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Metal Injection Molding vs. Die Casting—What’s the Difference
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Case Study: Ryvid’s Anthem EV Bike Races Through Production With Xometry's Horizontal Supply Chain

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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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Top Die Casting Design Tips

By Joel Schadegg
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Case Studies

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

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Xometry’s Precise Laser Tube Cutting Helps Sea Box Build, Scale Up a Big Project for a Defense Customer
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KPM Analytics Turns to Xometry’s Instant Quoting Engine for a Quick and Affordable Custom Part
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3D-printed speaker prototypes made by Xometry for Danley Sound Labs

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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Pitting corrosion on metals

Ways to Prevent Pitting Corrosion

By Dean McClements
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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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STL vs. OBJ: What Are the Differences?

By Dean McClements
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8 Possible Futures of 3D Printing

By Dean McClements
  10 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 CNC Plasma Cutting

By Kat de Naoum
  7 min read
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Black Oxide 101: What You Need To Know

By Kat de Naoum
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All About CAM Milling

By Kat de Naoum
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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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How to Create A Good Technical Drawing

By Joel Schadegg
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Blog

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

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My 5 Favorite Things about Xometry.com

By Greg Paulsen
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Design best practices for tube bending and cutting
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Materials

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Information about common materials used in manufacturing processes.

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Injection Molding

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All About Metal Injection Molding (MIM)

By Dean McClements
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All About Transfer Molding

By Kat de Naoum
  6 min read

Metal and Plastic Extrusion

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The latest technical guides and articles related to extrusion processes.

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All About Plastic Extrusion

By Kat de Naoum
  9 min read
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Company

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eBooks Library

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Explore our eBooks, rich with insights and practical information to help you better comprehend the manufacturing industry.

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Casting

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All About Pressure Die Casting

By Kat de Naoum
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All About Vacuum Die Casting and How It Works

By Dean McClements
  8 min read
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Tube

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The latest news, trends, and manufacturing design tips for laser tube cutting, tube bending, tube rolling, and more.

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A normalized miter cut on round tube in SolidWorks
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A normalized miter on square tube in SolidWorks.

Certifications

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Sheet

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

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All About Sheet Metal Forming

By Kat de Naoum
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10 Best Plastics for Laser Cutting

By Dean McClements
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How Sheet Metal Bending Works

By Dean McClements
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