Automation And Algorithms: De-Risking Manufacturing With Artificial Intelligence

Of all the pain points in manufacturing platforms, pricing is one of the most upfront. Potential customers want to know, rightly, what a project will cost. Detailed inquiries also help service bureaus understand what users want. But neither party really wants to wait around while technicians manually go through every inquiry by hand to figure out costs for each job by tallying prices for materials, machine and operator time, finishing processes and time, and shipping. With more agility coming to manufacturing, there's thinking that this new year will see an upswing for manufacturing platforms. Among these is 3D Hubs, which has its origins in 3-D printing.