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The latest news, trends, and manufacturing design tips for sheet metal, stamping, laser and waterjet sheet cut parts.
![Sheet metal forming. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Peter Sobolev](jpg/247346d1-abfb-4830-8748-cf99ef2200a1_sheet-metal-forming1e50.jpg)
![Laser cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Zyabich](jpg/efbf2b6e-41d1-46f2-9e04-c77acbe194ae_laser-cutting-machine1233.jpg)
![Plastic laser cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/John99](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/c569fc85-3d46-4243-b14d-3da9013f0bea_plastic-laser-cutting.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Industrial laser cutter. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Christian Delbert](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/59273949-482a-4123-8030-bcc69ced7059_industrial-laser-cutter.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=164%2C0%2C674%2C674&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cut stencils. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/632imagine](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/649141ee-97ad-42c6-9be1-f2e24d7d903d_laser-cut-stencil.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=734%2C0%2C3533%2C3533&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Sheet metal bending. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/ZhakYaroslav](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e4992226-9f48-4776-8ecf-6f7afb7ba692_sheet-metal-bending.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Sheet Metal Bending: Definition, Purpose, How It Works, Advantages, and Examples
![Xometry Image](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/26529a5b-8571-4587-a6d3-99a3e1a44be1_laser-beam-profiler.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser engraving. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/AnastasiaNess](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/ac020018-9b37-48d7-9d59-1b61c264c6cb_laser-engraving.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser engraving. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/AnastasiaNess](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/797e9c08-dc89-47ab-abb3-ba270303970b_laser-engraving.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Skylines](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/6084361f-6394-4f63-8c69-5d8c159d9dbc_laser-cutter.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=197%2C0%2C606%2C606&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cut aluminum plate. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/seeshooteatrepeat](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/225ff1da-5732-4ff5-9fcb-662d4ba707a0_laser-cut-aluminum.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C750%2C750&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/H_Ko](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/5582e75e-715c-4495-ac57-c7e23ac7da88_laser-cutting.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=393%2C0%2C333%2C333&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![MIG welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Marina Lohrbach](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/ca1480fa-fb46-403c-91a8-ce97a72f0721_mig-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Factory_Easy](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/46f82826-5574-4168-a49a-7e9de246878e_laser-welding+%281%29.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser power. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/616cb7de-2df1-4ab0-a6af-6e125d3f0031_laser-power.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Shielded metal arc welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Blue Planet Studio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/260ca245-2e95-4a05-988c-701fdc80680d_shielded-metal-arc-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Copper vapor laser. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Yury Zap](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b4d23e6e-7283-4f6d-81c3-3d1e101924dd_copper-vapor-laser.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Submerged arc welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/GajokFilm](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2626ed9e-14c2-4abd-a0f2-42228ddac89b_saw-submerged-arc-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Guryanov Andrey](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/1e9c7b49-b7a9-4d8f-b313-1925fbea265b_laser-cutting.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Plasma cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Ake Apichai Chumsri](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/8bb2b839-9bd7-4265-b4d7-540429452b7d_plasma-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Plasma Cutting Calculator: Significance, Factors Affecting Cost, and Benefits
![Waterjet cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/PHATRAWUTH EAWCHAREON](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/7ecfea4e-5984-4b1c-aa31-7c1b93cf352a_waterjet-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Waterjet Cutting Calculator: Importance, Factors Affecting Cost, and Benefits
![Laser cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/30c5ac55-6764-4499-8be9-43ec1f170f5d_laser-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Laser Cutting Cost Calculator: Significance, Factors Affect Cost, and Benefits
![Bending sheet metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/ZhakYaroslav](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/8f79d097-1402-44c6-8b7d-2d5bfc878411_bending-sheet-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Sheet Metal Fabrication Cost Calculator: Factors That Affect Cost, and How to Reduce Cost
