The EDIR team can link industry partners with a variety of hands-on maker spaces across campus.
These spaces offer the opportunity to perform hands-on work with the latest technology across a variety of industries. The Student Innovation Center has the widest array of maker spaces, including:
- The Boeing Advanced Fabrication and Assembly Metal and Wood Shop (room 1211), which has a variety of large saws, lathes, presses, sanders, mills and other fabrication equipment
- A digital media production studio (room 0140) with space and tools for recording and editing videos, television programs, and podcasts and other audio
- An electronics, textiles and 3D printing shop (room 2222) with numerous 3D printers, gear for working on electronics, and textile production equipment, including two automatic knitting machines and a digital loom
- The Primo Ceschia Family Digital Modeling and Visualization Laboratory (room 2261) for producing virtual and augmented reality
- A heavy metal shop (room 0235) equipped with everything needed to work with metal rod, bar, and sheet stock material (sign up through the metal and wood shop)
- A composites shop (room 0212) for creating and laying up composites, outfitted with a walk-in freezer
- Rooms for dynamometer engine testing (rooms 0244 and 0246), where hobbyists and student organizations can test the durability of engines
- A paint and finishing shop (room 1221) with tables and a paint booth with ventilation and filters so painting can be done indoors
The EDIR team can assist outside organizations and individuals to access these maker spaces and others around campus.