Urban Manufacturing - Saving Our Economies and Environment

As the civilization goes into an uncertain economic and ecological future one promising reaction from the world of commerce is the idea of mini-manufacturing. Micro-manufacturing is simply a new term for an old concept: assemble and produce products on a human scale.

Although the impetus are myriad for turning to small-scale manufacturing there are three primary reasons for any company to choose micro-manufacturing over bigger outsourcing operations: precision, use of limited resources and greater control over the production process.

All across the US little producers are taking up in significant places. These producers are generally niche manufacturers but whether one points to American Apparel in downtown LA or to Rvinyl, a producer of auto film and components, in the heart of mid-town New york (not typically an area associated with vehicle parts and products) the trend of job loss to outsourcers may be waning.


Read more here:

http://colabradio.mit.edu/city-made-the-case-for-small-urban-manufacturers/