Modular manufacturing is not about putting machinery into a steel shell. It is about turning production into a repeatable, financeable, movable asset. This article explains why developed economies adopt modular systems for flexibility, resilience, and faster launch, while the Global South adopts them for industrial access, infrastructure bypass, and local value capture. It also shows where modular wins, where it fails, and how to scale from one unit to a fleet without losing the economics of standardisation.
SME industrialization
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