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Cook Stove Site Visit Reveals Improved Environmental and Health Outcomes
Field Ready recently conducted a site visit in Kathmandu Valley to document the impact of improvements made to cook stoves in the area...
Feb 10, 20171 min read


Field Ready Achieves First Mobile Solar-Power-Pack Supported 3D Print in the Field
Field Ready's Design and Production Engineer, Ram Chandra Thapa, and Nepal Innovation Advisor, Ben Britton, joined a World Vision Health...
Jan 26, 20172 min read


Scaling up local production: introducing our new 'kits' program
Field Ready enables our most useful designs to be replicated in other places; by anyone, anywhere and at anytime. This is done by...
Jan 11, 20172 min read


Transformative Progress in the Field
Field Ready closed 2016 on a strong note and aims to make 2017 equally positive. Our programs helped thousands of people through such...
Dec 29, 20161 min read


The Power of Partnerships
Why does Field Ready collaborate with those we serve? Field Ready Director Eric James shared his thoughts - recently featured on...
Dec 13, 20161 min read


Field Ready Selected "Journey to Scale" Winner
Field Ready is one of three organizations selected in a very competitive global process for a prestigious new initiative from the...
Nov 30, 20161 min read


Improving Health Outcomes for Children
Giving children a healthy start is a considerable challenge in crisis-affected areas. Children make up 50% of crisis-affected populations...
Nov 18, 20161 min read


Measuring Material Tensile Strength
Have you ever tried to measure tensile strength for materials? Often, the process requires a test machine in a lab that could cost more...
Nov 8, 20163 min read


3D Printing Spare Parts for Vital Medical Equipment in the Field
Field Ready has worked in Nepal with Trishuli District Hospital to fix and maintain vital medical equipment using 3D printed parts. The...
Oct 12, 20162 min read


3D Printing Easy-to-Assemble Custom Antennas for Emergency Communications
HAM radio enthusiasts played an important role in the Nepal earthquake response, relaying important messages to the army and police...
Oct 11, 20161 min read


Making Water Pipe Fittings in the Field
In the recovery from the earthquake, aid agencies are working hard to rebuild water systems in communities. However, making an effective...
Oct 4, 20162 min read


Designing 3D Printable Medical Devices
Field Ready has been working with World Vision to start developing a catalogue of 3D printable medical items that can be made in Health...
Sep 29, 20162 min read


Field Ready Prints 430 Spare Parts for World Vision Distribution
World Vision Nepal recently procured 430 improved cook stoves from South African-based company African Clean Energy to distribute as part...
Sep 22, 20161 min read


Field Ready Builds Emergency Response Capacity
Field Ready has demonstrated its approach to transforming humanitarian logistics in a variety of countries and contexts. Yet the reality...
Sep 12, 20162 min read


3D Printable Educational Tools for Reconstruction
One of the more common requests Field Ready receives for 3D printing in Nepal includes educational models for teaching reconstruction...
Aug 30, 20161 min read


The Humanitarian Sector Meets Its Makers: FAB12 Conference
An exciting new era is arising, with many more opportunities for collaboration between humanitarians and makers. In mid-August, the...
Aug 23, 20161 min read


Iterative design of a set of 3D printed tweezers
What is it like to design a 3D printed part? We would like to share with you a recent example of the of the journey we take when...
Jul 20, 20162 min read


Field Ready uses 3D printing for metal casting
Field Ready has been working closely with local innovator Madhukar KC on his improved cookstove design. It has been a great way to...
Jul 15, 20162 min read


First Test of Pipe Fitting App for 3D Printing Means Safe Water Pipe Fittings in Nepal
Lack of available safe water pipe fittings is a key issue Field Ready has identified in Nepal. In IDP camps improvised pipe fittings were...
Jul 7, 20161 min read


Field Ready Speaks with MSF: Delhi Scientific Day & Toronto Logistics Conference
Recently Field Ready was invited to speak at two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) conferences. The first was the Scientific Day held in...
Jun 29, 20162 min read
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