Xometry Online 3D Printing Service | Over 60 Metal and Plastic Materials
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Xometry offers an industry-leading 3D printing service. Whether you need prototypes or production parts, we can make them for you on demand in as fast as a day. We are your one-stop-shop for accurate, precise custom 3D printed parts at an affordable price. Upload your 3D CAD file to get an online quote and lead time within seconds. We print everything from single prototypes to thousands of production-grade parts.
We use the latest additive manufacturing technology to build affordable functional parts in over 60 metals and plastics. Xometry offers eight high-quality 3D printing processes including selective laser sintering, fused deposition modeling, stereolithography, direct metal laser sintering, polyjet, Carbon DLS, binder jet metal, and HP Multi Jet Fusion. We use commercial and industrial-grade printers such as Stratasys Fortus 900mc and Fortus 450 FDM, EOS Polymer Laser Sintering (SLS) and DMLS, Concept Laser, SLM Solutions, 3D Systems, ExOne, and more. For a great introduction to additive manufacturing, please visit our Complete Guide to 3D Printing.
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Xometry has recently partnered with metal 3D printing service ExOne to offer binder jetting metal production services. Read more and start your RFQ here.
Nylon is one of the most versatile options for 3D printing with great feature detail and performance.
ABS and ASA 3D prints have a variety of colors and are a staple to 3D printed plastics.
Tough, heat resistant, and durable ULTEM is engineered to withstand the most rigorous environments.
3D printed TPE and silicone-based elastomers give rubber parts without the need for tooling.
3D printed metal parts can achieve complex geometries without a sacrifice in performance.
PolyJet 3D can combine multiple properties in a single print for overmolds and other cosmetic features.
Xometry has the widest variety of industrial 3D printing materials available for instant quoting.
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The speed and versatility of 3D Printing lets product developers create physical snapshots of their designs through the iterative process.
3D Printing can be used to create fully-functional prototypes, complete with moving parts, as well as all-in-one assemblies.
The high accuracy and consistency of 3D printing makes it an ideal way to build production quantities of discrete or customized parts.
Parts can typically be shipped in as little as 1 day, allowing for faster design iterations and speed to market.
3D printing can offer great impact strength, medium flexibility, and high resistance to environmental factors.
Geometries can be built more easily due to the 3D printing process, adding complexity without additional cost.
3D printing can achieve precise parts and feature details.
3D printing with Xometry helps you produce end-use parts on-demand, increasing throughput.
With 3D printing, you can make a single part or component as easily as dozens of production pieces.
| Description | Tolerance Notes |
|---|---|
| Part Size | Xometry can accomodate 3D printing up to 24" x 36" x 36" without the need to split and bond parts. |
| Minimum Feature Size | 0.030" - 0.060" is typical. |
| Minimum Wall Thickness | 0.020" - 0.060" is typical. |
| Clearance Between Features | At least 0.030" |
Please check out Xometry's Manufacturing Standards for more information on tolerances per process.
What is 3D Printing?
3D printing is a manufacturing process where materials are joined together to make objects from 3D model data (CAD). Typically, 3D printing is a layer-by-layer process where part geometries are “grown,” fusing with the previous layer. 3D printing processes can build objects in plastics, photopolymers, reaction polymers, composites, metal, glass, and other materials.
Additive manufacturing, also called 3D Printing, began in earnest in the early 1980s. The first patent application for an additive rapid prototyping technology was filed by Dr. Hideo Kodama in Japan in 1980, though he did not receive a patent due to his failure to submit the full patent specification within one year.
In July of 1984, a group of French inventors filed a patent for stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing - a process in which layers are added to a part curing photopolymers with ultraviolet light lasers. The French patent was later abandoned due to Three weeks later, Chuck Hull, an American working who later founded 3D Systems, filed his own patent for SLA. Hull also invented the STL file format.
In the late ‘80s 3D printing took another step forward. In 1987, Carl Deckard of the University of Texas filed a patent for Selective Laser Sintering; his application was granted in 1989.
Next, S. Scott Crump, the founder of Stratasys, developed fused deposition modeling (FDM) in 1988. Stratasys was granted the patent in 1992 and soon after would launch one of the first commercially successful FDM machines. In addition, EOS, another prominent 3D printer company, was founded by Hans Langer in 1989.
Through the ‘90s and early 2000s, new technologies continued to be introduced, thought most were focused on expensive industrial applications. Companies like Solidscape, ZCorporation and Arcam were launched during this period and the selective laser melting (SLM) process was developed during this time. The market for both high-end printers and more prototyping-focused, less expensive machines both grew in this era.
It took years - until 2009 - that the first widely available commercial 3D printers went on sale. It was also about this time that the first commercial 3d printing services began to appear. Since this time, both industrial and personal 3D machines have improved in quality and gotten less expensive. In 2013, two NASA employees Samantha Snabes and Matthew Fiedler launched their large-format, affordable 3D printer, Gigabot and a new company called re:3D. Since then, 3D printers have become even more accessible.
The 3D printing services space continued to grow with the launch of Xometry in 2014. Since then, Xometry has offered instant quotes on custom parts with fast lead times to everyone from solo entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. Xometry now offers eight 3D printing processes: selective laser sintering, fused deposition modeling, stereolithography, direct metal laser sintering (metal), binder jet metal, polyJet 3D, and HP multi jet fusion.
Choose from millions of possible combinations of materials, finishes, tolerances, markings, and certifications for your order.
Get your parts delivered right to your door without the hassle of sourcing, project management, logistics, or shipping.
We back every part we ship with the Xometry Quality Guarantee. Job One at Xometry is making your custom parts to your specifications.
