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From design to delivery, the Internet is changing the way stuff is created, cast, and carted. 3-D printers are the hardware equivalent of software compilers, letting us iterate designs and prototypes instantly and almost cost-free. On-shoring, additive (and subtractive!) manufacturing, and the Internet of things are reworking the supply chain. And materials science, open source hardware, factory automation, and mass customization are changing everything in between. Detroit—with initiatives like Techtown Detroit, makerspaces springing up in abandoned warehouses, the courting of high-tech immigrants, and a resurgent auto industry—is ground-zero for Manufacturing 2.0.
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