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The winner of the first Blue Heart Hero Design Contest
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Boring Machining: Definition, Uses, and Types
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Case Study: BattleBot “Riptide” Lives to Fight Another Day, Thanks to 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 Medicine and Healthcare

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What Is the Strongest 3D Printer Filament?

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The 6 Steps in How to Preparing STL Files

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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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Medical Robot Built by Galen Robotics
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A Xometry-manufactured fixture used for the assembly of electrical components in hybrid electric vehicles. The assembly consists of a mix of urethane molded parts and CNC parts and is produced cost-effectively in one-off or with short runs.
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NASA's air purification unites
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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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The Basics of Production Planning

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Blog

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

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Understanding Xometry's Lead Time Options

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the Autodesk University 2022 smart badge, manufactured with Xometry
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Hypershock Chooses Xometry

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Machining Design

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

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Importance of Etching Before Anodization

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Anodized titanium. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Zita

What Is the 720 Rule for Anodization?

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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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an illustration of Xometry's digital manufacturing marketplace

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 stamped parts with sulfur-oxidated anodize finish
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Die casted parts and die casting molds

Top Die Casting Design Tips

By Joel Schadegg
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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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Laser welding plates. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Kirill_ak_ white
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Casting

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Die casting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/patruflo
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Aluminum material. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/BigTunaOnline
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Injection molding machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Baloncici
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Urethane cast housings on demand through xometry

What is Urethane & How is it Used?

By Team Xometry
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Injection Molding

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Hot runner mold. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Rogue Ace Photography
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Rapid injection molding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Moreno Soppelsa
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A metal mold used in injection molding. Image credit: Rene H. Kang/Shutterstock.com

Materials

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Information about common materials used in manufacturing processes.

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Ceramics. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Chzu
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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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Top Tube Bending Design Tips

By Joel Schadegg
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Tube cutting laser in action

Top Design Tips for Laser Tube Cutting

By Joel Schadegg
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Procurement

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The latest technical guides and articles related to procurement, supply-chain efficiency, and related topics.

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Supply chain from factory to house. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/tele52

The Role of the Chief Procurement Officer

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Procurement team makes procurement more relatable
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Metal and Plastic Extrusion

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The latest technical guides and articles related to extrusion processes.

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Certifications

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Military and defense systems and products. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Golden Sikorka
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NADCAP certification aerospace. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/aappp

What Is NADCAP Certification?

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RoHS compliant certification. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Panchenko Vladimir
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IATF certification logo. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Antoine2K