com/default.asp?s=PMEU1006"><img src="http://www.protomold.com/emailupdates/2006/2006-10_emailupdate/images/protoquote_bug.gif" width="602" height="138" border="0"></a> </div> <div id="footer1" style="width:600px; padding:10px 5px 12px 0; margin: 10px 0 0 15px; font-size:9px; color:#999999; border-bottom:1px solid #cbcec5;"> To unsubscribe from this list, please contact <a href="mailto:marketing@protomold.com">marketing@protomold.com</a>.</div> <div id="footer2" style="width:610px; padding:12px 5px 0 0; margin:0 0 0 15px; color:#999999;"> <a href="http://www.protomold.com/default.asp?s=PMEU1006">www.protomold.com</a> | 1757 Halgren Road Maple Plain, MN 55359 | P: (763) 479-3680 | F: (763) 479-2679</div> <div id="footer3" style="width:610px; padding:6px 5px 10px 0; margin: 0 0 60px 15px; font-size:9px; color:#999999;"> Copyright © Protomold 1999-2006</div> </div> </div> </body> </html>