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Marcin | Marcin Jakubowski: | ||
"Flexible fabrication refers to a production facility where a small set of non-specialized, general-function machines is capable of producing a wide range of products if those machines are operated by skilled labor. It is the opposite of mass production, where unskilled labor and specialized machinery produce large quantities of the same item. When one adds [[Digital Fabrication]] to the flexible fabrication mix – then the skill level on part of the operator is reduced, and the rate of production is increased." | "Flexible fabrication refers to a production facility where a small set of non-specialized, general-function machines is capable of producing a wide range of products if those machines are operated by skilled labor. It is the opposite of mass production, where unskilled labor and specialized machinery produce large quantities of the same item. When one adds [[Digital Fabrication]] to the flexible fabrication mix – then the skill level on part of the operator is reduced, and the rate of production is increased." | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 22 September 2008
Description
Marcin Jakubowski:
"Flexible fabrication refers to a production facility where a small set of non-specialized, general-function machines is capable of producing a wide range of products if those machines are operated by skilled labor. It is the opposite of mass production, where unskilled labor and specialized machinery produce large quantities of the same item. When one adds Digital Fabrication to the flexible fabrication mix – then the skill level on part of the operator is reduced, and the rate of production is increased."
More Information
See also Flexible Specialization