Xometry Produced Parts for Franka Robotics to Showcase Its Robots Capacities on Trade Shows

With Xometry, we have found a manufacturing partner that supports our development philosophy. The ability to quickly and precisely order small batches of parts gives us the freedom to iteratively improve our robots. This flexibility is essential to our innovation process.

We were pleasantly surprised by Xometry’s cost performance, production speed and product quality. We have encountered manufacturers with lower quoted prices before, but we gave up after initial contact.

Such suppliers end up costing far more time negotiating part details and following up on constant delivery delays, resulting in a much higher comprehensive cost in the end. Reliable quality control and fully traceable order progress greatly reduce communication overhead — this is our most genuine experience working with Xometry.

Xometry’s high-quality and fast delivery exceeded our original expectations. We inspected the components right after unboxing and were genuinely impressed. This was our first time using an on-demand manufacturing platform for custom production. The whole process was smooth with timely response. They solved our problems efficiently and removed all worries for our subsequent custom design work.

Black Tea Motorbikes, a Munich-based startup founded in 2020, builds retro-inspired electric Café Racer motorcycles with production in Bavaria. With Xometry's sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining, they produce complex multi-bend frame components requiring tight design tolerances. Parts are ordered in small batches of 20 units, enabling flexible production scheduling and optimized cash flow.

Finding a competent supplier was a key requirement for me, so I started looking around and found Xometry that seemed to cater for absolutely everything I was looking for, but I couldn’t believe they could produce all the parts I needed so well and so inexpensively. When the first boxes arrived in January, I was afraid to open them, because if the quality wasn’t good enough I wouldn't have anywhere else to go to. But when I put it together, you simply can’t imagine how accurate it was. It is a wonderful experience to use Xometry as a supplier, I don’t have to worry about the quality anymore. I’ve done my job as an engineer, you’ve done yours as a supplier, we are ready to assist in fighting this terrible pandemic.

With Xometry, we don’t have to go through that,” referring to simplified and faster quoting and manufacturing.

he project had a very ambitious timeline since we had to plan, produce, test and ship our complex machine all within one year. The short and scheduled delivery times from Xometry were a great help in achieving this. We were also really satisfied with the quality of the parts provided by Xometry.

The transition to electric has been a steep learning curve, but what keeps us moving forward is our ability to adapt and to work closely as a team. Every mistake or setback becomes a lesson that makes us stronger. Even when continuity is difficult, with experienced members graduating and new ones joining, the project itself becomes the bridge, carrying knowledge and experience forward.

Our project brings biological thinking to a field it rarely touches: thermal engineering. We are developing a thermally conductive nanolayer that coats heat exchange surfaces to combat biofouling and the buildup of dust and sediment.

To turn these components into reality, we required high-precision manufacturing with fast turnaround times. Through Xometry, we produced a brass test chamber for our injector experiments, machined to the specifications needed for our early-stage testing.

Mr. Liang explained that after upgrading his handlebar extensions, mainstream stock bike frames failed to deliver his ideal reach measurement, a critical riding parameter. Shifting the seat position to compensate would compromise pedaling efficiency and alter his entire bike‑fitting data set. Ultimately, he decided to design a custom reach base mount precisely engineered to match his biomechanical requirements.

At this time, we decisively decided to significantly simplify the design, allowing it to achieve higher precision and tolerance control through machining. During the redesign process, we realized that we needed to find a partner capable of manufacturing high-precision prototype parts—so we chose Xometry.