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Technologies
Function-level cards. Capability first, project second.
20 records
CNC milling
Prismatic machining of metal and plastics.
CNC motion control
Software/hardware that ENABLES milling, turning, plasma.
Open tractor
Mobile mechanical/hydraulic power for agriculture and construction.
Compressed earth block
Local-soil masonry units.
Polymer recovery
Shred, extrude, sheet, and reprint thermoplastics.
Digitally fabricated housing
CNC timber cassette systems such as WikiHouse Skylark.
Seed Eco-Home
OSE/OBI open house lineage.
Open microscopy
Replicable optical microscope.
Small-plot precision ag
Automated bed farming.
Open PV electrics
MPPT, BMS, and conversion with open designs.
CNC routing
Sheet-good digital fabrication.
Open laboratory machines
CNC, laser, printer kit for labs.
Open PLC / automation
Programmable control for industrial processes.
FDM printing
Additive thermoplastics.
Household potable water
Treat water to drinking quality at household/community scale.
Steel MIG welding
The joining kernel of a metal shop.
Metal turning
Cylindrical work on a lathe.
Heat treatment of steel
Harden/temper for tools and shafts.
Induction melting
Melt metal with an induction coil.
PCB fabrication
From mill to (later) etch/plate. Not a semiconductor fab.