The Space
Polifactory is a makerspace that combines a coworking area. It is equipped with a large collective central table intended to accommodate its designers and researchers community, with two laboratories (Machine Shop and Workshop) equipped with machines and tools for the analog/digital manufacture.
In is also present a reconfigurable space for presentations, workshops and events, a kitchen and a living room setting the mood to live Polifactory in an open and informal way, encouranging to socialize and develop new projects.
FabLab
Since 2016 Polifactory is officially part of the global network of Fab Lab and it is present on the collaborative platform fablabs.io, Fab Lab’s international community social network, with over than 1000 laboratories in 40 countries, and site of change for activites developed by communities of makers, artists, scientists and researcher, engineer and designers, amateurs and professionists.
In addition there also is a networking activity with university factories and laboratories, makerspaces and coworking, national and international associations dealing with making, fabbing and new production models at urban scale.
Polifactory is member of the collective sustaining the Fab City Global Initiative and it is also institutional partner of Manifattura Milano and of its initiative Manifatture Aperte.
To know more about:
Manifattura Milano – Manifatture Aperte
Polifactory is one of the centers recognized by the European Commission in the Advance Technology for Industries (ATI) project. ATI centres (formerly KETs Technology Centres) are public or private organizations that conduct applied research and market-oriented innovation. ATI centres are recognized by the EU for their ability to provide services focused on the most innovative and industry-relevant technologies (e.g. advanced manufacturing). By leveraging these technologies, ATI centres help small and medium-sized enterprises to get out of the lab and into the market through the development of new products.
To know more about:
polifactory@polimi.it