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Re:Ask HN: Anyone doing Small scale manufacturing by Mz on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @04:28PM (#12858926)
It is nearly a decade old, but I enjoyed this book:

Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication Paperback – February 6, 2007

https://www.amazon.com/Fab-Revolution-Desktop-Computers-Fabr...

Re:Ask HN: Anyone doing Small scale manufacturing by ashnyc on Thursday November 03, 2016 @10:10PM (#12869841)
3 d printers etc will be a big industry but that is not what i am referring to. I am thinking more about candle makers, Leather garment makers, perfume makers, bitter makers etc. Small scale manufactures can now sell directly to customers via the internet which has leveled the playing filed against big brands but there is a lot of complexity in the back end that needs to be automated