NJIT’s makerspace is undergoing improvements
Changes are afoot in the campus makerspace, with plans coming together for adding new equipment and laboratories, provisioning the 10,000-square-foot expansion and developing more kinds of training.
The main space opened in December 2017, replacing an older facility known at various times as Campus Manufacturing Services or Factory of the Future. It now has three full-time employees and 10-15 student workers depending on requirements and schedules. Construction for the new section should be done by the end of this semester, with an opening to follow when more staff are hired.
The new area has three floors. The first floor will include a front lobby, training room, project room and open collaboration area, said Dan Brateris,…
