W3MAKE.IT it’s a Consortium made up of 15 companies and founded in 2016.
It was born with the intent to stimulate innovation in the manufacturing sector, moving the focus to the intangible components of the project, such as design, usability, software, marketing, B2B sales, and by separating the production phase form the design phase, which can be realized independently, anywhere . It’s a project oriented to the Digital Making and Digital Crafting
The Digital Crafting is not only creating new things, but it means to preserve the local and traditional knowledge, collecting and documenting directly from the source.
The Makerspace offers all technologies for audio-video digital production, with subtitles and multilingual, and allows the content sharing at a global level, interacting with other Community wherever they are located.
The Project W3Make.it is founded by the Ministry of Economic Development, since it classified at the 1st place in a National level tender.
Operating Contexts of w3make.it laboratories
The W3Make.it activities are divided into different thematic areas.
- A training room with 14 high-performance workstations which allow the theoretical training activities and practices of computer, while the thematic areas allow interaction and laboratory operating.
There are 7 Specific sectoral workshops:
- Digital design, modeling, cam, prototyping. Target: starting from scratch or on traditional processes, using computer tools, design and model objects and parts, possibly to be prototyped, debugged and built via computer controlled machines.
- MetalWorking & mechanics: Target: using traditional tools and machines, as well as cnc machines, allow creation of working prototypes, to be further improved using digital technologies.
- WoodWorking: Target: using traditional tools and machines, as well as cnc machines, allow creation of working prototypes, to be further improved using digital technologies. Focus is on traditional manual tools, so to allow artistic and high quality craft creations, allowing digital copies to be created and promoted on ecommerce channels, to extend the reach of local artists and craftsmen.
- SmartWear: Target: develop wearables electronics, for the following targets: professionals, fitness, smartlabels, and performers. Computer controlled embroidery, also with electroconductive thread.
- Electronics, Robotics, Automation: Target: develop custom circuits and devices, for internet of things and automation.
- Software & Interactions: Target: software development of showcasing tools, digital catalogs, mobile
- Multimedia & Arts: Target: Pictures, audio and Video Making, video documentation, production audio/video, copywriting, storytelling, digital heritage of traditional craftsmanship
Visit www.w3make.it for more and find us in our operational headquarters (via Fratelli Lumiere 46/A, Ravenna).
