Proto Labs to buy e-commerce company 3D Hubs for $280M
Proto Labs to buy e-commerce company 3D Hubs for $280M Protolabs Inc. Prototype and digital manufacturing specialist Proto Labs Inc. is buying an e-commerce software company to boost its presence. Maple Plain, Minn.-based prototype and digital manufacturing specialist Proto Labs Inc. will purchase Amsterdam-based 3D Hubs Inc., an e-commerce software company, for $280 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of January. Once 3D Hubs, which uses software to match customers' needs with manufacturing partners, is integrated with Proto Labs, customers "will have access to the broadest set...