![Laser cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Denys90](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d16ffde9-6924-46f5-9b11-d1c289988ef2_laser-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=276%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Aumm graphixphoto](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/2626d3ce-00d9-4c09-833b-99ccd61ff1e1_laser-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Tungsten inert gas (tig) welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Extarz](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/dc0b3402-81d4-4323-8e29-016a38dc770f_tig-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Flux cored welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Kimtaro](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9e5a46c6-4124-4ba6-86d1-952af18b5095_flux-cored-arc-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser beam. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Parilov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/6462cbeb-e349-49b0-baeb-5c27d212c51a_laser-beam.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=262%2C0%2C476%2C476&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Submerged arc welding (SAW). Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/GajokFilm](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/79d73512-c788-4353-8d2b-0b4a84da37d3_submerged-arc-welding-saw.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser lights. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/NeoLeo](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9cb2c4b8-31ad-4822-992c-38dc2040200c_laser-lights.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=219%2C0%2C563%2C563&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Arc welder. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Tong_stocker](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/633f077d-6fb4-4aa1-a6f8-4801e6b8d24b_arc-welder.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=193%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Factory_Easy](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/d6881f6a-cccd-4842-a21a-7d145e7be291_laser-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=121%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Arc welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Thaweesak Thipphamon](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/07bb21df-520e-452e-92fb-c8f72043a2b5_arc-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Gas welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Sunshinyday](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/a1477dfa-82a3-451a-a0f8-68c08003698f_gas-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=161%2C0%2C420%2C420&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser treatment. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Kovalchynskyy Mykola](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/ea42050f-0747-4833-9bb0-77f91806d3b0_laser-treatment.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stick welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Blue Planet Studio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/3ac701c1-fecd-4536-8e62-ce149bb5eebf_stick-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Arc welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Blue Planet Studio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/4f2b1011-920c-4033-8bcc-a8864c50972c_arc-welding-in-process.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Arc Welding: Definition, Process, Types, Applications, Materials, and Advantages
![Acetylene welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Bogdan VASILESCU](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/dbe5a5e0-032b-4a04-95da-336ccf679e76_acetylene-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cladding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Rodolfo Possato](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/5c77797f-9def-4415-bd07-b0bf85193820_laser-cladding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser light. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/wacomka](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/df9e7cd6-f3ed-4928-80c3-f51b71c49493_laser-light.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=125%2C0%2C750%2C750&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Diode Lasers: Definition, How They Work, Types, Applications, and How to Use
![Laser welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Aumm graphixphoto](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/0c594196-708c-4889-8c58-0a0a93a7e902_cnc-laser-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Spot welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Fusionstudio](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/62ab4ccf-3a9b-42b4-a8db-88ed13e5466b_spot-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Spot Welding: Definition, How It Works, How To Spot Weld, Advantages, and Disadvantages
![Laser welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Aumm graphixphoto](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/b2df0b8e-dc4b-4874-aced-0ef0b8a63f3b_laser-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=188%2C0%2C625%2C625&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Robotic arm welding. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Factory_Easy](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/01216636-d6a7-450b-b77e-157f96fad5ac_robotic-arm-welding.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Continuous wave laser. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Mike_shots](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/68481dc9-6fe2-43c9-92ca-15ed7721e787_continuous-wave-laser.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Continuous Wave Laser: Definition, How It Works, Types, Applications, and Advantages
![Collimated beams in a laboratory. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/luchschenF](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/272ba588-a11c-49fc-9f35-0e4887da9961_collimated-beams.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=248%2C0%2C400%2C400&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser welding plates. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Kirill_ak_ white](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/8107fff0-dbe2-4266-b617-c850c6950610_laser-welding-plates.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Xometry Image](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/de45ffbc-62c6-4d9b-9696-8e89444f0adc_IMG_20180918_114143.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=1012%2C0%2C2060%2C2060&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Our Improved Xometry Instant Quoting Engine® Brings Lower Average Prices on Sheet Cutting Services!
