{"id":1186,"date":"2012-05-20T15:45:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T22:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/MakerFaire-and-The-Future-of-Personal-Manufacturing\/ba-p\/334895"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:05:50","slug":"makerfaire-and-the-future-of-personal-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/makerfaire-and-the-future-of-personal-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"MakerFaire and The Future of (Personal) Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/A>I\u2019m sitting here at MakerFaire <\/A>amazed at how people are doing more with less.  This is a get together of your closest 100,000 friends.  Crazy Uncle Al that never leaves his shop\u2026 this is the one time he goes out.  Aunt Alberta that never misses a craft show\u2026 yes, she is here too. That science teacher that caused you to become an engineer\u2026 here.   That 17 year old hacker neighbor who can\u2019t say a sentence without the word \u201darduino<\/A>\u201d\u2026 a rock start at this event.If there is ever a robot uprising<\/A>, it will start at MakerFaire.

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Jay Rogers of Local Motors<\/DIV> <\/DIV>

Being in the design and engineering world, what I\u2019m paying the most attention to is this whole area of \u201cpersonal manufacturing\u201d.  Think of it like the \u201cpersonal computing\u201d revolution in the 80\u2019s or the \u201cDesktop publishing\u201d revolution and resulting impact on publishing and news media that happened after that. 

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Big Crowd at Ponoko Booth<\/DIV> <\/DIV>

Things that used to require big companies and serious resources are suddenly becoming affordableand doable by small companies and the masses.

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ShopBot CNC machining<\/DIV> <\/DIV>

By most accounts, we are in the \u201cdot matrix\u201d phase of personal manufacturing.  The 3D Printers are indeed impressive.  Equally impressive but less discussed are the milling machines, CNC driven tools and other devices. Sure, they don\u2019t do everything the big boys do\u2026 but you can also take a 0 off the price tag too.  Even if you don\u2019t have the tools, other do and they are more than happy to make the part for you.  Just send you design over the web, say how many you want,  get a quote, and get it back in few days.

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3D printed bench. Cement is the material.<\/DIV> <\/DIV>

Will this be a huge market or another .COM bubble?  I\u2019m not qualified to say. For now, I\u2019m enjoying the TechShops <\/A>and the Ponokos <\/A>and the ShopBots <\/A>and the Local Motors<\/A> and what they are doing. If you work in traditional design and manufacturing, you better keep your eyes open. 100,000 new thinkers that leave here today are going to have an impact on something.

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TechShop had a great hands on booth<\/DIV> <\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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