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Bechtel Innovation Design Center (BIDC)

Bechtel Innovation Design Center (BIDC)

  • Available to all Purdue University students
  • Located in BIDC 229
  • Open 10:30am - 4:00pm (during the summer, subject to change) see schedule
  • 3 Lulzbot Mini FDM Printers
  • 3 Lulzbot Taz 6 FDM Printers
  • 25 gram limit per student per week on free PLA material supplied by the lab
  • Users can use their own materialPhoto of the BIDC 3D Printing Lab

EPICS Lab

EPICS Lab

  • Available to only Engineering Computer Network (ECN) students
  • Located in ARMS (Armstrong Hall)1095
  • Open 8:30am - 5:30pm see schedule
  • 1 Dremel 3D Idea Builder
  • 1 Ultimaker 2 Extended

Photo of floor plan for EPICS Lab Spaces

The Ideas to Innovation Laboratory (I2I)

The Ideas to Innovation Laboratory (I2I)

  • Only available to students within the School of Engineering Education
  • Located in ARMS (Armstrong Hall) B098-A
  • Open 9:00am - 3:00pm (subject to change)
  • 2 Objet Eden350
  • 1 Objet Eden350V
  • Printing Cost
    • Model Resin: $0.20 per gram
    • Support Material: $0.10 per gram

BoilerMAKER Lab

The BoilerMAKER Lab

  • Available to all Purdue University students
  • Located in Knoy 155
  • Open 10:00am - 7:00pm, Monday - Friday
  • 3 Lulzbot Mini FDM Printers
  • 6 Lulzbot Taz 5/6 FDM Printers
  • 1 Stratasys Eden 350V
  • 8 computer work stations that have 3D design software
  • 25 gram limit per student per week on free PLA material supplied by the lab
  • Users can use their own materialImage of the BoilerMAKER Lab in Knoy 155

Purdue 3D Printing Club (3DPC)

Purdue 3D Printing Club (3DPC)

  • Available to all Purdue University students
  • Cost may vary depending on membership status
    • MemberS: Free FDM (filament) printing
    • Non-members: $0.15 per gram
    • Resin printers cost $0.30 per mL resin used
  • Located in ARMS (Armstrong Hall) B098 Prototyping Studio
  • Open 9:00am - 5:00pm see schedule
  • 6 Polar 3D 1.0 Printers
  • 1 Ultimaker 2+
  • 2 Form 2
  • 3 Robo3D R1
  • 1 lab computer

Photo outside of the Purdue 3D Printing Club lab

ME 3D Print Lab

ME 3D Print Lab

  • Only available to Mechanical Engineering students
  • Located in ME basement
  • Fall Semester Hours TBD
  • Makerbots