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Q: Food vs Fuel? A: Wrong question…We need more efficient markets!

Supply Chain View from the Field

Looking at vegetable oils, with a global population of 7B people, each consuming the recommended 40g of dietary fat per day, 365 days per year, would require just over 100M metric tons of oil. I had the opportunity to speak today with an educated economist who works for the US Soybean Board. This is a misguided argument.

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[Infographic] The Power of 3D Printing in Manufacturing: An Illustrated Guide

GlobalTranz

This STL file format allowed special printers to produce three-dimensional objects by depositing sheets of photopolymers, hardened with the help of UV lasers, one pass at a time. You can say technology is in our DNA. 3D Printing for the Modern Crafts Movement. 3D Printing for the Modern Crafts Movement. 3D Printing’s Bulky Beginnings.