In recent years, experts have been predicting that a shift toward smaller-scale, decentralized manufacturing will soon take place, bringing production closer to end customers. Today, distributed manufacturing is continuing to gain traction, driven by the pandemic, technological advancements, regulatory pressure to reduce carbon emissions and the odd container ship stuck in the Suez Canal. New manufacturing technologies play an important role in this shift, by enabling companies to move away from mega factories to smaller, more flexible plants.
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