Industry

The Disappearing Factory
– the future of manufacturing

Production moves back home, even into the home.  Assembly occurs at the place of purchase and 3D printers produce the rest of those, superfluous, yet must-have things for the home.  Custom-made is the standard, sustainability is fundamental and production teaches itself the best ways to improve.  Gone is the factory. Here are the freestanding processes and the thinking creation machine.  Production is in the hands of the consumer.

Main Topics:

• New forms of printing invade the home
• Mass market offers tailoring on site, on the internet or in the shop
• Sensors and machines create unmanned, ultra-flexible manufacturing plants