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3-D Printing as Part of the Next Industrial Revolution15 November 2019
The advent of 3-D printing is an integral part of what many are dubbing the fourth industrial revolution, aka Industry 4.0 or the Industrial Internet of Things. The recent convergence of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things, and the Internet of Services, has all served to bring customers and suppliers closer together.
A Combo for Innovation: Open Source and Crowdfunding15 November 2019
Open source is already known as a force multiplier, a factor that makes a company's staff, financing, and resources more effective. However, in the last few years, open source has started pairing with another force multiplier—crowdfunding. Now the results of this combination are starting to emerge: the creation of small, innovative companies run by design engineers turned entrepreneurs. Although the results are just starting to appear, they include a fresh burst of product innovation and further expansion of open source into business.


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