D.RE.A.M. - Design and REsearch in Advanced Manufacturing is a project of Città della Scienza, the Science and Technology Park of the city of Naples; a huge/laboratory workshop and experimentation centre dedicated to new digital fabrication technologies.
D.RE.A.M. has been split into four key sectors: Fashion & Design, Biomedical, Construction, Solutions & Products for Cultural Heritage and Museums.
D.RE.A.M. occupies and extensive area of over 1,000 sq.m. located on the grounds of Città della Scienza. In the pursuit of its activities, it avails itself of the following areas:
a digital fabrication laboratory equipped with vanguard technology;
spacious training facilities;
a dedicated co-working zone;
areas for experimentation on innovative projects;
training rooms and FabLab for schools.
D.RE.A.M. can rely on the knowledge and abilities of a team of professionals, enabling it to offer a series of innovative services and solutions in the fields of digital manufacturing, coding, electronics, robotics and automation.
Brought into beeing by the project entitled “CDS 2.0 - new product and services for knowledge-based economy” and funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, D.RE.A.M. is a dedicated tool put at the service of the national strategy for the re-industrialisation of Italy, taking smart manufacturing as its starting point. This visionary strategy aims to enhance the value of the most important product leaving schools and universities: human capital.
This concept has taken seed and has now budded into an Academy - an international school for talented youngsters and capable individuals working in the universe of FabLabs, innovative companies, research centres, schools or universities. Channeling the innovative potential and the “scattered” pockets of achievement around us and providing them with a structured frame is paramount, if we are to make the most of the opportunities that the new industrial revolution has to offer.
The aim of the programme is the enhance creativity, technical competence and the planning prowess of technicians and craftsmen who have been fine ambassadors of Italy’s greatness in the world.
An international centre where men and women alike from the world over can study, design and produce under the guidance of a team of experts whose purpose is to train a new generation of innovators.
This is the general thread for discussing the lab; the thread is also visible on its page at https://www.fablabs.io/dreamfablab