May 5, 2015
WINNING THE WAR ON WAGES:
Louisville factory: 100 printers, 3 employees (Parija Kavilanz , 5/05/15, CNNMoney)
3D printing still a novelty? One startup wants to bring the tech phenomenon into large-scale manufacturing.On Monday, CloudDDM unveiled a 3D printing factory embedded in the heart of UPS' worldwide hub in Louisville, Ky.The first-of-its kind, fully-automated facility will be able to use the tie-in to UPS to ship its products quickly."We'll have 100 high-tech 3D printers running 24 hours, 7 days a week," said CloudDDM's founder Mitch Free. And it'll need just three employees: one for each of the eight-hour shifts.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 5, 2015 3:26 PM
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