wow. the future is indeed unevenly distributed. combine with open source blueprints, autonomous power, and you only need a feedstock.

The US Military Special Operations Command is building 8 “mobile factories” that fit into standard shipping containers. Hyperlocal manufacturing is real. Think of it as one of the economic hearts of a thriving resilient community.

this isn’t as far-fetched as it may look like:

Hyperlocal manufacturing is real. Think of it as one of the economic hearts of a thriving resilient community. It’s a revolution already in motion, as you can see in the rapid spread of hackerspaces. Connect these hackerspaces, and the communities they serve, with networks that allow people to share, buy/sell, modify, customize, etc. designs for products/parts, and we are on our way to a resilient decentralized economy that can survive the economic dislocation to come.

2024-05-07: Rheinmetall is another example

The MSF consists of 2 mobile shipping containers, one serving as an office and the other for production. The office container houses a workstation and storage space, as well as a polymer AM machine and handheld scanner for quality control. The production container is equipped with a Metrom P700, a 6-axis hybrid machine combining Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) with an integrated CNC milling facility. This enables on-site finishing and postprocessing, giving Battle Damage Repair personnel additional options for repairing and overhaul.

The machine can produce components with a maximum size of 700 mm in diameter and 450 mm in height, with a metal deposition rate of up to 600 cm3/h.

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