Bits or pieces?: Fab is ... well fab (aka commoditisation of the manufacturing process

Some general links for those who are interested

Intro...
Ed Grenda's intro to rapid prototyping
Bowyer and the printing printers
MiT's Centre of bits and atoms (home of Fab Labs)
Fabbing at Home (they do chocolate too!)

Commercial reports .. (i.e. cost money)
Commercial Info on Printed Electronics
Wohler provides a good overview of the industry
LFF & the Solid FreeForm Fabrication symposium - a treasure trove

Companies ...(there are lots, I'll pick three)
Printing plastic chips
Inkjet printing displays
Online fabbing direct to you

Hairy Scary ... but cool.
Endy and the biological BioBrick builders at Open Wet Ware

Other

Declaration

I'm currently not on the advisory board for any startup, all four previous startups have sold.

I research for DxC's Leading Edge Forum on behalf of the Client Members of the LEF

With the exceptions above, I own no stock or options in any technology related industry

I do undertake public speaking on behalf of the LEF

I'm on the advisory board for various O'Reilly Conferences

I'm the Co Chair of Cloud Camp London

I am a Founder of Map Camp

I'm a Fellow of Open Forum Europe

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Notes

I was heavily involved in 3D printing 1998-2006.

I worked in the Cloud Computing field 2005-2010, creating the first public PaaS in 2005

I ran strategy for Canonical 2008-2010, taking Ubuntu into the Cloud

I co-authored the Better for Less paper on transforming UK Gov IT in 2010

I created the Wardley Mapping technique in 2005 and teach Governments, large corporations how to use it.

I specialise in gameplay and situational awareness within Business

Bits or pieces?

Monday, January 08, 2007

Fab is ... well fab (aka commoditisation of the manufacturing process - see future)

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