Mobile Wool Factory

Mobile Wool Factory

ransportable production unit capable of processing wool closer to its source and increasing accessibility for local producers.

Inspired by the mobile shearing services already operating across Alpine regions, as well as in the mobile Fab Labs, this concept combines a transportable wool processing facility with a mobile makerspace. Washing, drying, carding and spinning could happen directly on farms, while workshops and fabrication equipment would allow producers, schools and local communities to experiment with new wool products on site.

General Information

ActivityBiomaterial Making Production scaleMicro-manufacturing Sector focusManufacturing LicensingNonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-BC-SA) TRL3. Experimental proof of concept

How to

Curating service providers to create a fleet of mobile wool processing factories.

Conclusion

The project at the prototyping phase

Low-tech Criteria

Simplicity3 Efficiency5 Durability4 Maintainability2 Ease of use5 Local4

Resources

Woolshed Factory Catalogue, 2026