In the bowels of an industrial-looking building 2km north of the bustling heart of Prague, the Czech capital, 500 3D printers line the shelves of an air-conditioned workshop operating around the clock. The printers — churning out parts for machines just like them — are known as The Farm, and form a key part of one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies in recent years.
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