Fabrication Laboratory

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Soshanguve
Fabrication Laboratory
Fabulous Laboratory!!
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Executive Committee

• Executive Committee established November 2006 on
  which the following stakeholders are represented
• AMTS
• Department of Education, Economic Development
• CTMM and Tshwabac (Tshwane Business and
  Agriculture Chamber)?
• FabLab Soshanguve
• Main advantages of EXCO
• Interaction, advice and guidelines on problem
  solving, project discussion and planning,
  financial transparency and very important,
  Stakeholders get first hand information on all
  activities of FabLab from inputs by different
  Stakeholders

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Team at work
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Initiatives (outreach programme) Fabkids 27 July
2007
Session filmed for CNN, Principal Voices
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Projects - Electronics
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Projects - Electronics

• Car rear lights simulation using LEDs
• (Microcontroller based)?

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Projects Architect Models

• Pressfit chairs and table Pressfit
  house GIK
  air craft

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Projects- Architect Models
Beads

• Hygienic foot flush toilet system
  

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Projects Mould for casting

• Molded glay face Hand mold
  Glay sugar pot

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Machine problems
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Machine problems
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General challenges

• Machine
• Air tube replacement, fire causing the laser beam
  not to function properly
• FabLab constraints
• Not enough workstations
• Not enough space
• Financial
• Budget constraints
• Risk of Fablab closure

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End

• Thank You