Injection Molding Onboarding
Are you curious how to register to become apart of Xometry's Partner Network? Check out these helpful articles below for step by step process including test part walkthroughs and more!
Xometry is currently searching for Injection Molding Partners with the capabilities below based on customer demand. Tell us whether your business is able to meet these order requirements by submitting this form.
- Quick Turn Molds
- Tooling is made in-house
- Quoting within 48 hours
- Instantly accept work based on CAD file/prints
- Comfort with running low-volume prototyping work
If your business is not comfortable completing work with the demands outlined above, then completing work through the job board is not a good fit at this time. Consider creating a Shop Profile through Xometry’s Seller Marketplace to earn more work for your business.
If you have any questions regarding the status of your onboarding, please contact us by chatting with us through the chat support window in the Community or by submitting this support form.
Read below for our entire Injection Molding Guide:
Completing Injection Molding Work with Xometry
Setting Up Your Account
Set up your account:
Job Offers and Accepting Work
All work through Xometry will be offered to you through the Xometry Job Board by logging in to the Partner Portal at work.xometry.com. The Partner Portal may also be accessed on a web browser on your mobile device.
You can expect to receive new Injection Molding Job offers at least once a week. Keep in mind that the job offers you receive will also be offered to other Xometry Injection Molding Partners. We recommend accepting a job as soon as you know that it is a good fit for your business.
All injection molding work will be offered to you beginning with the Tooling Job, shown below. An additional job offer for the parts will follow the acceptance of the tooling job. When reviewing a job offer for the tool, review and consider the following before accepting the job:
- Job Details
- All Part Files
- PDF contains part details
- Job notes
Within 24 hours of accepting the tooling job offer, you will receive a second job offer for the parts.
You will receive email notifications for new job offers posted to your job board. Email notification settings may be managed on your account page in the partner portal.
Job Offer Feedback
Review job details thoroughly when deciding whether you’re interested in a job or not. If the job is a good fit for your business’s capabilities, simply accept the job offer. Use the "Provide Feedback" tool for any jobs that are a close fit but not a perfect match.
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Accepted Jobs and Manufacture of Parts
Upon acceptance of the job, you are agreeing to manufacture the parts in your own facility. These parts cannot be made in alternative locations without explicit consent from Xometry. Only post-processing operations may be subcontracted without advance consent from Xometry. Additionally, you are responsible for ensuring all subcontractors comply with the relevant Xometry Partner Terms & Conditions.
Accepted jobs can be managed in the “Current Work” section of the Partner Portal where you can easily provide status updates and upload inspection documents when required.
We ask that you provide job status updates in the Partner Portal while completing Xometry work. This will inform Xometry that the job is progressing as expected. In the job details for a particular job, you will find places to provide status updates.
When providing status updates, please consider the following checkpoints for tooling jobs vs. parts jobs.
Injection Molding Quality Standards
A Standard inspection VQC is for Xometry jobs that require a Standard Inspection. This is the majority of them and will be indicated on your Xometry Purchase Order under “Inspection Requirement” which you receive upon accepting the job.
A Report VQC will be required when a job is accepted that requires a Formal Inspection, First Article (FAI) inspection or CMM Inspection.
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Injection Molding Packing and Shipping
Check out our injection molding packing and shipping guidelines:
Getting Paid for Injection Molding Work
Parts Orders
Payments for Parts orders will be paid out automatically according to Xometry’s Standard Payout Schedule.
Xometry does not issue partial payments for production orders. Partners will receive payout upon completion of the job. The job must be marked as completed in the Partner Portal in order for our system to process the payment.
Tooling Orders
Xometry will pay up to a 50% deposit for a tool upon accepting the tooling order. To receive this deposit up-front, please submit an invoice to moldingdeposits@xometry.com clearly indicating a 50% deposit is requested. Payments for partial tooling deposits may take up to 1 week to be processed.
The remaining balance for the tooling order will be processed for payment upon completion. The job for the tooling order must be marked as completed in the Partner Portal in order to be processed for payment.
Tooling deposits and balances can be tracked in the Shop Finances section of the Partner Portal.
If you have any questions regarding a payout for a tooling order, please contact us through this Xometry Support Form and a representative will reply via email.
