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*[[Induction Furnace]] - 200kW - to produce 5000 lb of virgin steel and aluminum per day. Can consider a zone refining- style vertical furnace where only a zone is activated.
*[[Induction Furnace]] - 200kW - to produce 5000 lb of virgin steel and aluminum per day. Can consider a zone refining- style vertical furnace where only a zone is activated.
*[[Plastic Recycling and 3D Printing]]
*[[Plastic Recycling and 3D Printing]]
*[[Materials Production Facility]] - lumber, CEBs, rubber (thermoplastic elastomers), glass.


=Key to Success=
=Key to Success=
Sufficient recursion must be available
Sufficient recursion must be available to make parts in house starting from waste plastic,

Revision as of 20:29, 13 April 2024

Building on Flexible Fabrication, Digital Fabrication, Industrial Productivity on a Small Scale, Distributive Enteprise, Open Sector, Open Design, Basic Workshop, Lifetime Design, and other experimentation - we propose the Open Sector Workshop.

This is a commercially viable facility that can produce about 90% of consumer durables and other products necessary for a modern standard of living. Basic infrastructure involved includes:

Key to Success

Sufficient recursion must be available to make parts in house starting from waste plastic,