Virtual designs into physical objects/See also

• Open Source Ecology / 'Open Farm Tech' where many open-source manufacturing systems are being tested in the field (metaphorically and literally)

• SKDB (Social engineering-Knowledge Database) - A system for automating manufacturing processes for open-source hardware. "Apt-get for real stuff" if you are familiar with the Debian  or Ubuntu  Linux distributions - a reference to software installation with automated dependency resolution. With SKDB the dependencies are the sub-components and manufacturing processes for the object/machine being created. The intention is that the processes can also be tailored to the fabrication equipment you have at your disposal.

• 'Open Manufacturing' Google Group (mailing list)