THE UNDERESTIMATED HEIR

SMALL MACHINES BIG VISION

Marvin turned to Kenny, his voice was low but firm. “Would you shut up, so we can begin what we came for?” he said.

Kenny’s face turned red, and he swallowed hard, trying to calm his nerves. He knew Marvin was right. Now was not the time to panic.

Kenny nodded, though his hands were still trembling, and he began to help Marvin unpack the equipment from the bag.

He carefully lifted out the first item—what looked like a sleek, compact machine. It was the CNC machine, used to shape materials with extreme precision.

In the crowd, a few people whispered among themselves, smirking. “This exhibition is going to be nothing,” one of them said. “It’s too immature to be worth anything important.”

Marvin didn’t seem to notice or care. He was focused, pulling out the next piece of equipment—an industrial 3D printer. It was small compared to the grand machines others had brought, but Marvin knew its power.

This printer could create intricate parts that traditional tools couldn’t. Parts for energy