{"id":667,"date":"2025-11-25T12:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/?post_type=capability&#038;p=667"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:46:46","slug":"cleaning","status":"publish","type":"capability","link":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning"},"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\/capability\/\">Capability<\/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>667<\/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\tCleaning\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\tHow we prepare parts for post-processing and shipping\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/contact\" class=\"button button-primary mt-2 flex justify-start gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet started \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--arrow-up-right] w-5 h-5\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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\/2025\/11\/Cleaning_HERO.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-on-page-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"on-page-navigation-area hidden sm:block bg-secondary dark:bg-secondary py-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-wrap gap-4 justify-center items-center py-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/cleaning\/#overview\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"on-page-navigation-link  block !no-underline rounded-full py-2 px-4 font-bold text-ms-0 bg-transparent text-white hover:bg-white hover:text-black transition-all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor = overview\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverview\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/cleaning\/#services\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"on-page-navigation-link  block !no-underline rounded-full py-2 px-4 font-bold text-ms-0 bg-transparent text-white hover:bg-white hover:text-black transition-all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor = services\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tServices\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/cleaning\/#resources\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"on-page-navigation-link  block !no-underline rounded-full py-2 px-4 font-bold text-ms-0 bg-transparent text-white hover:bg-white hover:text-black transition-all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor = resources\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResources\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/cleaning\/#why-fathom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"on-page-navigation-link  block !no-underline rounded-full py-2 px-4 font-bold text-ms-0 bg-transparent text-white hover:bg-white hover:text-black transition-all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor = why-fathom\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Fathom\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"overview\" 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\tWhat is Cleaning?\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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industrial parts cleaning is the process of removing contaminants like oil, grease and dirt from manufactured components to ensure their optimal performance and longevity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses various methods such as solvent degreasing, immersion, ultrasonic cleaning and high-pressure spraying to clean different materials and contamination types. Our goal is to achieve a desired level of cleanliness, often to improve finishing or assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper part cleaning improves product quality and longevity and helps ensure compliance with environmental standards. In certain industries, such as medical and semiconductor, cleaning protocols are critical to prevent contamination of parts.<\/span><\/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\/2025\/11\/Cleaning_Overview-1024x564.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Cleaning_Overview\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1032\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"568\"\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=\"services\" class=\"wp-block-highlights-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark 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-5 lg:mb-6 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tFathom\u2019s Cleaning Services\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rich-text flex flex-col gap-6 p-xl mb-12 lg:mb-16 text-black dark:text-white !hyphens-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Fathom offers cleaning services that prepare the parts we manufacture for finishing, other forms of additional processing and assembly. Here are some of the processes we use to ensure your parts are of the highest quality.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-12 md:gap-24\">\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 justify-start items-start gap-6 md:gap-10 !no-underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-20 sm:w-24 h-20 sm:h-24 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center  bg-secondary dark:bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vapor-Degreasing_Icon.svg\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-12 sm:w-14 h-12 sm:h-14 object-contain svg-color-dark-primary-to-black\"\/>\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVapor Degreasing \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:!text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vapor degreasing is a high-efficiency industrial cleaning process that uses solvent vapors to remove oils, waxes, flux and other contaminants from parts without scrubbing or water. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\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<\/div>\n\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 justify-start items-start gap-6 md:gap-10 !no-underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-20 sm:w-24 h-20 sm:h-24 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center  bg-secondary dark:bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ultrasonic-Cleaning_Icon.svg\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-12 sm:w-14 h-12 sm:h-14 object-contain svg-color-dark-primary-to-black\"\/>\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUltrasonic Cleaning \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:!text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultrasonic cleaning uses high-frequency sound waves to remove contaminants from parts submerged in a liquid solution through a process called cavitation. It&#8217;s a powerful, non-abrasive and precise cleaning method. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\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<\/div>\n\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 justify-start items-start gap-6 md:gap-10 !no-underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-20 sm:w-24 h-20 sm:h-24 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center  bg-secondary dark:bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De-scaling_Icon.svg\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-12 sm:w-14 h-12 sm:h-14 object-contain svg-color-dark-primary-to-black\"\/>\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDe-scaling\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:!text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Descaling is the process of removing unwanted surface deposits, commonly referred to as &#8220;scale,&#8221; from metals. It provides a smooth surface finish and prepare the surface for subsequent finishing operations.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\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<\/div>\n\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 justify-start items-start gap-6 md:gap-10 !no-underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-20 sm:w-24 h-20 sm:h-24 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center  bg-secondary dark:bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/De-oxidizing_Icon.svg\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-12 sm:w-14 h-12 sm:h-14 object-contain svg-color-dark-primary-to-black\"\/>\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDe-oxidizing\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:!text-white rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deoxidizing of industrial parts is the process of removing unwanted oxygen, oxide layers (like rust or tarnish), and heat-treat scale from metal surfaces. A clean, oxide-free surface is essential for proper adhesion of coatings.