[mrsmith]

Mot so true in this case.
It comes down to “can a factory be controlled over the internet”?
And, yes, it can.

Remember my first encounter with this idea:
Had a machine that we couldn’t examine. had to be investigated by a foireign company over the internet.
As the maintenance manager that was infuriating.

But it can work.

[Zhang Fei]

[It comes down to “can a factory be controlled over the internet”?]

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For prototyping, it seems like a wonderful idea. The problem is that getting something that merely looks like the final product is not the end of the story. An engine block needs to be able to withstand the forces and temperatures of internal combustion. Can a 3D-printed engine do this?