Fab Lab

Fab labs provide widespread access to modern means for invention. They began as an outreach project from MIT's Centre for Bits and Atoms (CBA), and became into a collaborative and global network. Fab Foundation Formed in 2009 to facilitate and support the growth of the international fab lab network as well as the development of regional capacity-building organizations.

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Fablab – Kerala
With the support of Government of Kerala, KSUM has started two MIT USA Electronics Fabrication labs each at Technopark, Trivandrum and Kerala Technology Innovation Zone (KTIZ), Kochi. The fablab in Technopark, Trivandrum is established inside the Indian Institute of Technology and Management- Kerala (IIITM-K). A Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) is a technical prototyping platform for innovation and invention which aims at providing stimulus for local entrepreneurship and serves as a platform for learning and innovation.

JECC Fablab
Jyothi Engineering College has started a mini fabalab(mini fabrication laboratory ) with support of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological university and Kerala Startup Mission(KSUM) in the college campus. JECC Mini Fablab is the one of the first 20 mini fablab in kerala. Each Mini fablab contain machineries, tools and consumables cost of 50 lakh Indian rupees. All the equipments are imported from fablab foundation USA and equipments delivered in our college on May first week First phase of training program held at Trivandrum Fablab for the mini fablab staff on December 2016. A fablab graduate assigned by fablab foundation can only authorise to install the equipments . JECC fablab installed by Mr Louies ( Portugal Fabalab) and KSUM staff.