HES-SO Valais – Wallis representatives visit LF2L

8 March 2024 -

On March 07, 2024, the Lorraine Fab Living Lab, the teaching and research support platform of ENSGSI and ERPI, was pleased to welcome a delegation from the Swiss University of Applied Sciences, HES-SO Valais – Wallis.

The delegation consisted of :

  • Ms Joëlle Mastelic, Energy Living Lab, Industrial Innovation course leader (Industrial Systems)
  • Mr Christophe Bianchi, head of the Industrial Systems Institute, HEI delegate to the Fabulle Copil (innovation laboratory)
  • Mr. Steve Quibus, Fab Region Sion project manager (financed by InnoSuisse), bio-sourced rapid prototyping for local SMEs
  • Mr Rémi Heredero, Fabulle space coordinator
  • Mr Mathieu Soutrenon, professor of industrial systems, additive manufacturing, manufacturing of catalytic structures.
  • Mr. Kevin Pernet, FabLab President

After a word of welcome from ENSGSI Director Laure Morel and ERPI Director Mauricio Camargo, the day’s visit began with a pedagogical meeting on the benefits of having a FabLab and a Living Lab as teaching aids.

This was followed by a visit to the Green Fab Lab, to explain the concept and showcase the plastic recycling achievements of the Green FabLab.

Finally, the day’s visit concluded with a research meeting during which the two teams exchanged views on their common research themes.

After a day rich in discussions, the two teams parted with an invitation to the LF2L team to visit their Fablab and Living Lab at the HES-SO Valais – Wallis in Switzerland.