Programme

Building IOT mesh networks

Craig Burden - Lead Engineer, Lumkani

10am – 12pm | Imisi 3D - Yaba, Lagos

Craig is the lead engineer at Lumkani, a company developing fire alarm systems for low-income neighbourhoods in Cape Town, South Africa. Each individual device is linked to a central mesh networks that is able to alert nearby agents in the event of a fire. This workshop will cover how to set up IOT networks and best practices for alarm systems.

Urethane Casting for Low Volume Production

Chuma Asuzu - Designer, wonda

1pm – 3pm | Imisi 3D - Yaba, Lagos

Urethane Casting is very useful for making high fidelity prototypes, but it is also suitable for final products at low volume when you need the part to be high quality and can not afford injection molding. Chuma fulfilled a successful Kickstarter campaign last summer using urethane casting and this session will cover tips and tricks for the process, as well as crowdfunding.

Mechanical Design and Managing a Makerspace

Brendah Livoi - Former Mechanical Lead, Gearbox

10am - 12pm | Imisi 3D - Yaba, Lagos

Gearbox is Africa’s leading makerspace in Nairobi, Kenya. Brendah brings her wealth of experience in leading the special projects and mechanical design projects within the makerspace. This session will be helpful for makers and entrepreneurs who plan to open makerspaces in the future.

Building off-grid solar power: A Masterclass

Olufemi Ogungbe - Lead Engineer (Design & Commissioning), Sunhive

1pm - 3pm | Imisi 3D - Yaba, Lagos

Solar systems are being deployed across Nigeria at a frantic pace to keep up with the lack of electrical power from the grid. Femi is the lead commissioning engineer at Sunhive, a solar company located in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. His workshop will be focused on setting up solar systems from A-Z.