Welcome to
MIT FrED Factory

Revolutionizing Manufacturing Education

What is FrED?

Learning Factory in a Box. Shipped to your home.

Fiber Extrusion Device (FrED) is a desktop-scale system that mimics a continuous fiber draw process for hands-on learning in data analytics, control systems, and smart manufacturing. This low-cost (COGS <$200), lab-in-a-box solution aims to make hands-on manufacturing engineering education and research more accessible.

What is FrED Factory?

HMLV Production Space and Learning Factory

FrED Factory is a high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) production facility located on MIT campus to produce educational and research devices such as FrED, which simultaneously serves as a functioning factory and educational facility for teaching and research.