How Digital Fabrication Promises to Make Small, Fulfilling, Local Manufacturing Competitive Again
Maker Faire Bay Area 2018
May 18th-20th
Digital fabrication is becoming an enabling technology for small manufacturing to leapfrog current mass-production and replace it with methods that can make the small producer competitive again.
- Digital Fab Renews Small Mfg
- Complexity Comes Free
- Leveraging Agility & Entrepreneurial Energy
Ted Hall
Ted Hall wanted a digitally controlled tool that would cut plywood for boatbuilding projects. His quest eventually became what is now ShopBot Tools. He made it his goal to create a tool that takes advantage of CNC technology and that makes sense for small manufacturing. While Ted hasn't built many boats, there are now thousands of ShopBots being used all over the world.
