Decentralized Manufacturing Articles

The 3D printing industry has entered a period of rapid acceleration. Technologies that were experimental prototypes two years ago are now production-ready systems shipping to…

The economics of manufacturing have historically favored scale. Large corporations with access to capital for injection mold tooling, factory leases, and inventory financing could produce…

The global supply chain model that dominated the last half-century is showing its age. Centralized mega-factories located thousands of kilometers from end consumers, connected by…

The classroom 3D printer has evolved from a novelty gadget to a legitimate educational tool. Schools across Canada and worldwide are integrating additive manufacturing into…

Print-on-demand has already transformed industries like publishing, apparel, and merchandise. A customer orders a custom t-shirt, it is printed, and it ships, with no pre-printed…

Understanding when to use 3D printing versus injection molding is one of the most practical decisions in product manufacturing. Both technologies produce plastic parts. Both…

The manufacturing landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. For over a century, production has been dominated by centralized factories producing massive quantities of identical products,…

The Problem with Centralized Manufacturing For the past several decades, consumer goods manufacturing has concentrated in a handful of countries, primarily in massive factories optimized…