Rob Perrone: A cut above the rest - the revenge of the makers

Cutting-edge manufacturing

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At the other end of the scale from the glamorous virtual companies are the operators that actually make things. Rob Perrone champions the revenge of the makers

If you go back long enough, the cutting edge of technology literally was a cutting edge - it was a piece of volcanic glass ground so fine that it was sharp as a scalpel. Today, when we think of cutting-edge technology, we think of much more virtual things, like the cloud, the blockchain, or the metaverse. But focusing on just virtual things ignores an essential piece of the puzzle - the physical stuff that brings those virtual worlds to life. Markets have been thinking about technology in much the same way, rewarding virtual businesses that don't have to invest much in plant or equipm...

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