Machining Design
The latest news, trends, and manufacturing design tips for custom machined and fabricated parts.
![CAM milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Surasak_Photo](jpg/cb73a2fe-f570-4796-9ad4-d236f6c1bbd8_cam-milling1233.jpg)
![Xometry Image](jpg/2317aee6-8ce6-468d-938c-7c8b65ffaf05_20210216-cnc-cookbook-definitive-guide-thread-taps-3949e.jpg)
![Teflon coated pans. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/socrates471](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/03de4469-1dbd-47d8-a2b5-19c1afb70b33_teflon-coated-pans.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C750%2C750&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Automotive ceramic coating. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/PH888](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3e6d9ab1-5178-441d-90e5-1640e320bf9b_automotive-ceramic-coating.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Side milling cutter. Image Credit: https://www.cnclathing.com/guide/what-is-side-milling-types-of-side-milling-cutters-side-milling-vs-end-milling](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f79a68d1-32b3-4e33-a269-ccc260f15697_side-milling-cutter.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=78%2C0%2C656%2C656&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Side Milling: Applications, Types, Tools Used, Advantages, and Disadvantages
![Sawmilling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/PH888](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e8978448-a110-435c-8b63-bb79aa219129_sawmill-worker.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Epoxy coating. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/8548195a-4dcf-4a6f-ac9c-64b1a00c9f79_epoxy-coating.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=160%2C0%2C680%2C680&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![CNC milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/cf3ad030-5f44-457e-b59f-667e15ad5f39_cnc-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Step turning on a lathe. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/akiti](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/93e8a56f-3598-4bbc-8775-1378011c6718_step-turning-on-lathe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Slot milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0a670466-5189-4d2c-82eb-c67a521b7197_slot-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Shoulder milling cutters. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Surasak_Photo](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9fb76ef3-3e01-489b-9feb-faff7d4d83ee_shoulder-milling-cutters.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Form milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/KPixMining](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/fc4d048b-5f8e-480f-9d20-49b933959c08_form-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=167%2C0%2C666%2C666&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Plain milling. Image Credit: http://toolnotes.com/home/machining/mills-101/milling-operations/](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d08a070f-7a25-43b6-9aef-d7e28d42c189_plain-milling.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C1080%2C1080&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Thread tapping. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/KPixMining](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/76ce9cf4-e4ca-43d8-979f-fd16c06db9b9_thread-tapping.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=198%2C0%2C605%2C605&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Tapping in machining. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/KPixMining](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/692e7330-e822-41c5-bdb8-15a32514d003_tapping-in-machining.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Thread milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/afda418f-db73-4983-831e-28045e74b1e9_thread-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Milling in operation. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Andrei Armiagov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0f5946e7-b1db-4db5-925a-1dadf762b86f_milling-in-operation.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Face milling cutter. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/af1f631c-d990-47af-9585-82069af6654a_face-milling-cutter.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![CNC face milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Nordroden](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/82b3f426-99c4-48cd-9da8-c041d5f9865a_cnc-face-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Angle milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e64aecf5-6682-4856-8e5e-595f6cf86d30_angle-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C668%2C668&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Milling a gear wheel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Dmitry Kalinovsky](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0e4d8401-4865-40bf-a37e-b994e84565a5_milling-gear.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Taper turned roller bearings. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Aleksandr178](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2e04bea5-8735-42cd-9475-04148d718a25_taper-turned-roller-bearings.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Face milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Flystock](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/131a20a5-a7c3-4f08-8dff-8a18e4ff3b11_face-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C563%2C563&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![End milling operation. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d01e59eb-84f9-4a25-9884-cb0ab4a8f22f_end-milling-operation.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Face and end mills for profile milling. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Sergey Ryzhov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/087b85a6-f0e4-4534-8f54-5bb84b752e5f_face-end-mills-for-profile-milling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=221%2C0%2C559%2C559&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Grinding metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Dovzhykov Andriy](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9df4eee6-27b8-4b33-adf3-74a5fc6d153d_grinding-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=167%2C0%2C666%2C666&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Blanchard grinding machine. Image Credit: https://langegrinding.com/equipments/blanchard-grinders/](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/a2071e3c-aa6b-483c-90c5-c56c4e04dd1a_blanchard-grinding-machine.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=319%2C0%2C350%2C350&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Wire EDM machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b35da0b2-0fa2-4435-a6dc-427429a45c33_wire-edm-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Electrical Discharge Machining: How It Works, Types and Real-World Applications
