Supplier Shop Tips

How to Prevent Ridges, Tool Gouges, and Scratches When Machining

Complete Guide to Fixture Plates, Tooling Plates, and Modular Fixtures

7 Tips For Communicating Bad News to Customers

Digital Manufacturing: Definition, Benefits, Methods, Examples

7 Signs That It Is Time To Hire for Your Machine Shop

What Is Digital Transformation and How Can Machine Shops Benefit From It?

8 Ways to Extend Tool Life

Effective Ways to Prevent Rust On Metal

8 Creative Ways To Recruit Skilled Workers

How To Take the Step From Being a Machinist to a Leader

How To Build a Practice Around Supplier Management

Succession Planning: How to Get the Most Out of Your Training Program

The Basics of Production Planning

Negotiating DFM Concessions with Customers

Keeping a Tool Probe and Other Tools Clean

5 Ways To Solve The Machinist Shortage

How to Provide an Estimate to Win That Sale

Tips/Tricks for Tool Balancing (ISO and Other Standards)

4 Reasons to be a Xometry Manufacturing Partner

Ways to Make Business Seasonality Work for Your Shop

5 Ways to Take Your Machine Shop's Website to the Next Level

Best Practices for Tool Calibration

6 Traits of a High-Performance Manufacturing Business

4 Top Tips on Processing High-Temperature Materials for Injection Molding

5 Ways to Optimize Your Machine Shop’s Website for SEO and Discoverability

Energy Saving Tips For Manufacturers

5 Ways Manufacturers Can Reduce Carbon Emissions

What are ISO 7 and ISO 8 Medical Cleanrooms?

What is Traceability in Manufacturing?

Tackling Drill Bits Part 01: Drill Bit Breakage and Tool Life

The Benefits of Job Planning and Fixturing

How to Use Customer Conversations to Boost Your Machining Business

Tapping Away Part 02: Common Problems, Causes, and Corrections for Taps and Tap Sets

5 Benefits of an Automated Accounts Receivable System

The Weird Thing About Gauge

How Manufacturers Can Streamline the Accounts Receivable Process

The 4 Benefits of Highly-Trained Manufacturing Employees

Drill Bit Tips and Tricks

5S Principles in Lean Manufacturing

Bar or Plate Stock? How to Choose the Right Aluminum Piece for Your Custom Project

Understanding Material Traceability

Four Causes of and Solutions for Non-conforming Threads

Four Ways to Increase Productivity At Your Manufacturing Facility

How to Avoid Poor Surface Finishes on Machined Parts

5 Reasons Machine Shops Should Extend Credit

How to Avoid an Out of Spec Angle Bend in Sheet Metal

Tackling Drill Bits Part 02: Chipped Lips and Damaged Points

eBook: The Beginners Guide to Tool Calibration

eBook: The Guide to Perfect Tapping and Threading

What Does My Website Need to Be GDPR/ADA Compliant?

5 Easy Go Green Initiatives for Manufacturers

Winning the High-mix, Low-volume (HMLV) Manufacturing Game

Why Your Machine Shop Should be on LinkedIn

On-Demand Webinar: Fusion 360 + Xometry: Win More Jobs From Your Customer

eBook: The Ultimate Guide to Drill Bits

Tapping Away: Common Problems, Causes, and Corrections for Taps and Tap Sets

eBook: 10 Tips and Tricks for Improving Machine Shop Efficiency

How to Successfully Relocate Your Shop

How to Avoid Out of Spec Flatness due to Part Bowing in 3D Printing

Best Practices for a Perfect Bead Blast

Four Best Practices for Perfect Thread Depth and Pitch

How to Design a Mold for High-Temperature Plastics

How to Build a High-Performing Manufacturing Team

The Importance of Tool Calibration

5 Ways to Improve Your Facility Management Operations

Selecting CNC Machines for Sheet Metal Fabrication

Best Practices for Oversized Hole Diameters

How to Check Thread Depths

Best Practices for a High-Output 3D Printing Business

How to Select the Best CMM for Your Machine Shop