UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Invent Penn State’s all-new rapid prototyping and fabrication space, OriginLabs, is set to officially open its doors to the public on Wednesday, March 22, during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC.
Faculty, staff, students, and community members alike are invited to stop in and visit from 2 to 4 p.m. to chat with technicians, check out equipment and explore the various lab spaces.
OriginLabs, located on the first and mezzanine floors of the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in downtown State College, is a 7,000-square foot space designed to allow users to design, prototype, and test potential solutions for their startups or ideas.
The well-appointed facilities give users access to a breadth of materials and methodologies for production, with dedicated lab spaces including woodworking, metalworking, surfacing, welding, digital fabrication, and additive…