{"id":11711,"date":"2026-04-20T15:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=11711"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:34:33","slug":"secure-military-communications","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/case-studies\/secure-military-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Secure Military Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-hero\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<section class=\"dark py-16 md:py-20 font-header leading-tight bg-gradient-secondary-0-deg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col md:flex-row items-start md:items-center justify-between gap-10 md:gap-14\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-8 justify-start items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs flex gap-4 uppercase text-primary font-semibold sh-ms-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"!no-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case-study\/\">Case Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\/\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>11711<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"h-ms-1 text-white span-colored\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduction-Readiness Fixtures and NPI Hardware for Defense Communications\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gap-6 p-xl text-white span-colored max-w-[925px] leading-[1.6]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFathom Helps a Satellite Communications Leader Accelerate the Path from Design to Production\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-none flex flex-col justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex flex-col justify-between items-start gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/user-avatar.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Defense Contractor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-6 h-6 svg-color-dark-black-to-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-xl mb-0 span-colored font-semibold uppercase text-white\">Client<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"span-colored p-xl pl-10 mb-0 text-white font-normal\">Defense Contractor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex flex-col justify-between items-start gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/industry.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Aerospace &amp; Defense\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-6 h-6 svg-color-dark-black-to-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-xl mb-0 span-colored font-semibold uppercase text-white\">Industry<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"span-colored p-xl pl-10 mb-0 text-white font-normal\">Aerospace &#038; Defense<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex flex-col justify-between items-start gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/settings.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"CNC Machining, Quick-Turn Sheet Metal Fabrication, Prototyping, Design for Manufacturability, Kitting &amp; Assembly\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-6 h-6 svg-color-dark-black-to-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-xl mb-0 span-colored font-semibold uppercase text-white\">Capability<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"span-colored p-xl pl-10 mb-0 text-white font-normal\">CNC Machining, Quick-Turn Sheet Metal Fabrication, Prototyping, Design for Manufacturability, Kitting &#038; Assembly<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-full max-w-[350x] md:w-[43%] md:max-w-[615px] mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1448348555-satellite-dish-hero-trans.png\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-full h-full max-h-[550px] object-contain\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-feature-icon-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark bg-transparent py-10 md:py-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row items-center md:items-start justify-start gap-16 md:gap-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center md:items-start justify-start gap-6 md:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-18 sm:w-20 h-18 sm:h-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Improved_Manufacturability_Neon.svg\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-full h-full object-contain svg-color-dark-black-to-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"text-ms-1 font-medium mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">Overflow Capacity<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center md:items-start justify-start gap-6 md:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-18 sm:w-20 h-18 sm:h-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rapid_Tooling_Neon.svg\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-full h-full object-contain svg-color-dark-black-to-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"text-ms-1 font-medium mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">Reduced Schedule Drag<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center md:items-start justify-start gap-6 md:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-18 sm:w-20 h-18 sm:h-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/improved-funcionality-neon.svg\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-full h-full object-contain svg-color-dark-black-to-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"text-ms-1 font-medium mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">Improved Field-Install Consistency<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"intro\" class=\"wp-block-image-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-gradient-dark pt-18 md:pt-22 pb-18 md:pb-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center md:items-start gap-12 md:gap-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 items-start w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[1100px]\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"flex-1 section-opening-title h-ms-2 span-colored\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmb-0 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tClosing the Gap Between Design and Production for Secure Communications Hardware\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rich-text p-xl text-black dark:text-white \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A leading\u00a0 was under pressure to move new secure communications and antenna system designs into production faster. But small-volume assembly aids, gauges, test stands, and line fixtures kept becoming hidden schedule blockers, even when the core electronics were otherwise ready to ship. Fathom brought four facilities and multiple manufacturing technologies together to delivesatellite communications and defense technology companyr the production-readiness hardware that kept these critical programs on track.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 w-full sm:max-w-[440px] md:max-w-[480px] lg:max-w-[596px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-2xl w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1059602979-tablet-comm-1-1024x950.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"In a mountainous outpost, soldiers monitor border activity on a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2560\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2375\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-cover aspect-square\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"challenge\" class=\"wp-block-image-text-detailed-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-gradient-dark pt-18 md:pt-22 pb-18 md:pb-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[1100px]\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"flex-1 section-opening-title h-ms-2 span-colored\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmb-12 lg:mb-16 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tThe Problem\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center md:items-start gap-12 md:gap-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-none w-full mb-4 grid gap-10 lg:gap-12 grid-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The company\u2019s engineering teams were developing secure terminal, ground-station, and defense communications hardware on aggressive timelines.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the electronic designs were progressing on schedule, the physical tooling needed to validate, assemble, and test those designs was not keeping pace.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assembly fixtures, gauges, handling aids, and line-support equipment were being improvised or delayed, creating hidden bottlenecks that threatened delivery dates for high-visibility defense programs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The challenge was compounded by the sheer variety of hardware involved. Each new product introduction required a unique set of fixtures and validation tools\u2014from precision nests and drill guides to setup plates and protective covers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without a manufacturing partner that could deliver this breadth of NPI hardware quickly and reliably, rework rates climbed and first-pass assembly yields suffered.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 w-full sm:max-w-[440px] md:max-w-[480px] lg:max-w-[596px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-2xl w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gemini-generated-image-1p6goy1p6goy1p6g-building-satellite-cleanroom-1024x1024.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Gemini_Generated_Image_1p6goy1p6goy1p6g-building-satellite-cleanroom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2048\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2048\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-cover aspect-square\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"solution\" class=\"wp-block-image-text-detailed-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-gradient-dark pt-18 md:pt-22 pb-18 md:pb-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[1100px]\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"flex-1 section-opening-title h-ms-2 span-colored\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmb-12 lg:mb-16 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tThe Solution\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center md:items-start gap-12 md:gap-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-none w-full mb-4 grid gap-10 lg:gap-12 grid-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fathom deployed a coordinated, multi-site approach that matched each type of production-readiness hardware to the right manufacturing technology and facility:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hartland, WI led fast-turn additive manufacturing for rapid fixture iterations, fit-check tools, and early validation hardware, getting functional tooling into engineers\u2019 hands in days rather than weeks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ithaca, NY led CNC fixture development for durable, repeatable tooling that could withstand production-line use.