Category Archives: Treadle Pump

Treadle Pump Workshop 2009

Posted on March 31, 2009 by jb

University of Michigan BLUELab Guatemala Team Starting fall 2008 a group of dedicated, energetic and really bright students from the University of Michigan  BLUELab accepted a challenge from the Appropriate Technology Collaborative (ATC).  To design a treadle pump using only … Continue reading →

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Open Source Treadle Pump

Posted on March 8, 2009 by jb

Treadle Pump Prototype A team of students from the University of Michigan BLUELab produced their first prototype of a treadle pump in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala last week. There are currently many treadle pumps patented and manufactured by NGOs, but the BLUELab … Continue reading →

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Posting From Guatemala

Posted on February 24, 2009 by jb

We arrived in Guatemala Sat. Feb 21st.  The University of Michigan BLUELab team was held up in Miami overnight so we arranged to pick them up directly from the Guatemala City Airport on Sunday and head directly to Quetzaltenango (Xela, … Continue reading →

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