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[Webinar Recording] Nearshoring, Onshoring, and Reshoring: Strategically Leveraging Global Supply Chains for Resiliency

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How to Develop a Product - The 7 Stages of the Product Development Process

By Nathan Miller

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5 Key Prototyping Phases

By Greg Paulsen

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The Pros and Cons of Online Manufacturing

By William Krueger

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Sourcing Quality Quotes for Manufacturing

By Serena Ngoh

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My 5 Favorite Things about Xometry.com

By Greg Paulsen

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YouTuber NYC CNC Reviews His Xometry Experience

By Team Xometry

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Product Update: New CNC Machining Materials and Metal Finishes Available for Instant Quoting

By Greg Paulsen

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Our Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing Across Your Product Development Cycle

By Serena Ngoh

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Xometry Manufacturing Partners Optimistic about Growth in Q4 2019

By William Krueger

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Introducing the Xometry Instant Pricing App for Onshape

By Joel Schadegg

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Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Xometry

By Team Xometry

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Xometry Crowned One of the Coolest Companies in DC!

By Team Xometry

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Product Update: New Cast Urethane Materials and Finishes Available for Instant Quoting

By Greg Paulsen

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A Manufacturer's Cheat Sheet for Disruptive Tech

By William Krueger

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The Cloud Can Drive Innovation. Will U.S. Manufacturing Let It?

By William Krueger

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Congratulations to our 2019 Engineering Student of the Year

By Serena Ngoh

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Xometry Announces Inaugural Excellence In Manufacturing Awards

By William Krueger

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Podcast Roundup: Vol. 5, Sept. 2020 | MCAD Cafe, Advanced Manufacturing, and 5 More

By Serena Ngoh

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Engineering Challenge Video: Will It Tumble?

By Greg Paulsen

August 21, 2026

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On-Demand Webinar: When To Choose 3D Printing Vs. Machining

By Serena Ngoh

August 18, 2026

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PA 12 - A High-Performance Material Perfect for Prototyping and Production

By Nathan Miller

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Business Case for Making Environmentally Conscious Decisions

By William Krueger

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What are ISO 7 and ISO 8 Medical Cleanrooms?

By Greg Paulsen

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Check out This Stunning Sheet Metal Sign in Xometry’s Lexington Office

By Nathan Miller

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Binder Jetting 3D Printing is Now Available for Instant Quotes

By Serena Ngoh

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What is Metrology and How is it Used in Manufacturing?

By Aaron Lichtig

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Xometry-Supported Fab Lab Makes 3D Printing Educational and Fun

By Nathan Miller

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Product Update: New High-Performance Nylon Materials for SLS 3D Printing

By Serena Ngoh

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Xometry Growth Marketer Aaron Lichtig on Industrial Sage

By Serena Ngoh

July 20, 2026

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Product Update: Your Personalized Dashboard in the Xometry Instant Quoting Engine℠

By Serena Ngoh

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Edit, Manage, and Share Xometry Online Manufacturing Quotes

By Greg Paulsen

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What is Rotary Engraving?

By Dean McClements

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How Does Metal Engraving Work?

By Greg Paulsen

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Tight Tolerance Parts? Xometry Delivers

By Joel Schadegg

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Product Update: Sharing a Quote Just Got Easier

By Alex Gunter

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[Download] 2025 Career Advancement in Manufacturing Report

By Team Xometry

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[Webinar Recording] Serial Production with Xometry

By Greg Paulsen

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Xometry at IMTS: Commercial Supply Chain Solutions, Laser Tube Cutting Quotes, and More

By Brooklyn Kiosow

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[Webinar Recording] Plastic 3D Printing vs. Injection Molding: Making the Best Choice

By Greg Paulsen

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Lessons Learned in Manufacturing from COVID-19 Innovations (March 2020)

By Serena Ngoh

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How To Make a Prototype: Process, Testing, and Advantages

By Kat de Naoum

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Product Update: New Stereolithography (SLA) Materials, Somos EvoLVe and Somos PerFORM, Available for Quoting

By Greg Paulsen

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Product Update : Sheet Cutting 2.0 is Here!

