Want to see a factory of the future? Well, turn on your computer. A New Jersey company called eMachineShop recently launched a new on-line factory that lets engineers quickly design, price, and order ...

Despite all the hype about new business models that was spouted during the dot-com bubble, the fact is that new business models are a guaranteed consequence of an online, high-bandwidth culture – it ...

So we all love rapid prototyping, the idea that we could design something in 3D on our computer – like a pair of pliers, let’s say – and then just print it out using a machine right in our office. And ...

It's the Internet Revolution meets the Industrial Revolution: a new program that lets people design 3-D objects like car parts and door knobs in metal or plastic then order them online. Programs for ...

Automated price quoting is an idea just catching on. The most recent site is from eMachineShop.com and comes with a twist— a 2D-CAD program and guidelines for reducing part costs. Automated price ...