Fab.forge
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
About Fab.forge
Fab.forge is a community Makerspace in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, India. it provides open access to digital fabrication tools, electronics labs, and collaborative workspaces for students, educators, entrepreneurs, and independent makers. Members can work with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers, and electronics prototyping equipment to turn ideas into functional prototypes. The space hosts regular STEM workshops, coding sprints, and design thinking sessions that attract talent from across Tamil Nadu. Whether you are a first-time maker or a seasoned hardware engineer, Fab.forge offers the tools, community, and mentorship needed to build, iterate, and innovate — making it one of the most valuable innovation resources in India.
Description
Fablab at FORGE is aimed at becoming a community led, managed/curated(in-house) platform for hardware enthusiasts to learn, play, share, build, tinker, meet and build a robust ethusiast network. FabLab at Forge (refered to here on as FabForge) is driven with the mission to create a world class digital fabrication ecosystem for the community assertaining to all Fablab rules and regulations.
FabForge will be open to general public and the entire fablab community to bring creative ideas to life.
FabForge is part of the Forge Accelerator (FORGE) which brings together innovation experts, best-in-class innovation practices, startups, students, colleges, working professionals and game-changing technology platforms, under one roof to create a world class community. Forge is a non-profit company under Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator (CIBI) - with the soul vision of creating and accelerating startups.
As part of creating startups - we run hackathons, training programs ..etc, FabForge will be put to use in thesse activities. During our past hackathons teams have created full fledged prototype (scavenging robots, swarm robotics, medical equipment protoypes, precision agriculture equipment ..etc) where done.
Our primary goal is to promote our nation’s economic competitiveness in the global economy by promoting our inbred innovation and we aim to do this by empowering young minds and professionals with technology tools and business inputs to convert their ideas to world class products and business ideas into full-fledged startup endeavours.
Our Mission
To become a platform to connect corporates, governments, startups, MSMEs, and individuals from the lens of responsible innovation.
To work as a platform for ideators to transform to entrepreneurs through incubation and acceleration from idea to market.
To nurture the DIY (do-it-yourself) culture in the community through directed self learning processes.
By 2020 we aspire to become the leading hardware incubator & accelerator in India to bring viable, sustainable, innovative products to market
Who Can Benefit
Students & Researchers
University and school students who want access to fabrication tools, prototyping equipment, and expert mentorship.
Entrepreneurs & Startups
Early-stage founders who need a collaborative space to build, test, and iterate on their hardware or software ideas.
Educators & Trainers
Teachers and trainers who want to run practical STEM workshops, coding bootcamps, or design sprints for their cohorts.
Independent Makers
Hobbyists, artists, and independent inventors who need access to tools and a community of like-minded creators.