HRW - Fablab Bottrop

Kardinal-Hengsbach-Straße 2-6, 46236 Bottrop, Germany

Fab Lab Makers for Solidarity

Space size 600 m²

Opened in December 2012

Structure type University

Explored in January 2021

FabLab of the University of Applied Science Ruhr West. Since 2012 we are a growing interdisziplinary team of creative people. Visit us and become inspired!

Contact

team@hrw-fablab.com
http://hrw-fablab.de/
Member of FabAcademy, Fab Labs world network and VULCA

Social networks

Main interests

Fashion & textile Technology - machines & tools Entrepreneurship Robotics Music & sound devices Education Energy & environment Drones & aeronautics Residency Makers

This workshop is great for:

Every single person & organisation!

Interview & guided tour

Meet someone from the team & discover the space by yourself!

Our workshop

Learn more about our space, members, machines & services!

🏞 Welcoming makers for solidarity 🏞
WORKAWAY in a GERMAN MAKERSPACE

We’ve been deeply affected by the current situation in Ukraine, this is why we decided to welcome a maker in our city and offer him/her a workplace to continue his/her activity. We have now a partnership with our city to host Ukrainian in needs and offer them the free access to our Fablab, a safe and inspiring place to continue their life.

📆 DATES: From April 2022
⏳ PERIOD: Flexible
📍 TRANSPORT: Reach Bottrop and then we pick you up
🏡 ACCOMMODATION: Our city provide you a studio. And you can join us in the fablab anytime (all for free).
🥗 FOOD: Not defined yet
💰 EXTRA FINANCIAL SUPPORT: No
👥 HOW MANY PLACES AVAILABLE: 1 to 3 possible (kids are welcome too).
⏺ CRITERIA : No particular creteria
📝 CONTACT NAME: Marcel Kellner

Hello World, hello Europe,

We are the Makers from FabLab of University Ruhr-West in Bottrop.

The HRW FabLab is member of the International Fab Lab Association. We orientate ourselves towards the Fab Charter.

Back in 2012 Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfer started the FabLab as one of 10 first official FabLabs in Germany. We are well connected with other FabLabs in the area through the Project 3D-competence-center Niederrhein.

The main focus is about teaching students in digital fabrication and get into hands-on mentality.

At Fab Conference ´17 in Chile Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfer and Marcel Kellner met VULCA and we are directly connected and supported each other activities when it comes to Makers Residency topic and in the european identity.

Indeed, we already started the first Maker-exchange with a Maker from Croatia. He did the Fab Academy at our FabLab.

Workshops are at the heart of the open digital Fablab evening

Thats also a special thing from our Lab. We as a “supernode” offer the Fab Academy program since 4 years as one of first German Fablabs.

Our team consists mainly of students : Prof. Michael Schäfer is head of the FabLab then you have the following team:

  • Alexander Pierchalla
  • Carolin Schröder
  • Dominik Hausmann
  • Jens Klöpfel
  • Joel Schneider
  • Jonas van Hagen
  • Lana Sattelmaier
  • Lars Hofmann
  • Lena Hagenauer
  • Luzy Heindl
  • Lukas Hellwig
  • Marcel Kellner
  • Marvin Püthe
  • Paul Schulte
  • Tim Schout
  • Tobias Poppe
  • Florian Paproth
  • Robert Reichert And our lovely robot’ colleague: Pepper

The HRW FabLab reach all population groups and impart digitization skills. We therefore make our open offers available to our visitors free of charge.

Corona is currently making (external) personal visits to the FabLab at HRW Bottrop difficult. The federal government has signaled that restrictions will soon be lower. Workshops are at the heart of the open digital Fablab evening and we are happy to welcome you again.

Would you like to support us anyway?

  • The laboratory piggy bank is always happy to receive donations // ;-) //

Then the following partners are currently supporting us:

Also, If you as a company would like to promote our activities, long-term cooperation is also possible. You also benefit from this with exclusive workshop offers, cooperation stands at major events and access to expert knowledge. // Write to us! //

🏞 Welcoming makers for solidarity 🏞
WORKAWAY in a GERMAN MAKERSPACE

We’ve been deeply affected by the current situation in Ukraine, this is why we decided to welcome a maker in our city and offer him/her a workplace to continue his/her activity. We have now a partnership with our city to host Ukrainian in needs and offer them the free access to our Fablab, a safe and inspiring place to continue their life.

📆 DATES: From April 2022
⏳ PERIOD: Flexible
📍 TRANSPORT: Reach Bottrop and then we pick you up
🏡 ACCOMMODATION: Our city provide you a studio. And you can join us in the fablab anytime (all for free).
🥗 FOOD: Not defined yet
💰 EXTRA FINANCIAL SUPPORT: No
👥 HOW MANY PLACES AVAILABLE: 1 to 3 possible (kids are welcome too).
⏺ CRITERIA : No particular creteria
📝 CONTACT NAME: Marcel Kellner

Hello World, hello Europe,

We are the Makers from FabLab of University Ruhr-West in Bottrop.

