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SERMC Mobile Fab LabSERMC Mobile Fab Lab (CUSTOMER SERVICE IS JOB ONE)(CUSTOMER SERVICE IS JOB ONE)

The SERMC Mobile Fabrication Laboratory, or Fab

Lab, is a 272 square foot pull trailer located in

Mayport, FL. It was developed in 2016 as a result of

the successful prototype of the Mid-Atlantic Regional

Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, Va.

Innovation Lab, which was funded by the Defense Ad-

vanced Research Projects Agency. (DARPA) in 2015

through the MENTOR2 program. It is manned and

classes are taught by Sailors.

Successes:

Built and implemented a training program

Implemented a successful curriculum

Students designed, prototyped and printed 32 customFab Lab holding fixtures, impacting the Fab Labs abilityto safely and quickly move with minimal storage orsafety concerns

Reverse engineered emergency “stop” button for theammunitions elevator.

Reverse engineered a toggle switch protective guardfor switch boards

Reverse engineered an electrical panel potentiometerknob

Designed, prototyped and manufactured ForeignMaterial Exclusion (F.M.E.) covers for valves, pipingand flex hoses.

Mission:

The Mission of SERMC’s Mobile Fab Lab is to provide a place for Sailors and civilian personnel to improve their capabilities by exposing them to, and training them, on newer technology. It allows the Sailors and civilians to be able to convert their innovative ideas in-to designs and rapid prototypes that could be certified for wider fleet use. SERMC is placing technology where it needs to be: with skilled machine tool opera-tors who share curious and innovative personalities.

Activities:

Classes are open to all hands of SERMC andsurrounding tenant commands.

Training is held on:

-Printrbot 3D Printers

-Next Engine 3D Scanner

-Universal Laser Cutter and Engraver

-OtherMill table top CNC mills

-Arduino programming and Circuit board Manuf.

-Shop Bot CNC Router

-Vacuum forming and basic shop power tools and hand tools

Challenges:

Manning: Current configuration is a collateral duty; no permanent manning billet is allotted.

Internet Accessibility: Current Navy policy does not allow internet access to the Fab Lab.

Funding: Current budget plan does not account for Fab Lab materials or maintenance upkeep.

An emergency stop or “e-stop” button, which is a safety device used to shut off machinery in the event of equip-ment failure or when there is a potential for personal in-jury. An original manufactured e-stop button costs the Navy $12.50 “off the shelf” and can take two weeks to arrive. If the button is not available, ships in a pinch may pay nearly $1,400 for the entire control unit and are still hampered by the two-week turnaround.

Conversely, the part manufactured by SERMC in the Fab Lab costs about $0.48 and takes less than five hours to manufacture.

Example