Don't Panic. Here's Xometry's Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing On Demand.

We offer on-demand solutions across your product development cycle

Rapid Prototyping On Demand
Quote and buy design and engineering prototypes in plastics or metals instantly with the Xometry Instant Quoting Engine. Choose from a full suite of 3D Printing and subtractive manufacturing processes to meet your design complexity, lead time, and material requirements.
Jigs & Tooling On Demand
Build custom support structures and production tooling in a flash with metals or plastics as you gear up for production. From CNC Machining to Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), and Stereolithography (SLA) based on your needs.
End-use Production On Demand
Go to market faster and scale production capacity as your needs evolve with Xometry's CNC Machining, Sheet Metal, 3D Printing, and Injection Molding capabilities. Our Partner Network has a combined capacity of over 8,000 machines. Control your production destiny.
The Xometry Way is the Faster and Easier Way to Manufacture

The three key components of manufacturing on demand are scalable capacity of production-as-a-service, fast turns on quoting and production, and of course, uncompromising high quality products. While many companies claim to provide manufacturing on demand, very few come close to Xometry when it comes to truly delivering against these three requirements across the product development continuum.

Xometry's vast Partner Network provides a full range of industrial-grade manufacturing capabilities including 3D Printing, CNC Machining, Sheet Metal, Urethane Casting, and Injection Molding on a production-as-a-service basis. Our Machine Learning-trained Xometry Instant Quoting℠ Engine puts Big Data to work to give you pricing, lead time and DFM feedback instantly. And our Quality Assurance Lab and Applications Engineering team make sure that you get the part just the way you designed it.

Here's a handy quick reference guide to help you decide between the different manufacturing capabilities

 

Subtractive

Additive

Tooled

CNCSheet MetalFDMSLASLSDMLSPolyjet 3DInjection MoldingUrethane Casting
Applications
Prototyping★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★-★★
Jigs, fixtures, & Tooling★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★-★
End-Use Products★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Ideal QuantityQuantity Range1 - 10,0001 - 10,0001 - 1,0001 - 1001 - 1,0001 - 1001 - 100500 - 250,000+5 - 100
Lead TimeEst. Lead Time (days)612343522115
Metal✓✓   ✓   
Plastic✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓
Wide Material Selection★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Manufacturing Considerations
Complex Geometry★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Quantity Discount★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Easily Scalable★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Precision Tolerance★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Good For Fine Details★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Good For Large Parts★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
 
 
Want more details? Browse our design guides for additional expert, process-specific design and manufacturing tips.
Want to know our tolerances? See our manufacturing standards for details by process.
Dig deeper into materials. See our full catalog of industrial-grade manufacturing materials for additional details and spec sheets.

Turbocharge the way you manufacture

Massive Capacity
Instantly access the production capacity of over 2,300 manufacturers with wide-ranging capabilities across 45 states.
Instant Quoting
Get DFM feedback, lead times, and pricing in a matter of clicks, not days. Xometry IQ℠ puts Big Data to work for you.
Guaranteed Quality
Quality parts delivered at consistently low prices. Guaranteed. Job One is making parts to your specifications.

Capabilities for all of your custom manufacturing applications from prototype to production

CNC Machining
We combine the latest precision CNC milling and turning processes with proprietary technology to deliver high quality, on-demand parts.
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Xometry offers punching, laser cutting, waterjet cutting, stamping, and bending sheet metal services. Fabrication services range from low-volume prototyping to high-volume production runs.
Plastic 3D Printing
Plastic 3D Printing is one of the fastest and most cost-efficient methods available for the iterative design, prototyping, and production of custom parts.
Metal 3D Printing
While traditional methods of manufacturing remove material from a piece of stock metal, Metal 3D Printing builds parts from the ground up, allowing for the production of parts with very complex geometries.
Urethane Casting
Urethane casting produces end-use, rigid or flexible plastic parts with high durability, fast lead times, and production-level quality.
Injection Molding
Xometry combines the latest Injection Molding processes with proprietary technology and an experienced Injection Molding manufacturing team to deliver high quality, on-demand injection molded parts.
Extrusion
Xometry partners with the most sophisticated extruders with the latest extrusion technology to deliver high quality, high production, low cost extrusions.
Die Casting
Xometry partners with the most sophisticated die casters with the latest die casting technology to deliver high quality, on-demand parts.
Metal Stamping
Xometry partners with the most sophisticated metal stampers with the latest press technology to deliver high quality, high production, low cost stampings.
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