Difference between revisions of "Virtual designs into physical objects/Contract manufacturing facilities"
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A large group of people all wanting the same item to be made could get together and send the details of the design to a large-scale contract manufacturing and assembly company to make use of specialist facilities and economies of scale. | A large group of people all wanting the same item to be made could get together and send the details of the design to a large-scale contract manufacturing and assembly company to make use of specialist facilities and economies of scale. | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 30 December 2009
A large group of people all wanting the same item to be made could get together and send the details of the design to a large-scale contract manufacturing and assembly company to make use of specialist facilities and economies of scale.
This might be a 'base item' and each individual then customises and finishes off the product according to their tastes. The item could be anything from a car, a mobile phone, a computer or an entirely new machine or device that has only recently been thought up...
See also Joy de vivre concept.
At some stage open-source systems will likely compete with this type of manufacturing, bypassing the commercial aspect, although it makes some interesting large-scale things possible right now.
