Makerspaces and the “maker movement” abroad are already widely known. SparkLab is set to be the first of it’s kind here in the Philippines – a makerspace complete with the needed machines and technical support ready to cater to startup businesses and students who wants to bring their ideas to life. Building product ideas in collaboration with maker and startup community is now made possible with SparkLab.

1. 118 Matahimik Street, 1101 Quezon City, Philippines
sparklab.ph
info@sparklab.ph
Facebook.com/SparkLab

2. OVERVIEW
• Introduction
• Services Offered
• Machines
• Workshops and Classes
• Events
• Challenges of a Private Makerspace
• Success Stories

3. ABOUT US
SparkLab Innovation Center is where ideas are
built.
We are the first of its kind in the Philippines – a
makerspace complete with the necessary
machines, tools, and technical support to build your
ideas.
SparkLab aims to empower students, startup
businesses, innovators, and students as they seek
to make their ideas tangible.

4. MISSION
To spark, engage and
empower the future of
technological advancement
in the Philippines.

5. VISION
To be the go-to institution for:
• Product development and prototyping
• Building product ideas
• Collaboration for the maker, creative, and startup
communities
• Sources of R&D solutions for academe, corporate,
government and startup institutions

6. WE ARE…
• A co-working space…where freelancers, startups,
and entrepreneurs can hold office.
• A prototyping facility and fab lab…where startups
can develop and test their products.
• An engineering consultancy firm…where partners
can turn their ideas into reality.
• A makerspace…where tools and machines are
available to creators and makers to build their
ideas.

7. SERVICES OFFERED
CLASSES
AND WORKSHOPS
MACHINES
AND EQUIPMENT
CO-WORKING
AND PRIVATE OFFICES
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
HIGH-SPEED
INTERNETCONSULTATION

8. AUTOMOTIVE
MACHINE CATEGORIES
ABRASIVES CIRCUITRY

9. MACHINE CATEGORIES
FABRICATION
3D PRINTING
AND SCANNING ELECTRONICS

10. MACHINE CATEGORIES
METAL
WORKS
WOOD
WORKS
TEXTILES

11. SOME OF OUR MACHINES
AXYZ™
COMPUTER
NUMERICAL
CONTROL (CNC)
ROUTER
AND PLASMA
CUTTER

12. SOME OF OUR MACHINES

13. SOME OF OUR MACHINES
UNIVERSAL™
LASER
SYSTEMS (ULS)
LASER
CUTTER

14. SOME OF OUR MACHINES
3D PRINTER
AND SCANNER

15. SOME OF OUR MACHINES
3D PRINTER
AND SCANNER

16. SOME OF OUR MACHINES
DIGITAL WIDE
FORMAT PRINTER
AND CUTTER
PLOTTER

17. SOME OF OUR MACHINES

18. WORKSHOPS
AND
CLASSES

21. Subject Classes

23. Machine Classes

24. EVENTS

25. November 24, 2016

26. November 24, 2016

27. November 24, 2016

31. December 3, 2016

32. December 3, 2016

40. CHALLENGES
OF A
COMMERCIAL
MAKERSPACE

41. CHALLENGES
• Sustainability and Operationalization
• Awareness and Marketing
• Growth and Development

42. SUSTAINABILITY
• Sustainability is top of mind.
• How to generate income:
 Membership fees
 Prototyping projects
 Workshops and classes
 more…

43. AWARENESS
• Awareness and education are as important as
sustainability.
• Awareness = curiosity = makers = sustainability
• How to generate awareness:
 Social and traditional media
 Events
 School partnerships, etc.

44. GROWTH
• Long-term growth is always on the pipeline.
• Government grants are not as likely as public
makerspaces.
• Growth for a commercial makerspace:
 FIRST, attain sustainability.
 SECOND, grow (buy new machines, improve
present facilities, etc.)

45. RESPONSES
• Independence
 Commercial makerspaces are independent and free of
government red tape.
• Inspiration
 Makerspaces have the innate capacity to capture the
imagination and to inspire.
• Connection
 The startup and maker community is naturally inclined to
support one another and help each other out.

46. SUCCESS
STORIES

47. EARS by Innovable
• Early Action Response System (EARS)
• Accessory for hearing-impaired individuals
• Innovable, Inc. plans to produce more innovative
products aimed at persons with disabilities in the
Philippines
• We helped them in terms of prototyping, idea
generation, and hardware implementation

48. EARS by Innovable
• Early Action Response System (EARS)
• Accessory for hearing-impaired individuals
• We helped them in terms of prototyping, idea
generation, and hardware implementation

49. EARS by Innovable

50. MachiBox

51. HOPE TO SEE YOU IN