Xometry's Partner Network - Xometry's Manufacturing Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>The Partner Network refers to Xometry’s network of approved suppliers who get to view and accept work from Xometry customers nationwide. We work with customers from across every industry so our network is made up of suppliers with a broad array of capabilities.</p><p>The Xometry Partner Network makes finding work, managing work, and getting paid seamless so our Partners have more time in their day and more money in their pockets. </p><p>Either way, when you join you win!</p><h2 data-id="finding-work">Finding Work</h2><p>Once a supplier gets approved as a Partner, finding work is easy! Job offers will appear on your job board that match your manufacturing capabilities. Job details are provided making it easy to evaluate if you would like to accept the offer. If you want the job, you can accept it with the click of a button. No bidding needed! If not, you can leave feedback or reject it and move onto the next offer.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Certain jobs are not able to be auto-quoted like the ones found on the job board. For those jobs we allow Partners to submit RFQs. This is an optional service you can use as you choose.</em></p><h2 data-id="managing-work">Managing Work</h2><p>With Xometry Workcenter, we make managing work easy too! Once a Partner accepts a job, Workcenter provides them with an easy-to-use and fully-featured Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to increase your shop’s efficiency and productivity on every job from start to finish. Partners can even bring in their non-Xometry work to further streamline and standardize their workload.</p><h2 data-id="getting-paid">Getting Paid</h2><p>With Xometry, getting paid is the easiest part! Using Shop Finances you eliminate the need for invoicing to get paid and you guarantee your payment terms! </p><p>The Shop Finances dashboard also provides you with clear visibility into your financial history. Check upcoming payouts and dates, get a snapshot of how much money you’ve made with Xometry, and keep track of your activity/use of our other financial services.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032202/uploads/FXW23DYU2AZ9/shop-finances-dashboard.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032202/uploads/FXW23DYU2AZ9/shop-finances-dashboard.png" alt="Shop finances dashboard.png" height="1016" width="1074" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="become-a-partner">Become a Partner</h2><p>We have a wide range of <strong>machining, additive, injection molding, and urethane casting </strong>processes able to be supported by our network. Start your onboarding today and see if you’re a good fit for the Partner Network! </p><p><a href="https://community.xometry.com/kb/partner-network-onboarding" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Click here to get started →</a></p><h2 data-id="faqs">FAQs</h2><h4 data-id="what-does-it-cost-to-join-the-xometry-partner-network">What does it cost to join the Xometry Partner Network?</h4><p>The Xometry Partner Network is free for partners to join. There are no transaction or service fees and there are no commitments to take any number of jobs per month.</p><h4 data-id="who-are-the-xometry-customers">Who are the Xometry customers?</h4><p>We have customers from across every industry and every size. You could see work from small start-ups to large Fortune 100 companies. Here are a few more recognizable names: General Electric, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, NASA and the United States Army, and many more.</p><h4 data-id="does-xometry-require-certifications-to-join-the-partner-network">Does Xometry require certifications to join the Partner Network?</h4><p>No, we don't require any certifications to join the Xometry Partner Network, but having them opens up more opportunities. If you do not have any certifications at the time of registering, mark the "I don't have certifications" box under the "Certifications" tab of your shop profile.</p><h4 data-id="is-there-an-opportunity-for-production-work">Is there an opportunity for production work?</h4><p>Most of the jobs are in prototype quantities: 1-20 units of a particular line item. That said, some of those jobs could potentially move into production at a later date. </p><p>In that event, if you run the first round of prototypes, we would offer you priority viewing of the job as it moves into production.</p> </article> </main>