Practical CAD/CAM – A convergence for Open-Source Software and DIY Hardware

Most researchers/professionals in Nigeria are faced with prototyping challenges and our universities lacks labs for entry level project designs that meets level industry standards. The essence of this workshop is to provide fundamental exposure on the use of open-source software and hands-on hardware leveraging CAD/CAM prototyping ecosystems. Industry practitioners, researchers and government agencies will benefit from the knowledge needed for the 4^th industrial revolution. The highlights of the workshop will include general overview of low cost/open-source tools, raw material sourcing, CAD/CAM prototyping, workflow lean cycles and assembly will all be discussed.

• To enhance industry project skills for early and mid-career academics/professionals in Nigeria.
• To expose participants to CNC Machines built from locally available Low-Cost Raw Materials
• CAD/CAM prototyping and manufacturing
• Learn workflow from concept to finished products using CNCs
• Use case prototypes and Demos- CNC machines with PCBs, and Robot prototyping.

To learn the CAD/CAM skills, design concepts, and open tools needed achieve 4IR.

Mode of Delivery: Face-to-Face (open lecture sessions)

Target Audience: Early and Mid-career Academics/Professionals

Duration: 2 hours.

Facilitator: Engr. Emmanuel Ayegba

Emmanuel Ayegba holds a B. Eng in Electrical Electronics Engineering from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria. He has experience of over 20 years working in various capacities as an Engineer in the Oil and Gas Industry and simultaneously working as CEO/Lead Researcher at A1 TRONIX R&D LABS, a privately owned research laboratory and DIY maker space dedicated to the design, construction, and testing of various innovative products such as CNC routers, Blast freezers for bulk ICE production, UPS systems for renewable energy applications, Automatic Transfer Switches, Electronic Billboards etc. His primary areas of research include development of Low-Cost Programmable Logic Controllers for various Automation projects, Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, Embedded systems Design, Computer Numeric Control (CNC), Robotics, Home Automation.

He has designed control and automation systems for diverse projects including, Water Treatment Plants, Incinerators for waste management, Gas Flares for the Oil and Gas Industry. He was part of a team that placed third in a national competition on design of process equipment and process plants organized by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Nigeria with a project titled FLUIDISED BED REACTOR in 2005, Best Final year project – Solar Power UPS System and has won other state and national awards with other projects as a maker.

He was formerly a Technical Superintendent in charge of maintenance with Bourbon (a shipping/logistics company) and is in the startup phase of mass production of the various products being development at his research laboratory which also doubles as a Maker Space and training facility. Currently, he is a Member of IEEE and Robotics & Automation Society (RAS), an Industry collaborator to Federal University of Technology Owerri and a world bank facilitator with African Center of Excellence-SPED, UNN.