3D printing build farms: the rise of a distributed manufacturing workforce
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Novak, James I
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Blount, Yvette
Gloet, Marianne
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The development of high-end, distributed, advanced manufacturing over the last decade has been a by-product of a push to foster new workforce capabilities, while building a market for industrial additive manufacturing (3D printing) machines. This trend has been complemented by a growing democratization in access to commercial platforms via the internet, and the ease of communication it allows between consumers and producers. New ways of distributed working in manufacturing are on the rise while mass production facilities in the Western world are in decline. As automation increasingly excludes the worker from assembly line production, the tools to regain control over manufacturing and commercial interaction are becoming more readily available. As a result, new working practices are emerging. This chapter discusses networked 3D printing build farms and their potential to reshape the future of work for distributed manufacturing. It highlights changes in infrastructure priorities and education for a digitally enabled maker society from an Australian perspective.
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Anywhere Working and the Future of Work
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Transportation, logistics and supply chains
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Loy, J; Novak, JI, 3D printing build farms: the rise of a distributed manufacturing workforce, Anywhere Working and the Future of Work, 2021, pp. 220-246