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Distributed manufacturing

Distributed manufacturing, also known as distributed production, cloud producing, distributed digital manufacturing, and local manufacturing, is a form of decentralized manufacturing practiced by enterprises using a network of geographically dispersed manufacturing facilities that are coordinated using information technology. It can also refer to local…

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Enterprise

Consumer

Emergency Distributed Manufacturing During COVID-19 Pandemic

Social change

Technology

Contracting in Distributed Manufacturing

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Distributed manufacturing

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples70
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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Distributed manufacturing

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related to Consumer · 17
Distributed manufacturing → Consumers, DIY, DRAM, For, Geomiq, Hubs, In, Lego, MyMiniFactory, Overall, RepRap, Similarly, These, Thingiverse, Today, Within, Youmagine
related to Social change · 11
Distributed manufacturing → And, As, Cosmopolitan, For, Further, In, It, Neil Gershenfeld, Some, The, While
related to Emergency Distributed Manufacturing During COVID-19 Pandemic · 10
Distributed manufacturing → Additive, As, At, COVID-19, Distributed, Open Source Medical Supplies, Overall, Peer-reviewed, The, This
related to Contracting in Distributed Manufacturing · 9
Distributed manufacturing → African European Maker Innovation, By, Ecosystem, European Horizon, Internet, Production, Research, These, This
related to Technology · 7
Distributed manufacturing → By, High, Low, Mid-tech, They, This, Thus
related to Enterprise · 5
Distributed manufacturing → Also, Digital, For, In, Manufacturing
is a · 1
Distributed manufacturing → ability to create value at geographically dispersed locations

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Distributed manufacturingis aability to create value at geographically dispersed locations0.90text
3D Hubsinstance ofConsumers download digital designs from an open design repository website like Youmagine or Thingiverse and produce a product for low costs through a distributed network of 3D p…0.80text
Geomiqinstance ofConsumers download digital designs from an open design repository website like Youmagine or Thingiverse and produce a product for low costs through a distributed network of 3D p…0.80text
the RepRapinstance ofIn the most distributed form of distributed manufacturing the consumer becomes a prosumer and manufacturers products at home with an open-source 3-D printer0.80text
Open Source Medical Supplies stepped ininstance ofdecentralized networks using local facilities0.80text
manufactured over 48 million productsinstance ofdecentralized networks using local facilities0.80text
face shieldsinstance ofAdditive manufacturing /3D printing were used to produce urgently needed items0.80text
ventilatorsinstance ofAdditive manufacturing /3D printing were used to produce urgently needed items0.80text
their componentsinstance ofAdditive manufacturing /3D printing were used to produce urgently needed items0.80text
nasopharyngeal swabsinstance ofAdditive manufacturing /3D printing were used to produce urgently needed items0.80text
and other personal protective equipmentinstance ofAdditive manufacturing /3D printing were used to produce urgently needed items0.80text
Distributed manufacturingrelated to ConsumerWithin0.60section

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