Promoting Circular Economy for a Sustainable Future Through Digital Fabrication

The Fab City Global Initiative promotes local production through digital fabrication, aiming for sustainable and resilient cities. Since 2019, Hamburg has advanced this vision with events like workshops at Scholz Mechanik, the Klimakongress at TU Hamburg, and the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, all highlighting the role of digital manufacturing in reducing environmental impact and empowering communities.

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A Successful Debut at the First dtec.bw Jahrestagung on the 17th and 18th of September!

We’re thrilled to have been part of the first-ever dtec.bw Jahrestagung on the 17th and 18th of September 2024 at the Bundeswehr University in Munich. This event gave us the perfect opportunity to present our project Fab City – Decentralized digital production for urban value creation. As part of the larger dtec.bw program, the project is focused on promoting digital transformation and innovation, aiming…

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OpenLab Starter Kit

On May 30th, InMachines Ingrassia GmbH, in collaboration with the New Production Institute, unveiled the latest iteration of the OpenLab Starter Kit machines. Highlights included the new Large Laser, Large 3D Printer, and the OpenLab Operating System (OLOS).

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The OpenLab Microfactory in the Pop-Up Circular Hub

The OpenLab Microfactory is a small-scale factory with various digital manufacturing machines, such as a small laser cutter, a CNC milling machine and a 3D printer from the OpenLab Starter Kit, a set of open-source machine tools: In the Pop-Up Circular Hub, the New Production Institute of Helmut Schmidt University presents a small-scale factory in the middle of the city on more than 50 square meters.

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Grand opening of the OpenLab Tunis

We were delighted to officially inaugurate the OpenLab Tunis at the CETTEX. The OpenLab Tunis is an open laboratory for digital manufacturing to promote innovation and local value creation with digital manufacturing tools on the way to Industry 4.0 in Tunisia.

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Indonesian delegation visits OpenLab Hamburg

Visit to OpenLab Hamburg by Renata Siagian, Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia Hamburg, Colonel Budi Wibowo, Head of the Defense Department / Defense Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin, and Vice Air Marshal Arif Widianto.

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New book publication on “Global collaboration, local production”

This open access book, published in May 2024, provides current, interdisciplinary research insights into the Fab City concept. An approach that describes how modes of production and consumption can be designed. The work includes contributions from the fields of Citizen & Collaborative Innovation, Circular Design & Economy, Open Source Software Tools, Digital Product Passport, Federated (Open Source) Systems and Economic Governance.

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