Difference between revisions of "Advanced automation/Large scale industry"
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| − | It seems likely that a lot of goods and products made today in factories will increasingly be made using smaller-scale [[Virtual designs into physical objects|flexible computer-controlled manufacturing]] methods dispersed across communities and even in homes. However larger scale industrial systems | + | It seems likely that a lot of goods and products made today in factories will increasingly be made using smaller-scale [[Virtual designs into physical objects|flexible computer-controlled manufacturing]] methods dispersed across communities and even in homes. However larger scale industrial systems are likely to remain for some time to come doing jobs such as mining, material processing, transport infrastructure and specialised manufacturing and construction. |
Revision as of 21:39, 19 February 2008
It seems likely that a lot of goods and products made today in factories will increasingly be made using smaller-scale flexible computer-controlled manufacturing methods dispersed across communities and even in homes. However larger scale industrial systems are likely to remain for some time to come doing jobs such as mining, material processing, transport infrastructure and specialised manufacturing and construction.