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\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<\/div>\n\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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/contact\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"button  mt-12 md:mt-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsk a Fathom Expert\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--arrow-up-right] w-5 h-5\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-resource-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light grid-overlay-radial-center dark:grid-overlay-radial-center-dark py-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\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<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\tCleaning &#8211; Additional Resources\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 space-y-4 space-x-8\">\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<div class=\"flex justify-start items-center gap-2 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=\"\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/\"\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\tAssembly &amp; Finishing\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 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=\"\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/surface-finishing\/\"\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\tSurface Finishing\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 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=\"\/capabilities\/assembly-finishing\/heat-treatment\/\"\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\tHeat Treatment\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"why-fathom\" class=\"wp-block-simple-highlight-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-radial-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\tWhy Our Customers Trust Fathom\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-4 gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-24 h-24 flex justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TechnologyIcons_design_engineering-1-e1765988583719-150x150.png\" 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-white\"\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">Human-First Engineering<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:text-white mt-auto\">Our expert engineers will help you optimize your part designs for production.<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-24 h-24 flex justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/experience-icon-1.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-white\"\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">Decades of Expertise<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:text-white mt-auto\">Our engineering and production teams bring decades of expertise and problem-solving to every project.<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-24 h-24 flex justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TechnologyIcons_painting--e1765988346725-150x150.png\" 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-white\"\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">Integrated Manufacturing &#038; Finishing<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:text-white mt-auto\">We offer manufacturing and full post-processing capabilities under one roof for one point of accountability.<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start justify-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"!mb-0 w-24 h-24 flex justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TechnologyIcons_managed_services-e1765988616648-150x150.png\" 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-white\"\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<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"h-ms-6 font-bold mb-0 text-black dark:text-white\">Full Product Life-Cycle Support<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-normal mb-0 text-black dark:text-white mt-auto\">We\u2019re your partner from design and prototyping to bridge and full production.<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\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\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-news-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light bg-light-background dark:dark:bg-gradient-dark py-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\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-12 lg:mb-16 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tRelated Articles \/ <b>Blog Feed<\/b>\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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-8\">\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<div class=\"card-image-scale bg-white   dark:bg-light-background  rounded-2xl drop-shadow-card\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/blog\/when-complex-manufacturing-programs-require-more-than-a-quote\/\" 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-[300px]\">\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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-468739190-linkedin-newsletter-white-glove-in-action-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-468739190-linkedin-newsletter-white-glove-in-action-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-468739190-linkedin-newsletter-white-glove-in-action-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-468739190-linkedin-newsletter-white-glove-in-action-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-468739190-linkedin-newsletter-white-glove-in-action-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/adobestock-468739190-linkedin-newsletter-white-glove-in-action-2048x1152.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\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-start items-center gap-2 mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small class=\"text-accent-gray block text-ms-0\">13 Apr 2026<\/small>\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<small class=\"text-white bg-secondary px-[10px] py-1 rounded-full text-center\">All Industries<\/small>\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<small class=\"text-white bg-secondary px-[10px] py-1 rounded-full text-center\">Consulting Services<\/small>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h-ms-4 mb-8  text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen Complex Manufacturing Programs Require More Than a Quote\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\tFathom&#8217;s new Program Management Office coordinates complex customer programs to deliver on the promise of White Glove manufacturing. Here&#8217;s what that looks like in action, using a recent aerospace program.\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\t\t\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\/blog\/online-marketplaces-vs-orchestration\/\" 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-[300px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000-f-337102496-z8eweprf4vvte5efxhaq31pvrcznjlw8-engineer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000-f-337102496-z8eweprf4vvte5efxhaq31pvrcznjlw8-engineer.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000-f-337102496-z8eweprf4vvte5efxhaq31pvrcznjlw8-engineer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000-f-337102496-z8eweprf4vvte5efxhaq31pvrcznjlw8-engineer-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\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\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-start items-center gap-2 mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small class=\"text-accent-gray block text-ms-0\">10 Apr 2026<\/small>\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<small class=\"text-white bg-secondary px-[10px] py-1 rounded-full text-center\">All Industries<\/small>\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<small class=\"text-white bg-secondary px-[10px] py-1 rounded-full text-center\">Consulting Services<\/small>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h-ms-4 mb-8  text-black dark:text-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen Speed Isn\u2019t Enough: The Case for Orchestrated Manufacturing\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\tOnline marketplaces make it easy to get a quote and order parts with a minimum of human interaction. 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