For some people yes. Many people still imagine "Boeing aircraft assembly buildings." You know the ones south of Seattle that combine tires from the tire manufac

For some people yes. Many people still imagine "Boeing aircraft assembly buildings." You know the ones south of Seattle that combine tires from the tire manufacturer, machined parts from everywhere, engines from another manufacturer, etc into an assembled aircraft. Maybe 3D printing will truly take us back to "locally assembled" looking more like raw materials in, finished sellable product out. But we know that's probably going to also feel disappointing to someone remembering the way steam locomotives were assembled in those old films about the railways in England. Now that was assembly!