{"id":20542,"date":"2011-02-14T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T21:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?page_id=20542"},"modified":"2018-03-05T21:54:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T05:54:17","slug":"personal-factory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/personal-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"About Personal Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nHR {\n    height:.5px;\n    width:100%;\n    background:#666666;\n    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;  \n   }\nH1 {\n     font-size:16px;\n     color:#cc0033;\n      }\nH2 {\n     font-size:14px; \n     color:#666666;\n     padding-top: 10px;\n     }\nH3  {\n    text-align:left; \n    line-height:200%;\n    font-size:12px;\n    color:#999999;\n     }\nH4  {\n    text-align:left; \n    line-height:200%;\n    font-size:12px;\n    color:#666666;\n     }\ntd {\n     vertical-align:top\n     }\ntable {\n    padding-top:5px;\n    padding-bottom:5px;\n    padding-right:5px;\n    padding-left:5px;\n    }\nP2  {\n    font-size:70%;\n    color:#666666\n     }\na:link {color:##0099cc;}    \/* unvisited link *\/\na:visited {color:#0099cc;} \/* visited link *\/\na:hover {color:#0099cc;}   \/* mouse over link *\/\na:active {color:#0099cc;}  \/* selected link *\/\n<\/style>\n<h1>Welcome to the world&#8217;s easiest making system<\/h1>\n<h2>What is Personal Factory?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/aboutp2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"aboutp2\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/aboutp2.jpg 1574w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/aboutp2-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/aboutp2-768x190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/aboutp2-1024x254.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1574px) 100vw, 1574px\" \/><p2>Personal Factory is an online platform that lets you make stuff by turning digital design files into physical products using digital making technologies.<\/p>\n<h2>What are digital making technologies?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/digital-making-methods\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/makeflow.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"makeflow\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/makeflow.jpg 699w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/makeflow-300x62.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p2><p2>Digital making technologies are tools and techniques for creating physical objects from digital data.<\/p>\n<\/p2><p2>Once used mostly for making prototypes, digital making is now advanced enough to create professional products.<\/p>\n<\/p2><p2>Personal Factory lets you make things with 3D printing and laser cutting. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/digital-making-methods\/\" style=\"color:#0099cc\" target=\"_blank\">Learn all about these digital making methods.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What materials can I use with digital making?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/make-and-sell\/materials\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/welcome_materials2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"welcome_materials2\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/welcome_materials2.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/welcome_materials2-300x49.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/welcome_materials2-768x124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/welcome_materials2-1024x166.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1112px) 100vw, 1112px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p2><p2>You can make stuff in a wide range materials like fabric, plastic, metal, leather, wood, and card.<\/p>\n<p>We also offer tons of electronic components you can add to your design.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/make-and-sell\/materials\" style=\"color:#0099cc\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look through our materials catalog.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Where is my stuff made?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/choose-your-digital-making-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dighubmap_final.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"dighubmap_final\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dighubmap_final.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dighubmap_final-300x147.jpg 300w, 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Your stuff is made at whichever making hub you choose.  <\/p>\n<p>This way, people all over the world can use one easy system to create and order custom goods and have those goods produced locally.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/choose-your-digital-making-hub\/\" style=\"color:#0099cc\" target=\"_blank\">Find a digital making hub near you!<\/a> <\/p>\n<h2>This sounds awesome. Where do I get my own Personal Factory?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/make-and-sell\/pricing-and-signup\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/pfintro8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"aboutPF\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p2><p2><strong>Personal Factory is free. Get yours now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/design-documents\/add\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/button_signupnow.jpg\" align=\"right\" width=\"130px\" height=\"36px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<style>\nHR {\n    height:.5px;\n    width:100%;\n    background:#666666;\n    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;  \n   }\nH1 {\n     font-size:16px;\n     color:#cc0033;\n      }\nH2 {\n     font-size:14px; \n     color:#666666;\n     padding-top: 10px;\n     }\nH3  {\n    text-align:left; \n    line-height:200%;\n    font-size:12px;\n    color:#999999;\n     }\nH4  {\n    text-align:left; \n    line-height:200%;\n    font-size:12px;\n    color:#666666;\n     }\ntd {\n     vertical-align:top\n     }\ntable {\n    padding-top:5px;\n    padding-bottom:5px;\n    padding-right:5px;\n    padding-left:5px;\n    }\nP2  {\n    font-size:70%;\n    color:#666666\n     }\na:link {color:##0099cc;}    \/* unvisited link *\/\na:visited {color:#0099cc;} \/* visited link *\/\na:hover {color:#0099cc;}   \/* mouse over link *\/\na:active {color:#0099cc;}  \/* selected link *\/\n<\/style>\n<p>Welcome to the world&#8217;s easiest making system<br \/>\nWhat is Personal Factory?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20542","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About Personal Factory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/personal-factory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Personal Factory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Welcome to the world&#8217;s easiest making system What is Personal Factory?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/personal-factory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ponoko\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ponoko\/34020780272\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-06T05:54:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/aboutp2.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Ponoko\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/\",\"name\":\"About Personal Factory\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/02\\\/aboutp2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-02-14T21:06:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-06T05:54:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/02\\\/aboutp2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/02\\\/aboutp2.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/personal-factory\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Personal Factory\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ponoko.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ponoko\",\"description\":\"Laser Cutting &amp; 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