By Joel Schadegg

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[Webinar] Build Projects Together: Xometry Teamspace Demo and Q&A

By Team Xometry

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[Webinar Recording] Advanced Tips for CNC Designs and Drawings

By Greg Paulsen

56 min read

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Listen to Xometry’s Greg Paulsen on the Being an Engineer Podcast

By Team Xometry

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Designing Accessible 3D Printing Products for People with Disabilities

By Nathan Miller

56 min read

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Xometry to Provide 250 Scholarships to US Manufacturing Students

By Team Xometry

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[Webinar Recording] Keypad Teardown and Design Insights with Autodesk

By Greg Paulsen

62 min read

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Dry Etching vs. Wet Etching - Differences and Applications

By Catalin-Daniel Neagu

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Now Available: CNC Subprocess Selection and Relaxed Tolerances

By Joel Schadegg

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How Laser Engraving Aluminum Works

By Joel Schadegg

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[Webinar Recording] Xometry: Your Medical Molding Partner from Prototype to Production

By Greg Paulsen

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Elastic Supply Chain for Custom Manufacturing

By Greg Paulsen

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5 Steps to Mitigating Risk in Your Supply Chain

By William Krueger

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Sixty-Four Percent of Small Manufacturers Anticipate Growth as Business Confidence Rebounds to Pre-COVID Levels

By William Krueger

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Xometry Marketer Aaron Lichtig Wins Big on Jeopardy!

By Serena Ngoh

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5 Things You Should Know About the Xometry Partner Network

By Team Xometry

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Aluminum 3D Printing Now Available

By Greg Paulsen

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Smart Products Are Changing the World: CNC Machining Makes it Possible

By William Krueger

7 min read

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Xometry Announces Recipients of the 2019 Excellence In Manufacturing Awards

By William Krueger

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18 Manufacturing Jobs with $100K+ Salaries

By Team Xometry

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Xometry’s Manufacturing Network Flexes to Meet Demand in a New World

By Randy Altschuler

3 min read

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On-demand Webinar: A Deep Dive into SLS 3D Printing and High-Performance Materials

By Serena Ngoh

July 30, 2025

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Xometry: Your Manufacturing Delivery Service

By Greg Paulsen

4 min read

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Best Practices for Prototyping in the Age of Advanced Manufacturing

By William Krueger

7 min read

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On-demand Webinar: AM Processes that Do Not Require Support Structures

By Team Xometry

July 30, 2025

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Laser Marking vs. Engraving vs. Etching - Differences and Applications

By Joel Schadegg

7 min read

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On-demand Webinar: Costing Parts with the Xometry Add-in for Fusion 360

By Serena Ngoh

July 10, 2025

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Our Quoting Voice Assistant, Xoe™

By Team Xometry

2 min read

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60% of Small Manufacturers Unlikely to Hire in Upcoming Quarter Citing Difficulty in Finding Skilled Employees

By William Krueger

3 min read

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Engendering a Strong American Manufacturing Workforce

By William Krueger

4 min read

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On-demand Webinar: Best Practices for Metal 3D Printing through Binder Jetting

By Greg Paulsen

July 10, 2025

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In Podcast M4Edge, Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler Talks Shop

By Serena Ngoh

July 10, 2025

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Celebrating Manufacturing Day 2017

By Team Xometry

2 min read

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3.5 Ways to Push U.S. Manufacturing Over the Top

By William Krueger

7 min read

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How To Mass Produce a Product: History, Process, Advantages, and Disadvantages

By Dean McClements

8 min read

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[Webinar Recording] Expert Design Tips and Tricks for 3D Printing

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Manufacturing Explained Episode #2: Part 2, Explaining the Injection Molding Process with Scott Benson

By Nathan Miller

June 25, 2025

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Introducing the Manufacturing Explained Podcast! Episode #1: Explaining the Injection Molding Process

By Greg Paulsen

June 25, 2025

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Manufacturing Explained Ep. #3 - Injection Mold Tooling

By Nathan Miller

June 25, 2025

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Additive vs. Subtractive Manufacturing Comparison

By Dean McClements

6 min read

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Podcast Roundup: Vol. 4, March 2020 | 8 Industry Podcasts

By Serena Ngoh

June 3, 2025

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Xometry Announces Distribution Partnership with Mitsubishi Materials, U.S.A.

By William Krueger

2 min read

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The 2023 Women in Manufacturing Career Advancement for Manufacturing Report

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On-demand Webinar: Everything You Need to Know about Vapor Smoothing 3D Prints

By Greg Paulsen

May 14, 2025

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On-Demand Webinar: Bring Your Ideas to Life with Custom Manufacturing on Demand

By Greg Paulsen

2 min read

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Xometry Is CMMC Level 2 Certified

By Greg Paulsen

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Video: Will It Erode? - Part 1

By Joel Schadegg

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Hypershock Chooses Xometry

By Team Xometry

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[Webinar Recording] Navigating CMMC Level 2: Compliance & Funding Support for Manufacturers

By Greg Paulsen

2 min read

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What is Fiber Laser Marking?

By Dean McClements

8 min read

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Top Product Updates of 2023

By Team Xometry

2 min read

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Video: Will It Erode? - Part 2

By Team Xometry

2 min read

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Video: Will It Fade? - UV Fade Resistance Challenge

By Joel Schadegg

2 min read

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Product Update: Improved Post-Order Milestones

By Greg Paulsen

1 min read

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Get Your Xometry Pocket Engineer Card

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Xometry’s Ultimate Guide to Direct Part Marking: Laser Marking, Laser Engraving, and More

By Gracija Nikolovska

16 min read

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Pad Printing vs. Screen Printing - What's the Difference?

