Fast Radius, Inc. announced that its Custom Microfactory Solution is now available to all manufacturers. The solution allows companies to partner with Fast Radius to design and stand up advanced microfactories. Each factory is designed to meet a customer's specific component manufacturing and technology needs, along with giving them access to proprietary software tools that provide visibility and insight into factory and supply chain operations.

Microfactories require low capital expenditure and provide a smaller carbon footprint than traditional megafactories, giving customers the benefit of advanced manufacturing and flexible, sustainable supply. Fast Radius' Custom Microfactory Solution helps manufacturers mitigate supply chain risks, reduce carbon footprint, lower costs, and improve lead times through localized production. Each Custom Microfactory is a solution powered by Fast Radius' Cloud Manufacturing Platform.

Customers have access to production from their physical microfactory, along with a suite of software products that allow them to have full transparency and visibility into the production processes and supply chain management. The custom microfactories are owned and operated by Fast Radius, and the customer works hand-in-hand with Fast Radius experts to choose manufacturing technologies and locations that best suit their production needs. Customers can employ a range of manufacturing methods, including CNC machining and a number of additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies.

The custom microfactories can be located in the same locations as current Fast Radius factories or in new locations to support more targeted needs. Each Custom Microfactory Solution is built using the proven templates from Fast Radius' world-recognized microfactory network. The template and operating system of these factories have been codified into a digital and operational playbook which are designed to be ‘copy and paste' into new locations.