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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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3D Printing in the Food Industry: History, Benefits, Materials, and Examples

By Team Xometry

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3D Printing in Prosthetics: History, Benefits, and Materials

By Team Xometry

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All About Stereolithography (SLA) 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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3D Printing in Dentistry: Applications and Materials

By Team Xometry

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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, a 'Supply Chain Powerhouse,' Sources Critical Components for Nexa3D's Ultrafast XiP Desktop 3D Printer

By Nathaniel Miller

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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

11 min read

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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

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

By Team Xometry

7 min read

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What do you Need to Know About CMMC?

By Team Xometry

6 min read

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How to Successfully Relocate Your Shop

By Team Xometry

7 min read

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How to Limit the Effects of Temperature on CNC Performance

By Team Xometry

7 min read

Blog

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

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Parts Now, Pay Later for Businesses

By Team Xometry

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Product Update: New Quote Configuration Screen

By Joel Schadegg

4 min read

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Xometry Unveils Big Digital Solutions to Bolster Supply Chains

By Nathaniel Miller

2 min read

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Product Update : 5 New Processes Added to the Xometry Quoting Engine

By Joel Schadegg

3 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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Tapped Holes vs Threaded Holes - Differences and Comparison

By Team Xometry

6 min read

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Types of Holes in Engineering

By Team Xometry

9 min read

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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

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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Course: Principles of 3D Printing Design for Industrial Engineers

By Team Xometry

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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

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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Metal Stamping Design Standards and Considerations

By Joel Schadegg

6 min read

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Common Design Mistakes to Avoid in Extruded Parts

By Joel Schadegg

5 min read

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Top Die Casting Design Tips

By Joel Schadegg

7 min read

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

By Team Xometry

3 min read

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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How To Export DXF Files From Onshape

By Joel Schadegg

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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

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10 Uses of Polyphthalamide and Their Differences

By Team Xometry

7 min read

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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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Basics of Plastic Injection Molding

By Team Xometry

9 min read

Materials

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Information about common materials used in manufacturing processes.

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Polyester: History, Definition, Advantages, and Disadvantages

By Team Xometry

6 min read

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Acetal vs. Hemiacetal: Their Differences

By Team Xometry

6 min read

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7 Elements of Metalloids: Differences and Uses

By Team Xometry

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9 Uses of Polyester and Their Differences

By Team Xometry

6 min read

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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Top Tube Bending Design Tips

By Joel Schadegg

6 min read

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Top Design Tips for Laser Tube Cutting

By Joel Schadegg

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