
Three Characteristics of Top Performing Shops
The best machine shops in the country weren’t born; they were made, and they bear some striking similarities to one another. Here’s a look at the three characteristics of top performing shops.
Read onWe’ve partnered with some of our industry’s best brands to save your shop time and money on sourcing essential business items and services.
Our Small Manufacturing Index takes the pulse of U.S. manufacturers and highlights the outlook of these businesses on a quarterly basis.
Sourcing supplies and waiting on delivery can take a ton of valuable work time away from your shop. With Xometry Supplies, you receive pricing and shipping information on all available materials and tooling instantly, allowing you to order what you need and get back to work knowing you’re getting high-quality materials and tools at competitive prices without all the compromises.
QMS in a Box
Our QMS in a Box can be implemented without disruption to your shop.
How to Install Helicoil Inserts
Pro tips on installing helicoli inserts to make sure you get it right the first time.
Speeds and Feeds Calculators
Speeds and feeds calculators for everything from milling to drilling and more.
Instrument Calibration Logs
How to create and maintain your own instrument calibration logs for your shop.
How to Check Thread Depths
A handy guide on how to check thread depths in blind and thru-holes.
Shop Best Practices
Best practices any shop can live by to deliver high-quality parts on time.
Tim Bowman focuses on the biggest question facing machine shop owners: what is the best way to efficiently quote jobs?
Tim Bowman shares insights on a few simple direct response marketing tactics to get your shop in front of potential buyers.
The best machine shops in the country weren’t born; they were made, and they bear some striking similarities to one another. Here’s a look at the three characteristics of top performing shops.
Read onNo one has ever said being a shop owner is easy. Between fluctuations in demand, a changing economy, and adopting new technologies, there is a lot to keep track of. Here are the six most common pain points that keep shop owners up at night.
Read onJust as new tech presents new challenges, it also presents new opportunities. In our latest blog, we take a closer look at some of the ways suppliers can leverage available and emerging technologies to make more money without having to lose their shirts in the process.
Read onThis is how Xometry Partner Zero Hour Parts hit $1 MM earned in just 15 months.
Read onThe California-based manufacturer is also the first Partner to have reached this milestone in under one year with Xometry.
Read onThe Virginia-based shop utilized Xometry’s job board to fill gaps in production and fill excess capacity, and is looking to increase their size and workload even further.
Read onOpportunities and well-paying jobs abound in manufacturing — from precision machinist to 3D printing guru — it’s just a matter of knowing where to look.
Read onThe future is bright for machining. There is a world of stuff to produce. Ultimately, it is the machinist’s ability and management’s opportunity to maximize the rapidly increasing flexibility and speed of contemporary machines.
Read onIntegrating veterans into the workforce is a smart and straightforward way for industry employers to invest in the future of America’s veterans while also investing in the future of manufacturing.
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