The HRW FabLab is member of the International Fab Lab Association. We orientate ourselves towards the Fab Charter.

Back in 2012 Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfer started the FabLab as one of 10 first official FabLabs in Germany. We are well connected with other FabLabs in the area through the Project 3D-competence-center Niederrhein.

The main focus is about teaching students in digital fabrication and get into hands-on mentality.

At Fab Conference ´17 in Chile Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfer and Marcel Kellner met VULCA and we are directly connected and supported each other activities when it comes to Makers Residency topic and in the european identity.

Indeed, we already started the first Maker-exchange with a Maker from Croatia. He did the Fab Academy at our FabLab.

Workshops are at the heart of the open digital Fablab evening

Thats also a special thing from our Lab. We as a “supernode” offer the Fab Academy program since 4 years as one of first German Fablabs.

Our team consists mainly of students : Prof. Michael Schäfer is head of the FabLab then you have the following team:

  • Alexander Pierchalla
  • Carolin Schröder
  • Dominik Hausmann
  • Jens Klöpfel
  • Joel Schneider
  • Jonas van Hagen
  • Lana Sattelmaier
  • Lars Hofmann
  • Lena Hagenauer
  • Luzy Heindl
  • Lukas Hellwig
  • Marcel Kellner
  • Marvin Püthe
  • Paul Schulte
  • Tim Schout
  • Tobias Poppe
  • Florian Paproth
  • Robert Reichert And our lovely robot’ colleague: Pepper

The HRW FabLab reach all population groups and impart digitization skills. We therefore make our open offers available to our visitors free of charge.

Corona is currently making (external) personal visits to the FabLab at HRW Bottrop difficult. The federal government has signaled that restrictions will soon be lower. Workshops are at the heart of the open digital Fablab evening and we are happy to welcome you again.

Would you like to support us anyway?

  • The laboratory piggy bank is always happy to receive donations // ;-) //

Then the following partners are currently supporting us:

Also, If you as a company would like to promote our activities, long-term cooperation is also possible. You also benefit from this with exclusive workshop offers, cooperation stands at major events and access to expert knowledge. // Write to us! //

Machines & tools available

Metal Laser Cutter Ultimaker 3 3D printer cameo 3 vinyl cutter Brother PR 670 UP Mini 2 Ultimaker 5S 3D-Drucker TierTime UP Box Plus 3D-Drucker Intamsys Funmat HT 3D-Drucker Sinterit Lisa Pro (mit Sandstrahler und Schüttelsieb 3D-Drucker Markforged 3D 3D-Drucker Envisiontec Plotter LPKF ProtoMat S63 Formech 300 QX Laser-Cutter Epilog Zing 6030 3D-Scanner Artec Spider Vinylcutter Silhouette Portrait Singer W6 N 2600 Roland Camm-1 GR-540 Epson SureColor SC-P9000 Violet Spectro. Dobot Magician Touch 3D Stylus 3D-Scanner iSense XYTRONIC HTC VIVE Oculus Rift HTC VIVE Pro MOVERIO Smart Glasses BT 300 Oculus QUEST

Technologies & processes available

3D printing 3D scanning Laser cutting Vinyl cutting CNC milling Computing & softwares VR & video games Electronics Robotics Textile machines Metal working tools Drones

Services offered

R&D missions Education missions Student Internship Residency programs Product R&D Creativity sessions Industrial Design FabAcademy curriculum

Our best practices

The inspiring things we do here to run our collaborative space

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT & RESIDENCY MAKERS

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residency maker

In 2019 we decided to launch our first FABACADEMY residency maker in cooperation with Fablab.hr, Croatia

Indeed, we as a “supernode” offer the Fab Academy program since 4 years as one of first German Fablabs and we were looking for integrating more international makers into this program we host in bottrop.This is a link

It was a great experience to teach digital fabrication to “Tin Valetic”, maker from Fablab.Hr, based in Zagreb.

For several months, Tin came to Bottrop. He did the Fab Academy at our FabLab. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the diploma at the first try, but this is not the most important.

During this time we have learned a lot about how we can better organize an exchange in the future.

The accommodation was privately provided by Marcel Kellner. He had hosted Tin for the times he was in Germany. In autumn 2021 he received his Fab Academy diploma. in autumn 2021 he received finally his Fab Academy diploma. All’s well that ends well. Now he can also run the Fab Academy as an instructor in the Fablab Zagreb. We are very proud of him and look forward to hearing more from Fablab Zagreb in the future.

Contact : team@hrw-fablab.com

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