"Time to market is extremely important because you want to be the brand that represents this emerging space — a strong brand known for the feeling of the product, not just the fact of the product.”
“In our conversations with restaurateurs, we learned that most chains, even higher-quality ones like Chipotle, do most of their cooking en masse in central kitchens, and only carry out a small set of final steps (heating, plating, etc.) to make customers’ meals on-location. The central kitchens are so efficient that they don’t contribute much in terms of cost per meal – it’s the restaurant locations themselves that incur the lion’s share of the costs of the whole operation despite only performing a small part of the prep process. That helped us realize that a robotic restaurant that could automate those final prep steps could unlock great-quality meals at truly affordable prices. So, we started talking to people with experience in robotics and specifically food automation to figure out whether the problem was a solvable one. We ultimately concluded that it was and that a successful solution was going to come down to two things: reliable autonomy and great food.”
“Quite often, people only work on a finite section of that workflow. We want people to go away with a better understanding of how products are made.”
“My own electronic expertise got me to a roughly working prototype in terms of the circuit and stuff like that but I quickly realized I’d need to find someone to do the coding and the programming of the actual operating system.”
“Xometry offered great service in terms of explaining materials to us, the speed at which it could print something out and ship it to us, and the affordability that it provides for us.”
“When I get down to five, then I just place another order at Xometry and bring it back up to 10.”
"Using [Xometry's] 3D printing, I was able to make complex parts that would have been cost prohibitive and time consuming using conventional machining. Furthermore, the parts were produced in nylon and suitable for the finished application. I will continue to work with Xometry on the next design project."
"I have seen the future of interfacing with a CNC manufacturer and it is Xometry. I was blown away by how easy it was to get a quote and put in an order all based on the STP files that I uploaded. It was all done within minutes."
"One of the main project challenges at the Molecular Cancer Imaging Center Institute of Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital at the Department of Nuclear Medicine is to develop novel compounds on novel synthesizer modules used in cancer research. Xometry has been a great resource of generating these amazing 3D parts to make the impossible possible. Thank you guys."
"The Xometry web site is the best in this industry by a long margin. The quoting system is simply fantastic. Everything at Xometry operates in real-time. This is truly refreshing."
"The gears you created for us worked perfectly, the prompt service and quality were great as well."
"Xometry consistently produces high quality parts, on time and at a reasonable price. Their online quoting tool is the easiest I have found to use. I have always been happy with them and have used them significantly over the past few years. Even better. I have referred a couple of my clients and they are happy too. Keep up the good work."
"Xometry is the closest thing to magic in existence. You send them files of your creations, they ship you printed models. It usually takes very little time, costs next to nothing and is always perfect, or they'll fix it. Their team is a joy to work with."
“I wish I could take it back but it was a learning experience. Ironically, one of my to-do list items today is to pack up my 3D printer and put an ad on Craigslist to sell it.”
“The happiness quotient is increasing at start-ups and decreasing at corporations.”