Discussion about FabLab Singapore Polytechnic

FabLab@SP began in 2011 and is the result of collaboration among School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (MAE), and Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA), it was conceived to allow staff and students to make “almost anything”.

Not only does it promote collaboration in SP and hands-on training in a cutting-edge technology, a driving force behind the Fab Lab is the notion of “Makers Culture” – a concept which encourages creative learning through doing and nurtures intrinsic motivation for self-learning.

The Fab Lab seeks to establish win-win relationships with community (local as well as international) and industry partners which help the lab to stay connected in order to stay relevant.

It currently houses equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters and 3D CNC Prototype Mill. But the facility is not limited to 3D printing. It also aims to be a place where students from across schools work on multi-disciplinary projects. For example, this was where the activities development of the Solar Car SunSPEC 3 was centred on for the past two years.

Posted by David Defranceski with the old comment system:

Hey Guys. I work for a large mining organisation that is investing heavily in innovation. We run a small maker group and have partnered with a large consultancy looking at possibilities in innovative technologies. Saw a broadcast on the fablab today on bbc and wondering if you provide opportunity for companies like us to visit your centre and see what you do in person? would be great for our singapore based team to see what these labs are doing around the world and potential for our innovative future.

Hi David,

Yes, it is definitely possible for your Singapore-based team to visit our Fablab at SP. We would be happy to share what we do here with your colleagues and hopefully inspire more people to leverage on digital fabrication technologies to build a better, brighter future.

Drop me an email & we’ll proceed from there.

Cheers,
Steven