Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain

[EN] This article presents a comparative analysis of digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs) in Mexico and Spain. It is argued that DMLs, also known as makerspaces or FabLabs, play a key role in innovation and experimentation, but that their success depends on the relationships they establish with...

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Autores: Bueno Castellanos, Carmen, Fernández-Baldor, Álvaro|||0000-0001-8048-2916
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/230263
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs)
Governmental support
Transformative innovation
Embeddedness
08.- Fomentar el crecimiento económico sostenido, inclusivo y sostenible, el empleo pleno y productivo, y el trabajo decente para todos
09.- Desarrollar infraestructuras resilientes, promover la industrialización inclusiva y sostenible, y fomentar la innovación
10.- Reducir las desigualdades entre países y dentro de ellos
12.- Garantizar las pautas de consumo y de producción sostenibles
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spelling Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and SpainBueno Castellanos, CarmenFernández-Baldor, Álvaro|||0000-0001-8048-2916Digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs)Governmental supportTransformative innovationEmbeddedness08.- Fomentar el crecimiento económico sostenido, inclusivo y sostenible, el empleo pleno y productivo, y el trabajo decente para todos09.- Desarrollar infraestructuras resilientes, promover la industrialización inclusiva y sostenible, y fomentar la innovación10.- Reducir las desigualdades entre países y dentro de ellos12.- Garantizar las pautas de consumo y de producción sostenibles[EN] This article presents a comparative analysis of digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs) in Mexico and Spain. It is argued that DMLs, also known as makerspaces or FabLabs, play a key role in innovation and experimentation, but that their success depends on the relationships they establish with social actors, such as local governments, universities, and firms. Key concepts of the transformative innovation approach such as ¿protective space¿ and ¿embeddedness¿ are introduced, which allow us to understand how DMLs operate within a complex system. The comparative analysis of a DML in Mexico City (Mexico) and a DML in Valencia (Spain) allows us to identify similarities and differences in their operational contexts. While the Mexican DML faces a lack of government support and dependence on the private sector, the Spanish one benefits from strong institutional support and public policies that facilitate its development. This results in greater stability and capacity for action for the Valencian FabLab VLC compared to the Mexican FabLab Finally, we reflect on how the embeddedness received from different social actors affects the autonomy and transformative capacity of DMLs, suggesting that while both labs have the potential to innovate, their contexts and relationships determine their effectiveness and sustainability in the digital sociotechnical system.The Spanish case study did not receive external funding. The Mexican case received funding from Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, Futuros imaginados: Innovación, tecnología e inclusion social (2021 2023) Project Social Sciences call 2020.MDPI AGInstituto de Gestión de la Innovación y del ConocimientoDepartamento de Proyectos de IngenieríaEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería IndustrialUniversidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de MéxicoRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20252025-07-07journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/230263reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento (by)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/2302632026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
title Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
spellingShingle Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
Bueno Castellanos, Carmen
Digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs)
Governmental support
Transformative innovation
Embeddedness
08.- Fomentar el crecimiento económico sostenido, inclusivo y sostenible, el empleo pleno y productivo, y el trabajo decente para todos
09.- Desarrollar infraestructuras resilientes, promover la industrialización inclusiva y sostenible, y fomentar la innovación
10.- Reducir las desigualdades entre países y dentro de ellos
12.- Garantizar las pautas de consumo y de producción sostenibles
title_short Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
title_full Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
title_fullStr Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
title_full_unstemmed Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
title_sort Transformative Potential of Digital Manufacturing Laboratories: Insights from Mexico and Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bueno Castellanos, Carmen
Fernández-Baldor, Álvaro|||0000-0001-8048-2916
author Bueno Castellanos, Carmen
author_facet Bueno Castellanos, Carmen
Fernández-Baldor, Álvaro|||0000-0001-8048-2916
author_role author
author2 Fernández-Baldor, Álvaro|||0000-0001-8048-2916
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Instituto de Gestión de la Innovación y del Conocimiento
Departamento de Proyectos de Ingeniería
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial
Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs)
Governmental support
Transformative innovation
Embeddedness
08.- Fomentar el crecimiento económico sostenido, inclusivo y sostenible, el empleo pleno y productivo, y el trabajo decente para todos
09.- Desarrollar infraestructuras resilientes, promover la industrialización inclusiva y sostenible, y fomentar la innovación
10.- Reducir las desigualdades entre países y dentro de ellos
12.- Garantizar las pautas de consumo y de producción sostenibles
topic Digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs)
Governmental support
Transformative innovation
Embeddedness
08.- Fomentar el crecimiento económico sostenido, inclusivo y sostenible, el empleo pleno y productivo, y el trabajo decente para todos
09.- Desarrollar infraestructuras resilientes, promover la industrialización inclusiva y sostenible, y fomentar la innovación
10.- Reducir las desigualdades entre países y dentro de ellos
12.- Garantizar las pautas de consumo y de producción sostenibles
description [EN] This article presents a comparative analysis of digital manufacturing laboratories (DMLs) in Mexico and Spain. It is argued that DMLs, also known as makerspaces or FabLabs, play a key role in innovation and experimentation, but that their success depends on the relationships they establish with social actors, such as local governments, universities, and firms. Key concepts of the transformative innovation approach such as ¿protective space¿ and ¿embeddedness¿ are introduced, which allow us to understand how DMLs operate within a complex system. The comparative analysis of a DML in Mexico City (Mexico) and a DML in Valencia (Spain) allows us to identify similarities and differences in their operational contexts. While the Mexican DML faces a lack of government support and dependence on the private sector, the Spanish one benefits from strong institutional support and public policies that facilitate its development. This results in greater stability and capacity for action for the Valencian FabLab VLC compared to the Mexican FabLab Finally, we reflect on how the embeddedness received from different social actors affects the autonomy and transformative capacity of DMLs, suggesting that while both labs have the potential to innovate, their contexts and relationships determine their effectiveness and sustainability in the digital sociotechnical system.
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