![Swiss machining. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f70ceb53-7790-4f8a-bb20-9b236e3117e7_swiss-machining.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Milling machining. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e59092d8-3449-4128-b222-9a9dd877e4db_milling-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Passivated nuts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Steven Giles](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/74f1cb13-08fe-4cd0-a4f2-051b6627705a_passivated-nuts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Two-wheel knurling tools. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/KPixMining](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/22089d73-7dfb-4764-9846-587754992ca3_two-wheel-knurling-tools.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=219%2C0%2C563%2C563&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Grinding machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Lukas Gojda](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e410cd01-f5fe-45d1-84c1-7ad3003bf33f_grinding-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Centerless grinding machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Surasak_Photo](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/031f37c2-9ed8-4239-abac-58acf91eac91_centerless-grinding-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Colorful anodized aluminum. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/SHINPANU](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/4b28762a-cc7e-4e82-a7d0-c93b67c4e234_anodized-aluminum-color.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=168%2C0%2C664%2C664&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Titanium anodized nuts and bolts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/L-51](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3274fdbd-51f6-46dd-966b-dc8d37435b57_titanium-anodized-nuts-bolts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=167%2C0%2C665%2C665&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Plastic fabricated parts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/yohaken surasak](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f1720212-968c-45a0-a6e3-ea3f628143db_plastic-fabricated-parts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=219%2C0%2C563%2C563&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Plastic Fabrication: Definition, Purpose, How It Works, Advantages, and Examples
![Bevel edge gear. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Craig Russell](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d0b473f8-353a-484e-b3d2-7be78a2c40ae_bevel-edge-gear.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Bevel (Beveling): Definition, Importance, Types, Advantages, and Disadvantages
![Tapered tailstock. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Surasak_Photo](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/5328d38f-858d-4d2b-ab62-669f45b21631_tappered-tailstock.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Machine tool. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/NDAB Creativity](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/1bbda548-c6fd-4b15-b017-72c7e3aa24d7_cnc-machining.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=473%2C0%2C527%2C527&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
CNC Machining Cost Calculation: Calculator, Factors That Affect Cost, and How to Reduce Cost
![Molds for casting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Sergey Ryzhov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/af0fb1db-6794-4e72-9a5f-45321f2ea93c_molds-for-casting.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Metal milling machining. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/muratart](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/f23ff305-dc71-49eb-af8c-997a69999940_metal-milling-machining.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=94%2C0%2C813%2C813&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Etching before anodization. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/SHINPANU](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0c8444f9-9778-4a78-8d6d-6385379f6905_etching-before-anodization.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=168%2C0%2C664%2C664&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Anodized titanium. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Zita](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/8bd2a18b-63ee-4429-81aa-d2b4b16a80c0_anodized-titanium.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C750%2C750&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Video thumbnail](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3a1afe49-e0fb-4f38-abec-e3715a047098_5-cnc-cost-saving-design-tips-video_thumbnail.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C600%2C600&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![an illustration of a CNC part, with several optimized design elements](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2c89a0b3-2ad5-445e-a0ca-753bce4097ee_Untitled+design+%2844%29.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C972%2C972&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Design Reference Poster: 9 Cost-Saving CNC Design Tips
![3-axis CNC milling machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/48fbb7c9-b1b7-47a4-963d-88c85ad3b642_3-axis-cnc-milling-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C668%2C668&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Anodized aluminum parts in color. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/SHINPANU](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/df8768aa-8c8c-4e42-9eec-6c9d85db960e_anodize-aluminum-cnc-turning-parts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=168%2C0%2C664%2C664&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Anodized parts in color. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/socrates471](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/12d93d1f-cca7-4af8-8077-87277d3a42be_aluminum-anodized-parts-in-color.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Sulfur oxidated anodized parts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/feliciacinca](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/970526c0-e952-4ae8-8582-71643bfb3c33_sulfur-oxidated-anodized-aluminium-parts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Sulfur oxidated anodized aluminium parts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/teh_z1b](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/fad19054-5a3b-43c3-aea1-657a7fbc6705_sulfur-oxidated-anodized-aluminium-parts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C749%2C749&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![CNC milling process. