Today’s blog post comes from our team at our Technology Center in San Francisco.
The Autodesk Pier 9 Technology Center in San Francisco invited a world-class group of manufacturing experts, academics, and leaders in the digital manufacturing industry to the inaugural Configurable Micro Factory Symposium, June 18–19, 2018.
Over the course of two days, participants engaged in a rich cross-pollination of ideas and strategies, conversations, and networking. With representatives from the areas of research, data collection and analytics, part sourcing, on-demand machining, venture capital, education, and microfactories, the discussions were rich and enlivened.
During the Symposium’s sessions, a palpable energy surrounded the seemingly unlimited opportunities afforded to manufacturers engaging with new technologies and exploring future potentials. The changing nature of specialized products, consumer desires, and increasing accessibility to production and distribution…