![Xometry Image](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/cc958783-2ee2-4919-9d2b-5d702f43c738_unnamed+-+2023-03-28T112201.512.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C486%2C486&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Design Reference Poster: Sheet Material Selection Guide
![Laser cutting sheet metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/9d47c99d-5d33-4808-ab07-1baeefa5665d_fiber-laser-cutting-machine-sheet-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Roman Zaiets](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/6a14844c-689b-47e3-bfb2-98983094679b_laser-cutting-holes-on-pipes.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=212%2C0%2C576%2C576&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Sheet metal laser cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Guryanov Andrey](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/1809bd52-824b-4de7-8ced-b6dfb4b07e34_sheet-metal-laser-cutting.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Stack of transparent glass. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/noprati somchit](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/8bc9aafc-e06c-4045-8711-564bf804a396_stack-of-transparent-glass.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Parilov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/56ef477b-162e-42ff-a72e-a5c5b00773e0_laser-cnc-cut-of-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Oleksiy Mark](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/94476de1-e530-4ce1-8849-c024bee396b3_laser-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
Laser Beam Quality and M2 Measurement: Beam Amplification and Quality Variables
![Plasma cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Ake Apichai Chumsri](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/4aadcc06-8069-401a-84dd-a1e828d17bb6_plasma-cutting-machine-cutting-steel-sheet.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Concave engraved ring. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/R.Ashrafov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/bb35b010-2eb3-42cb-88f3-667a2ecdb747_concave-engraved-ring.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=137%2C0%2C726%2C726&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![CNC laser cutter. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Joshua Davenport](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/82112339-616e-49a3-bf2c-0e951d43a874_cnc-laser-cutter.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser etching. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Evgeny Haritonov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/784f8202-6e09-419b-9e55-de25a23b61e9_laser-etching.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=165%2C0%2C670%2C670&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting machine carving patterns. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/John99](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/486300b2-56b8-4fe1-ae3c-bd671a3555f3_cutting-machine-carving-patterns.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Fiber laser cutting sheet metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/6182ef63-75be-44d6-8335-49e6eed3ae16_fiber-laser-cutting-machine-cutting-sheet-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Industrial laser cutter. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Christian Delbert](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/672b775b-d0fe-48a4-8863-e2e7fc7f1690_industrial-laser-cutter.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=164%2C0%2C674%2C674&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Mylar thermal blanket. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Alexander Sobol](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/e983e684-ddc3-4ec1-ac29-36b5f22e4772_dented-mylar-thermal-blanket.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Fiber laser cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/ed1d10e3-ce35-478f-8d25-368045ea5d3c_fiber-laser-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting plastic. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Innervision Photography](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/4c2b9692-3d59-45bb-86e7-efc49dd089f4_laser-cutting-machine-carving-patterns-on-the-plastic-plate.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutter working on metal sheet. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Zyabich](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/c5037370-0a1c-4b2f-86ad-e861f465bdfa_laser-cutting-machine-working-on-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Plasma cutting machine. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Codegoni Daniele](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/442be111-1505-4838-9420-8b7da9ae88a7_plasma-technology-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cut stencil snowflakes. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Skylines](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/fc07bcff-0f39-4655-88cc-202d5b2ca0ac_laser-cut-stencil-design.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=197%2C0%2C606%2C606&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Fiber laser cutting machine cutting a stainless steel pipe. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/6411399b-d1bf-408d-8cda-7c39ad07591f_fiber-laser-cutting-machine-cutting-machine.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser engraving on wood. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Parilov](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/a2716e6e-61e8-49c5-abf6-2f607fdc2953_laser-engraving-on-wood.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
![Laser cutting metal. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Guryanov Andrey](https://images.prismic.io/xometry-marketing/37e6b2f8-7f96-42a3-b46b-001fd474d557_laser-cutting-metal.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=166%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=486&h=486&fit=max)
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