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• No matter how quickly the economy seems to be changing on the surface, there is no escaping the fact that geography is the foundation of economics, and, in case anyone...
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No matter how quickly the economy seems to be changing on the surface, there is no escaping the fact that geography is the foundation of economics, and, in case anyone had forgotten about that, global events thus far in 2026 serve as a harsh reminder. For obvious reasons — as everyone is now experiencing firsthand —geography has the most direct impact on the physical economy.
I’ve always viewed the additive manufacturing (AM) industry primarily as a story of industrial clusters, and it seems like that reality will be more relevant than ever in determining which companies succeed. So while it’s easy to look past announcements like the one that Caracol, the manufacturer of robotic arm AM systems, just made about a partnership with a UK-based robotics services firm, I think that precisely th