{"id":682,"date":"2025-11-25T13:40:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/?post_type=capability&#038;p=682"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:14:50","slug":"destructive-testing","status":"publish","type":"capability","link":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/inspection-services\/destructive-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Destructive Testing"},"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>682<\/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\tDestructive Testing\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 test parts to measure their strength, durability and behavior under stress\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\/destructive-testing-hero-1024x715.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\/inspection-services\/destructive-testing\/#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\/inspection-services\/destructive-testing\/#fathom-capabilities\"\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 = fathom-capabilities\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDestructive Testing Capabilities\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\/inspection-services\/destructive-testing\/#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\/inspection-services\/destructive-testing\/#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\tDestructive Testing for Material and Process Validation\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;\">Fathom offers destructive testing services to help verify the strength, durability, and performance of materials and components produced across our manufacturing technologies. By testing to failure, we provide valuable data that informs design improvements, material selection, and process control \u2014 ensuring that every part meets or exceeds performance expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common tests include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tensile testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Material and weld integrity testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hardness and impact testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue testing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These tests provide valuable data for product development, material certification, and ensuring parts meet safety and design specifications. <\/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\/Destructive_Testing_Overview-2-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Destructive_Testing_Overview 2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1680\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1120\"\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=\"fathom-capabilities\" 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\tDestructive Testing Capabilities\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<h2>Quantifying performance through controlled failure analysis<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fathom offers destructive testing services that validate the safety and durability of the components we manufacture. Often, parts must be tested to standards that our customers specify.<\/span><\/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\/Tensile-Strength_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\tTensile Strength\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;\">A process that pulls a material sample until it breaks to measure its ability to withstand tension. It provides critical data like ultimate tensile strength, yield strength and ductility.<\/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\/Fatigue-Testing_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\tFatigue Testing\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;\">Fatigue testing is a process of subjecting manufactured parts to repeated tensile, compression or rotational forces to determine how many stress cycles they can withstand before failure.<\/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\/Hardness-Testing_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\tHardness Testing\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;\">This quality control method measures a material&#8217;s resistance to deformation, scratching, or abrasion. It involves pressing an indenter into the material&#8217;s surface with a controlled force and determining a hardness value.<\/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\/Microstructural-Evaluation_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\tMicrostructural Evaluation\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;\">This type of test analyzes cross-sections of a part\u00a0 to verify weld penetration, bonding and material homogeneity.<\/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<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\tDestructive Testing &#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=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/inspection-services\/non-destructive-testing\/\"\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\tNon-Destructive Testing\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=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/capabilities\/inspection-services\/\"\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\tInspections\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=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/company\/quality-assurance\/\"\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\tQuality Assurance\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<div class=\"wp-block-cta\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"cta-container light marketing bg-light-background text-black dark:bg-radial-dark dark:text-white py-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-area cta-area-marketing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"cta-title h-ms-3 span-colored\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart Your Project with a Trusted Manufacturing Partner\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"cta-subheading h-ms-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s Get Started on Your Project\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content p-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every quote is reviewed by an experienced engineer to ensure optimal design, materials and manufacturability, so your part gets made right, the first time.<\/p>\n\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<a href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/request-a-quote\/\" class=\"button button-secondary\"    ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet&#039;s Go\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<figure class=\"cta-image cta-image-url !mb-0 rounded-2xl overflow-hidden w-full md:w-[34%] md:w-max-[576px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"image object-contain\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1152\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1025\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Robot_Hand_CTA-1024x911.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Robot_Hand_CTA\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\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\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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 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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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