What if everything in the economy could be efficiently produced through one-off manufacturing methods? This is something I have been thinking about a lot lately as i've been working on 3d printing/CNC/aluminum casting.
It avoids the need for any sort of parts shipping, and can be easily retooled to make war machines in a time of emergency (which is one of the motivations to bring back american manufacturing).
The main problem with this is that you still need surface-mount components if you are going to make PCBs, and you still need magnets to make motors, etc.
It avoids the need for any sort of parts shipping, and can be easily retooled to make war machines in a time of emergency (which is one of the motivations to bring back american manufacturing).
The main problem with this is that you still need surface-mount components if you are going to make PCBs, and you still need magnets to make motors, etc.