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The Quiet Boom of Micro-Factories in Big Cities
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise of micro-factories in major cities and how they're rewriting the rules of manufacturing productivity. Once the domain of large suburban plants, production is moving into urban warehouses and basements, driven by advanced robotics, 3D printing, and a hunger for faster delivery. They dig into the economics: why a small facility can now match the output of a mid-sized plant from a decade ago, and what that means for jobs, real estate, and the long-term productivity puzzle. With concrete examples like automated bakeries and custom bike frame…
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