Protolabs Sales Trigger: New AI CTO, Big Deal Flow

🚀 Battle Card: Protolabs

• Marc Kermisch, Chief Technology and AI Officer · 🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/proto-labs/)

• This Protolabs sales trigger signals a major ramp-up in AI-driven digital manufacturing initiatives to compress prototyping-to-production cycles. → Source

• Scaling AI and automation across global digital factories

• Integrating end-to-end digital thread for lifecycle visibility

• Primary: AI-driven manufacturing workflow platform → Accelerate prototyping-to-production by 30%

• Expansion: End-to-end digital thread integration suite → Unified data visibility across supply chain and production

• HQ: Minneapolis, MN

• Employees: ≈ 1,500

• Rev: ≈ $600 M

• Website: [protolabs.com](https://www.protolabs.com/)

🤼 Competitive Intel

• Xometry — On-demand digital manufacturing
• Unique edge: AI-driven instant quoting engine
• Evaluated by VP Supply Chain for rapid cost estimates

• Carbon — Additive manufacturing platform
• Unique edge: High-speed resin printing with end-to-end software
• Evaluated by Director of Product Engineering for materials innovation

• 3D Systems — Additive manufacturing solutions
• Unique edge: Vertical integration of hardware + software
• Evaluated by CTO for enterprise-scale deployments

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach

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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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OUR_COMPANY   = ❑❑
OFFER_BRIEF   = ❑AI-driven manufacturing workflow platform❑
PROOF_METRIC  = ❑30% faster prototyping-to-production cycles❑
CTA_STYLE     = ❑quick_call❑
TONE          = ❑friendly❑

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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME        = Marc
COMPANY     = Protolabs
DEPT        = Product/Engineering
SIZE        = ≈30
BOTTLENECK  = scaling AI and automation across global digital factories
EVENT       = CTO appointment
DETAIL      = appointing Marc Kermisch as Chief Technology and AI Officer
PAIN        = integrating end-to-end digital thread for lifecycle visibility
SRC         = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20251003330518&div=41152219
SIM_CO      = Xometry
WIN_METRIC  = 30% faster prototyping-to-production cycles
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈50
EMP_EST     = ≈1,500
REV_EST     = ≈$600M

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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.

Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈30-person Product/Engineering

Marc—noticed your Product/Engineering team is ≈30.

That’s when scaling AI and automation across global digital factories slows growth.

We helped Xometry fix this with AI-driven manufacturing workflow platform.

Result: 30% faster prototyping-to-production cycles.  
Quick call?

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈50.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about appointing Marc Kermisch as Chief Technology and AI Officer — integrating end-to-end digital thread for lifecycle visibility.  
AI-driven manufacturing workflow platform. 30% faster prototyping-to-production cycles. Quick chat?