
From
Emergency
to Emergence
SCALING AN INTERNET OF PRODUCTION
THAT’S READY FOR DISASTER RELIEF
Written by Andrew Lamb
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EMERGENCY! Think Globally, Make Locally
WAU, SOUTH SUDAN:
In 2017, Field Ready
supported Water for South
Sudan by 3D printing
spare parts for their
equipment. Wau State
in South Sudan is a very
remote location with
huge supply challenges.
Engineer Dr. Ben Savonen
later co-founded Kijenzi, a
U.S.-Kenyan commercial
manufacturing network
that had its first 3D printing
hub in Kisumu, Kenya.
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