• Posts Tagged ‘technology’

    NPR reports on Manufacturing 2.0…. at least some of it!

    by  • December 31, 2013 • The Digital Fab Revolution, The New Industrial Revolution • 0 Comments

    Interesting article on Dec. 26, 2013 by NPR’s Chris Arnold on the growth in higher-tech manufacturing processes in the U.S. It sheds light on what a lot of us know, that the new jobs in manufacturing will be there for those with the new skills needed to operate digital fabrication equipment… The article features...

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    Coming Feb. 11-12: @Manufacturing Works, an IEI Forum for North Carolina

    by  • February 1, 2013 • distributed manufacturing, The Digital Fab Revolution

    Coming up Feb. 11 and 12 here in North Carolina, the Institute for Emerging Issues will be hosting their 2013 Forum called @Manufacturing Works. Technology thought leaders like Chris Anderson (formerly of Wired Magazine), ShopBot’s Ted Hall and many other business and community leaders will be in attendance.  Of course we’ll be spreading the...

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    Chris Anderson’s MAKERS: The New Industrial Revolution, reviewed by Ted Hall

    by  • January 23, 2013 • community shops, distributed manufacturing, The Digital Fab Revolution • 0 Comments

    If you haven’t had a chance to pick up Chris Anderson’s recently released new book, MAKERS: The New Industrial Revolution (Crown Business, New York, 2012), I think you’ll enjoy the read. Anderson has just ended a stint as editor of Wired Magazine and has been a close observer of the leading edges of technology...

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    ShopBot Announces “Digital Fab Tools for Schools” Collaboration with Autodesk

    by  • January 9, 2013 • Resources, The Digital Fab Revolution

    $2500 Vouchers For Teachers toward Purchase of Powerful Desktop CNC Tool and Autodesk 123D Design Software Durham, NC — January 9, 2013   ShopBot Tools, a leader in digital design and fabrication tools, has launched “Digital Fab Tools for Schools,” a special promotion supporting the wider availability of digital fabrication technology and curricula in high...

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