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3D Printing
From the CAD model to the part — layer by layer, iteration by iteration.
Usable today · 3D printing
Inside the Maker Lab · CIC Berlin
From idea to a working prototype.
This is the workbench for your prototype, with an induction, the equipment and the team by your side. The Maker Lab is open to participants in the SIB programmes and to HWR members interested in founding. CIC members use it under the framework agreement. External users case by case: write to us and we will sort out the arrangement.
00 — Overview
Your workshop for the first real prototype.
The SIB Maker Lab is the prototyping workshop of Startup Incubator Berlin — the place where an idea becomes something you can hold in your hands. It is the sister of the SIB Media Lab: there you build the story, here you build the prototype.
The lab
Place & tools
Workshop, equipment and induction in one place. You work on your own project — the team is there when you need it.
Workshop · Equipment · Induction
The programme
Money & coaching
Funding, stipend and mentoring run through the SIB-programmes. The lab is the workshop that goes with them — not a funding programme of its own.
via the SIB-programmes
01 — Areas
Five areas, one workshop.
From the first printed part to the trade-fair demo. Five areas, three of them usable today: 3D printing, laser (supervised) and electronics. Wood and metal as well as textile and finish are being set up.
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Laser (supervised)
Cutting and engraving: front panels, stencils, housing parts. Always as a supervised session.
Usable today · Laser (supervised)
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Electronics
Solder, measure, flash — until your sensor board runs.
Usable today · Electronics
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Wood & Metal
Cutting, drilling, enclosures — for chassis and trade-fair demos.
Being set up · Wood & metal
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Textile & Finish
Sewing, upholstery, surface finishing — the final touch.
Being set up · Textile & finishThe equipment catalogue shows the confirmed inventory and distinguishes direct booking, supervised requests and setup.
02 — Induction & access
First the induction, then the machine.
Short, hands-on, once per equipment group — after that you work on your own. Three levels, one system:
Free after basic induction
Workbenches and hand tools — after a short basic induction you work independently.
After equipment induction
Machines with their own induction — once per equipment group, then you are cleared.
Supervised only
The Formlabs Form 4 and the laser run supervised only. We are with you.
The traffic light explains our induction model — it is not a contract excerpt. More on the Induction & access page →
03 — Process
Five steps to the workbench.
In five steps: 1. account, 2. usage rules, 3. induction, 4. book, 5. build and document. It starts on the registration page.
Account
You get your account via the registration page. Tell us who you are and what you want to build.
Usage rules
You accept the usage agreement in your account. It is the basis for any use.
Induction
Short and hands-on in the lab: the basic induction and, where needed, the device-specific one.
Book
Once inducted you book your machines yourself. Supervised machines you request as a session.
Build and document
You build your thing. What you solve along the way goes briefly into the workshop knowledge base.
Build something you can touch.
Request access →
04 — Lab duo · CIC Berlin
Two labs, one roof.
A lab duo at CIC: Media Lab for the story, Maker Lab for the prototype. Both are offers of Startup Incubator Berlin.
Sister lab
Studios, gear and know-how for your media production — live streaming, video, podcast, photo.
To the Media Lab ↗
You are here
SIB
Maker Lab
Workshop, equipment and induction for your prototype: 3D printing, laser (supervised) and electronics, further areas being set up.
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