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Really? Then you must not know much about manufacturing and how it scales.

If you want a widget it will be made on a general purpose machine with skilled labor. If you a dozen some simple jigs will made, the jig costs as much as a widget(ofte more ), but lowers the effort to make more. By the time you get into the tens of millions it is worth making custom machines for each step.



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