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Contest Announcement: Submit Designs to Help Those With Limb Differences

By Team Xometry

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3D Printing Design

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The latest news, trends, and manufacturing design tips for additive manufacturing.

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5 Ways to Reduce the Cost of 3D Printing

By Nathaniel Miller

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Everything You Need to Know About 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Understanding and Preventing Vapor Smoothing Defects

By Joel Schadegg

5 min read

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Metal 3D Printing Technologies Are Rapidly Evolving: Here's How You Can Take Advantage Without Risk

By Team Xometry

12 min read

Case Studies

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Examples of Xometry's work with customers across various industries and manufacturing processes.

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Delta Development Team is Helping Deliver Critical Medical Supplies With the World’s Most Compact and Affordable Blood Refrigeration Unit

By Nathaniel Miller

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Mini Case Study: Reflections from BattleBot Team Riptide

By Nathaniel Miller

6 min read

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Case Study: DarkAero Soars to New Heights With Machined Parts From Xometry

By Nathaniel Miller

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Case Study: BattleBot “Riptide” Lives to Fight Another Day, Thanks to Xometry

By Nathaniel Miller

9 min read

Supplier Shop Tips

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Tips for machine shops, fabrication shops, 3D printing bureaus, and manufacturers in Xometry's Partner Network.

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How to Limit the Effects of Temperature on CNC Performance

By Team Xometry

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5 CNC Machine Maintenance Tips for Manufacturers

By Team Xometry

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10 Tips For Selecting the Perfect CNC Machine

By Team Xometry

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4 Tips for Controlling Temperature on a Factory Floor

By Team Xometry

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Blog

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The latest Xometry product updates, news, and trends in manufacturing.

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Product Update : Sheet Cutting 2.0 is Here!

By Joel Schadegg

3 min read

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How to Develop a Product - The 7 Stages of the Product Development Process

By Nathaniel Miller

16 min read

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The Complete Xometry Production Guide

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Xometry’s Ultimate Guide to Direct Part Marking: Laser Marking, Laser Engraving, and More

By Gracija Nikolovska

16 min read

Machining Design

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The latest news, trends, and manufacturing design tips for custom machined and fabricated parts.

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All About Bead Blasting Your Parts

By Joel Schadegg

11 min read

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Common Corrosion Resistant Metal Materials

By Team Xometry

5 min read

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The Best Ways to Pressure Test Complex CNC Parts

By Peter Jacobs

4 min read

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Difference Between a Mill and a Lathe

By Team Xometry

3 min read

Design Guides

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In-depth design guides full of best practices for all of Xometry's manufacturing processes.

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Complete Guide to Engineering Career Development

By Team Xometry

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Get Your Xometry Pocket Engineer Card

By Aaron Lichtig

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How to Create Technical Drawings for Legacy Parts

By Team Xometry

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White Paper: Determining Which Manufacturing Process to Use to Achieve Highly Repeatable Parts

By Serena Ngoh

9 min read

Industry Design

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Design tips for our top industries like aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, medical and dental, robotics, supply chain, and more.

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Product Update : Select and Add Multiple Part Finish Combinations in our Instant Quoting Engine℠

By Team Xometry

3 min read

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On-demand Webinar: Additive Manufacturing in the Food Industry

By Team Xometry

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Infographic: Medical Device Development and Time to Market

By Serena Ngoh

5 min read

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Infographic: 3D Printed Plastics for Medical Device Prototyping

By Team Xometry

Sheet Cutting

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The latest news, trends, and manufacturing design tips for laser and waterjet sheet cut parts.

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How To Export DXF Files From Onshape

By Joel Schadegg

3 min read

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How to Convert Image Files to DXF for Sheet Cutting

By Joel Schadegg

6 min read

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Nesting Files for Sheet Cutting

By Joel Schadegg

4 min read

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Best Practices for Nesting Parts in a DXF

By Joel Schadegg

5 min read

Casting

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What is Urethane & How is it Used?

By Team Xometry

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5 Reasons to Choose Urethane Casting

By Team Xometry

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Top 5 Tips for Designing Custom Urethane Casted Parts

By Team Xometry

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Three Benefits of Urethane Casting

By Team Xometry

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Injection Molding Articles

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How (and Why) to Use a Valve Gate for Injection Molding

By Gracija Nikolovska

11 min read

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Safety Precautions for Injection Molding

By Team Xometry

7 min read

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Plastic Injection Molding History

By Team Xometry

10 min read

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Plastic Injection Molding Lifespan: How Long Do Injection Molds Last?

By Catalin-Daniel Neagu

12 min read

Materials

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Information about common materials used in manufacturing processes.

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Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)

By Team Xometry

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7 Uses of Thermoplastic Elastomers and Their Differences

By Team Xometry

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9 Advantages of Using Thermoplastic Elastomers

By Team Xometry

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7 Types of Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)

By Team Xometry

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