The implication of the changes in technology and management for job growth within the field of manufacturing is clear.
In an emerging field called digital manufacturing, 3D printers enable the production of physical mechanical devices, medical implants, jewelry, and even clothing.
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"These educational and business initiatives in a growing technological field will enhance manufacturing opportunity both locally and throughout the Hudson Valley, " said Ulster County Executive Mike Hein.
The largest amount of work in this field comes from the manufacturing sector.
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The combination of FDM 3D printing and printed electronics technologies can provide benefits over traditional prototyping, manufacturing and field repair processes.
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Robotics are leveling the manufacturing playing field.
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Mr. Szabo still says he wants to go back to work in manufacturing, in the field of training and development, and continues sending out resumes.
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Key to success will be the democratization of the biological design and manufacturing process, breaking open the field to those outside the biological sciences.
"New digital design tech, 3D printing, robotics and the emerging field of 3D scanning, plus exponential leaps in manufacturing -- together, they are putting really powerful tools into the hands of individuals, " he says.
The wheeler-dealers and quasi-wildcatters who pioneered the field have been replaced by engineers talking efficiency and managers describing manufacturing processes.
For every direct hydrocarbon job created in the field, another six jobs are created in the economy from manufacturing and education, to health care and information services.
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The growing field is credited with recently saving a baby's life by allowing the speedy manufacturing of medical devices to keep his air passages open, and NASA is exploring ways of using 3-D printing to provide food to astronauts.
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