By Joel Schadegg

11 min read

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[Webinar Recording] Design Best Practices for Tube Bending and Cutting

By Greg Paulsen

54 min read

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Small Manufacturing Index, Q1 2018, shows high business confidence and an increase in hiring

By Team Xometry

3 min read

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[Webinar Recording] From Fusion to Factory: How Xometry Molded Autodesk University’s Macro Keypad

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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Types of Engraving

By Dean McClements

6 min read

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Xometry Raises $50 Million for On-Demand Parts Marketplace

By Serena Ngoh

3 min read

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Top 5 Content Resources From 2023

By Team Xometry

2 min read

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We 3D Printed a Perfect PolyJet Pumpkin Patch

By Nathan Miller

3 min read

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On-Demand Webinar: How to Ensure Your Supply Chain Can Withstand Disruption (Full Transcript)

By Serena Ngoh

August 2, 2024

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Mastering the Art of Employee Engagement in the Industrial Sector -- Download the Playbook

By Team Xometry

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7 BattleBot Teams Gear Up for the 2023 Season With Help From Xometry

By Nathan Miller

3 min read

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What is GD&T and How is it Used?

By Team Xometry

4 min read

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What is Low-Volume Production?

By Team Xometry

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Introducing a New Tool to Help Power Green Procurement

By Team Xometry

4 min read

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Welcoming Senator Cardin to Xometry's Headquarters

By Team Xometry

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Bridging the Gender Divide

By Team Xometry

3 min read

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Xometry Expands Supplies Business Line With Tooling

By William Krueger

1 min read

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Webinar Recording - Trimming Costs, Keeping Quality: Smart Design Tips for CNC Machining

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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Introducing The Tool Library & Tool Detail Pages

By Team Xometry

2 min read

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[Webinar Recording] 7 Pro Tips for Mastering Xometry’s Instant Quoting Engine®

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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[Download] 2024 Career Advancement in Manufacturing Report

By Team Xometry

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

By Joel Schadegg

3 min read

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Virtual Event: A BattleBots Deep Dive With HyperShock's Will Bales

By Nathan Miller

52 min read

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[Download] American Manufacturing Resilience - Q4 CEO Sentiment Survey

By Team Xometry

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[Webinar Recording] Deep Dive into HP’s MJF 3D Printing Technology

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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Webinar: Scaling Up Additive Manufacturing for Mass Production

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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Product Update : The Xometry Instant Quoting Page Has a Fresh, New Look

By Joel Schadegg

5 min read

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Understanding Xometry's Lead Time Options

By Joel Schadegg

3 min read

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13 Observations on What Stands in the Way of Progress in Manufacturing

By William Krueger

4 min read

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Manufacturing Explained Ep. #5: The Maker’s Space

By Nathan Miller

1 min read

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Podcast Roundup: Vol. 1, July 2019 | 3Dprint.com, Unprofessional Engineering, MacroFab

By Serena Ngoh

1 min read

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Digital Event Recording: Post-Battle Recap with SawBlaze and Hypershock

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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Register for the Post Battle(Bot) Recap With HyperShock and Sawblaze!

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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Webinar: From Sketch to SKU: Developing XiP, the World’s First Ultrafast Desktop 3D Printer

By Nathan Miller

48 min read

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Product Update: New Quote Configuration Screen

By Joel Schadegg

4 min read

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Manufacturing Explained Ep. 4 - The 3D Printing Process

By Nathan Miller

April 27, 2022

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Virtual Event: A BattleBots Deep Dive with Riptide's Ethan Kurtz

By Nathan Miller

56 min read

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Product Update: Instant Quoting for Laser and WaterJet Sheet Cutting Services

By Team Xometry

1 min read

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On-Demand Webinar: Master On-Demand Manufacturing with Xometry Greg (April 2020)

By Serena Ngoh

January 21, 2022

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On-Demand Webinar: How to Use the Xometry Instant Quoting Engine

By Serena Ngoh

January 21, 2022

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Xometry Acquires Shift, Europe’s Largest On-Demand Manufacturing Marketplace

By William Krueger

2 min read

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Xometry Marketer Aaron Lichtig To Compete on Jeopardy! on Jan. 24

By Serena Ngoh

5 min read

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Xometry Receives ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D Certifications

By Team Xometry

2 min read

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Xometry Empowers High School Women to Pursue STEM Disciplines

By Serena Ngoh

2 min read

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How We’ve Brought the On-Demand Economy to Manufacturing

By Randy Altschuler

7 min read

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