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denver, CO produced precision gauges, nests, and machined setup hardware with the tight tolerances required for secure communications assemblies.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Round Rock, TX supplied fabricated carts, panels, and line-support equipment sized for pilot builds and low-volume production runs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across all four sites, Fathom delivered documentation packages focused on repeatability and receiving-friendly inspection records, so each fixture arrived production-ready, not just prototype-ready.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 w-full sm:max-w-[440px] md:max-w-[480px] lg:max-w-[596px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-2xl w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gemini-generated-image-hhyi2thhyi2thhyi-satellite-base-unit-1024x1024.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Gemini_Generated_Image_hhyi2thhyi2thhyi-satellite-base-unit\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2048\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2048\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-cover aspect-square\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"results\" class=\"wp-block-image-text-detailed-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-gradient-dark pt-18 md:pt-22 pb-18 md:pb-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[1100px]\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"flex-1 section-opening-title h-ms-2 span-colored\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmb-12 lg:mb-16 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tThe Results\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center md:items-start gap-12 md:gap-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-none w-full mb-4 grid gap-10 lg:gap-12 grid-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By combining additive speed with CNC precision and sheet metal scale, Fathom cut the company\u2019s NPI cycle time and eliminated the tooling bottlenecks that had been delaying program milestones.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rework caused by improvised or poorly fitting assembly aids dropped significantly, and first-pass assembly readiness improved across multiple product lines.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rework caused by improvised or poorly fitting assembly aids dropped significantly, and first-pass assembly readiness improved across multiple product lines.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl text-black dark:text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just as importantly, the company avoided over-investing in expensive hard tooling during the early stages of production.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 w-full sm:max-w-[440px] md:max-w-[480px] lg:max-w-[596px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-2xl w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1967785776-global-comm-network-1024x1024.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Global Satellite Network Around Earth with Digital Connectivity Lines\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2560\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"2560\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-cover aspect-square\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-feature-icon-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-case-study-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-gradient-dark py-18 md:py-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[1100px]\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"flex-1 section-opening-title h-ms-2 span-colored\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmb-12 lg:mb-16 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tCheck Out These Related Case Studies\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image-scale bg-white   dark:bg-light-background  rounded-2xl drop-shadow-card\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/case-studies\/command-center-hardware\/\" class=\"flex flex-col justify-start items-start gap-6 h-full !no-underline text-black dark:text-black p-6\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"flex !mb-0 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg h-[200px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-596x596.jpeg 596w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-764467320-soldier-on-plane-tablet-350x350.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full  mb-8 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h-ms-4 mb-2  text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommand Center Hardware\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere&#8217;s how a defense contractor used Fathom as a fast-response partner to supply hardware for ruggedized command-and-control equipment. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button  button-secondary  dark:button-secondary mt-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image-scale bg-white   dark:bg-light-background  rounded-2xl drop-shadow-card\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/case-studies\/military-avionics\/\" class=\"flex flex-col justify-start items-start gap-6 h-full !no-underline text-black dark:text-black p-6\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"flex !mb-0 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg h-[200px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1426572203-avionics-4-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1426572203-avionics-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1426572203-avionics-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1426572203-avionics-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1426572203-avionics-4-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1426572203-avionics-4-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full  mb-8 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h-ms-4 mb-2  text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMilitary Avionics\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA defense electronics manufacturer develops some of the world&#8217;s most sophisticated avionics, optronics, and inertial navigation systems, but mechanical packaging was slowing down its programs. Here&#8217;s how Fathom helped.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button  button-secondary  dark:button-secondary mt-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image-scale bg-white   dark:bg-light-background  rounded-2xl drop-shadow-card\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/case-studies\/smart-military-displays\/\" class=\"flex flex-col justify-start items-start gap-6 h-full !no-underline text-black dark:text-black p-6\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"flex !mb-0 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg h-[200px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1011\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1127847394-smart-display-2-1024x1011.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1127847394-smart-display-2-1024x1011.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1127847394-smart-display-2-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1127847394-smart-display-2-768x758.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1127847394-smart-display-2-1536x1516.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-1127847394-smart-display-2-2048x2021.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full  mb-8 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h-ms-4 mb-2  text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmart Military Displays\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Fathom helped a defense contractor fast-track development of next-generation, AI-enhanced smart vehicle displays for military vehicles. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button  button-secondary  dark:button-secondary mt-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image-scale bg-white   dark:bg-light-background  rounded-2xl drop-shadow-card\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/case-studies\/textron\/\" class=\"flex flex-col justify-start items-start gap-6 h-full !no-underline text-black dark:text-black p-6\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"flex !mb-0 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg h-[200px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/textron-4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/textron-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/textron-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/textron-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/textron-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/textron-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full  mb-8 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h-ms-4 mb-2  text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTextron\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen an aerospace manufacturer needed help light-weighting and improving the design of a housing for a new hand-held testing device, it turned to Fathom.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button  button-secondary  dark:button-secondary mt-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn 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py-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-6 h-6 flex justify-center items-center bg-accent-slate dark:bg-primary rounded-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[mingcute--arrow-right-up-line] w-4 h-4 text-white dark:text-black\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/metal-cutting-forming\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"underline text-secondary dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSheet Metal Fabrication\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-center gap-2 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