{"id":2360,"date":"2024-03-26T11:16:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/laft\/?p=2360"},"modified":"2024-03-26T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:16:37","slug":"pop-up-circular-hub-recap-the-openlab-microfactory-at-jupiter-campus-in-the-center-of-hamburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/laft\/en\/pop-up-circular-hub-recap-the-openlab-microfactory-at-jupiter-campus-in-the-center-of-hamburg","title":{"rendered":"Pop-Up Circular Hub RECAP: The OpenLab Microfactory at Jupiter Campus in the center of Hamburg!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Pop-Up Circular Hub (PUCH) exhibition took place from November 20 to December 8, 2023, in the JUPITER building, a former sporting goods retail store in the heart of Hamburg. The event was a collaboration between the Hamburg Institute for Innovation, Climate Protection and Circular Economy (HiiCCE), BUKEA, Fab City Hamburg and The New Production Institute with the aim to create a temporary hub for circular economy actors in and around Hamburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Production Institute therefore deployed a pop-up microfactory (so called OpenLab Microfactory), spanning approximately 25m\u00b2 on the 4th floor with an exhibition space next to it. The microfactory space was equipped with different types of digital manufacturing machines like the Small Lasercutter, CNC-Mill and 3D Printer of the OpenLab Starter Kit (OLSK) as well as different hand tools. The focus beside the machine setup was on sustainability and resource monitoring with a developed open-source energy monitoring system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2af8<\/strong> The local network of actors for the microfactory deployment and operation included InMachines Ingrassia GmbH<\/abbr><\/a> as machine supplier (original equipment manufacturer (OEM)), Insel e.V. with its OpenLab Circular Plastics<\/a> as service manufacturer for recycled plastic sheets, and Fab City Hamburg e.V<\/a>. with activities in hands-on workshops, knowledge transfer and engaging the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting up a microfactory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planning phase involved considerations for space and energy consumption limits, emission thresholds, and time scheduling with other organizations sharing the space.
Material procurement involved sourcing electronic components for a modular lamp (published as open-source hardware<\/a>) and obtaining plastic sheets from Insel e.V. for the Parameo<\/a> picture frame. Diverse materials for ad-hoc manufacturing included 3D printing filament, cartonage, and wood sheets.
The deployment process encompassed logistics, transport of equipment, installation, calibration, and testing of machines, along with the configuration of the data platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The microfactory operation was visible on a dashboard showing the live energy consumption of the machines:<\/p>\n\n\n