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US manufacturing veterans launch 'microfactories' to assemble electronics

By Stephen Nellis

Jun 27 2019 12:33PM

Pods about the size of a large refrigerator.

US manufacturing veterans launch 'microfactories' to assemble electronics

Bright Machines, a startup founded by a group of software and manufacturing executives, on Wednesday released its latest "microfactories" designed to automate the assembly of electronics. While automation has taken hold in factories for cars and other products, the company's chief executive, ...

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