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Dmitry Kalinovsky](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/7f3283ec-5ce3-4903-9210-634ea8d23ce4_cnc-milling-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Component showing both through and blind holes. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Rattanapon Ninlapoom](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e3b1c764-96ab-439d-a54a-a7b8a76c79be_component-with-through-and-blind-holes.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Counterboring a hole during metalworking. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Dmitry Kalinovsky](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/338299da-cbc2-4e6f-a3ab-b9c91069945c_counterboring_a_hole.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=167%2C0%2C666%2C666&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Drill bit and centering dowel jig. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/kasarp studio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/46f13a64-641e-4d6d-bcea-254e9ea4e042_drill_bit_and_centering_dowel_jig.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![CNC machining metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/NDAB Creativity](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/20c17ca5-4663-4ce9-9174-7e7d228c6334_cnc_machining_metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=419%2C0%2C527%2C527&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Spotfacing end mill reamer. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Tools navigation](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e3e17697-c675-4ef5-9117-679fc65ed34f_spotfacing_end_mill_reamer.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=211%2C0%2C577%2C577&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Countersink hole drill bit. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/evkaz](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/910b46ec-0cf6-47fb-903a-b33166dd30e8_countersink_drill_bit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Counterbore hole drilling in a metal workshop. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/arfa adam](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d738c6f0-8ae6-4281-85be-5c6e2431c235_counterbore_hole_drilling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Countersink hole drill bit. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/evkaz](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/23184d41-febe-485a-9dcd-ed71c2fed11f_countersink_hole_drill_bit.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Anodized aluminum. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/AlexanderLipko](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/a1bd9b60-e5a2-46bf-84ca-930fa96ba221_anodized-aluminum.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C668%2C668&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Xometry Image](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/789f715d-7eef-4d91-986f-43758d5e5d54_cnc-turning-anodize-aluminum-parts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=149%2C0%2C702%2C702&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![NC milling machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3d2eb701-22b4-4b54-ae88-0ca291da2883_nc-miling-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=167%2C0%2C666%2C666&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Machinist operating a CNC machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Monkey Business Images](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2180e68d-724f-45ef-890a-4e0956b8bc71_machinist-operating-cnc-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Black anodized extrusion bars. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/stockphoto-graf](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e5dfee39-e959-41ec-acc7-ea008736c37e_black-anodized-extrusion-bars.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Titanium anodized bolts. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/TSUKASA HASEGAWA](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2dda40c4-e727-424b-a07c-56b6798c63aa_titanium-anodized-bolts.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Engineer looking at a CAD design on a laptop](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/1eb9affa-f736-4882-ae4e-4df509b56364_engineer-using-cad-software.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=146%2C0%2C563%2C563&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![A CNC drilling machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/NDAB Creativity](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b9d96eab-f32b-47dd-8d71-f12a033a5840_cnc-drilling-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=473%2C0%2C527%2C527&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![A wire EDM machine cutting a gear shape. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/a29fea6c-511e-450a-b57a-8c940367561f_wire-edm-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![A CNC router machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Miroslav Milda](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/222f45ca-6539-4ba1-939c-4d434f93bc0d_cnc-router-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Manufacturing process from plastic on a CNC milling machine - Image Credit: Shutterstock/Akimov Igor](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/53f95feb-79aa-4f01-8e9d-97b47bc726be_CNC-Router-Definition-and-How-Does-It-Work.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C486%2C486&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Turning in machining by CNC lathe machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/5f8b63f3-349f-46f6-8063-b6642fa8f18d_cnc-lathe-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C668%2C668&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Worker operating a CNC machine with a g-code monitor. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Quality Stock Arts](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/6a412a13-83b1-4b52-a80c-d22c96fb5797_cnc-machinist-using-g-code-monitor.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=148%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
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How to Start Designing with Common Sheet Metal Features in Autodesk Inventor
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On-Demand Webinar: Learn About Xometry's 2D Technical Drawing Marketplace
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On-Demand Webinar: Tackling Tolerances and Drawings for Machined Parts
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On-demand Webinar: Saving Costs and Headaches on CNC Parts with John Saunders of NYC CNC
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On-Demand Webinar: Lead Time Friendly Designs For Your CNC Machined Parts
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