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Could 3-D printers undo decades of frame-up circuit board assembly?

Ever since Henry Ford invented the assembly line, automobiles were assembled by first taking a frame, or chassis, and pulling it down a long line while workers bolted pieces and parts onto it until at the end – voilà! – you had an automobile.

Could 3-D printers undo decades of frame-up circuit board assembly?

Does effort affect outlook? Thoughts on curing the workplace blahs.

Maybe it’s because we are in the dead of winter and I am located in cold and blustery New England, or maybe it’s because of my relative age – or maybe it’s just because! – but it seems that I have run across a whole lot of tired people over the past few weeks.

Seeking help across the organization can put an end to repetitive problems.

Happy New Year! Here we go again! Oh joy!

Well, it is a new year, and I do hope for all it is a good one, but equally, I hope that no one is starting the year with the pessimistic state of mind, like “Here we go again! Oh darn!”

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