Britain, like many other countries, has gone through a period of huge deindustrialisation. Nearly 9m people were employed in British manufacturing in 1966; by 2011 fewer than 3m were. Manufacturing’s share of the economy is around 10% today, half what it was in 1990. In different countries, from rustbelt America to rustic China, a chorus […]
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Worldwide sales of 3D printers priced below $100,000 are set to grow 49% this year to reach a total of 56,507, according to Gartner, an IT research company. In 2014, the firm reckons sales will increase by a further 75%. At this price range it includes hobby machines, like the MakerBot, and the more expensive […]
