{"slug": "how-protolabs-turns-cad-files-into-parts-in-under-24-hours", "title": "How Protolabs turns CAD files into parts in under 24 hours", "summary": "Protolabs chief technology and AI officer Marc Kermisch discussed how the company turns CAD files into parts in under 24 hours, highlighting its automated quoting, AI-driven design for manufacturability, and pricing strategy across CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, and sheet metal. The episode also covered Q2 2026 robotics demand increases reported by A3, Uber selling its stake in Serve Robotics, Notip Robotics' delivery services, and San Mateo County's potential regulation of humanoid robots for commercial use.", "body_md": "Marc Kermisch is the chief technology and AI officer at Protolabs. He leads the Maple Plain, Minn.-based [company](https://www.protolabs.com/)‘s global technology organization, overseeing its software product development, digital manufacturing platform evolution, and enterprise-wide artificial intelligence and research & development strategies.\n\nKermisch also focuses on advancing Protolabs’ automated quoting, AI-driven design for manufacturability, and pricing strategy. He supervises end-to-end prototyping-to-production solutions across core service lines, including CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, and sheet metal.\n\nWith over 25 years of executive experience driving digital transformation, Kermisch specializes in integrating software, cloud solutions, and automation into traditional manufacturing and industrial operational environments.\n\n## Show timeline\n\n- 8:42 – News of the week\n- 15:30 –\n[Marc Kermisch](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kermisch/), chief technology and AI officer at Protolabs\n\n## News of the week\n\n[Q2 2026 robotics demand increased across industries, reports A3](https://www.therobotreport.com/q2-2026-robotics-demand-increased-across-industries-reports-a3/)[Uber selling its stake in Serve Robotics](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/uber-exits-serve-robotics-stake-as-delivery-alliance-unravels)(Bloomberg, and[analysis of SPAC acquisitions](https://www.therobotreport.com/robots-on-wall-street-non-traditional-paths-public-markets-robotics-companies/))[Notip Robotics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/notip-robotics/posts/?feedView=all)offers delivery services[San Mateo County could be first to regulate humanoid robots for commercial use](https://www.kqed.org/news/12094873/san-mateo-county-could-be-first-to-regulate-humanoid-robots-for-commercial-use)(KQED)\n\n## Sponsors\n\n*Thanks to our sponsors who make this content possible.*\n\nTo learn how you can sponsor a future episode of *The Robot Report* Podcast, contact Jami Brownlee at [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcb6beaeb3abb2b0b9b99caba8abb4b1b9b8b5bdf2bfb3b1)\n\nWould you like to be a guest on a future episode? Contact Mike Oitzman at [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#076a686e737d6a6669477073706f6a62636e662964686a)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-protolabs-turns-cad-files-into-parts-in-under-24-hours", "canonical_source": "https://www.therobotreport.com/how-protolabs-turns-cad-files-into-parts-under-24-hours/", "published_at": "2026-08-14 22:14:19+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-14 23:12:04.065785+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "robotics", "autonomous-vehicles", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Protolabs", "Marc Kermisch", "A3", "Uber", "Serve Robotics", "Notip Robotics", "San Mateo County"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-protolabs-turns-cad-files-into-parts-in-under-24-hours", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-protolabs-turns-cad-files-into-parts-in-under-24-hours.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-protolabs-turns-cad-files-into-parts-in-under-24-hours.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-protolabs-turns-cad-files-into-parts-in-under-24-hours.jsonld"}}