The Design /Create / Innovate Lab
The Design/Create/Innovate Lab is a makerspace that supports interdisciplinary learning among all Chapman University students, staff, and faculty. This space aims to inspire the next generation of makers as well as provide the tools and resources to innovate, create, and bring ideas to life.
This space provides all Chapman students, staff, and faculty with access to a wide variety of equipment to meet all of their design and fabrication needs. The makerspace is divided into two rooms: the Prototyping Lab, Swenson Hall room N103, and the Manufacturing Lab, Swenson Hall room N102. Additionally, across the hall is the Tech Shop, Swenson Hall room N106 which houses some additional equipment.
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The Design/Create/Innovate Lab is located in the Fowler School of Engineering at Chapman University (450 N Center St. Orange, CA 92866).
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Our spaces
Prototyping Lab
The Prototyping Lab serves as the cleaner and quieter side of the makerspace. It is mainly equipped with different types of additive manufacturing tools (3D printing) as well as equipment for printed circuit board (PCB) prototyping and assembly.
Equipment
Ultimaker S3/S5 FDM 3D Printers
Makerbot Method FDM 3D printer
Formlabs Form 3 SLA 3D Printers
Markforged X7 FDM Continuous Fiber 3D printer
Formlabs Fuse 1 SLS 3D Printers
Stratasys J850 Polyjet 3D printer
Roland True VIS SG2-300 vinyl printer-cutter
LPKF ProtoLaser R4 laser etcher
LPKF ProtoFlow S4 reflow oven
LPKF ProtoPrint S4 stencil printer
And possibly more!
Manufacturing Lab
The Manufacturing Lab serves as the noiser and messier side of the makerspace. It is mainly equipped with different types of subtractive manufacturing from 2D fabrication equipment like laser cutters and a waterjet to 3D subtractive machining like CNC mills.
Equipment
Universal Laser Systems PLS6.150D laser cutters
Universal Laser Systems VLS6.75 laser cutter
WAZER Waterjet
Roland MDX-50 CNC mill
Tormach 770MX CNC mill
Jet HVBS-10-DMWC 10” Horizontal/Vertical Bandsaw
Jet JMD-18PFN Mill/Drill
Jet SBR-40M, 30" 3 IN 1 Shear, Brake and Roll
Various other smaller tools and hand tools
Tech Shop
While this space is not technically part of the DCI Lab, the Tech Shop serves as both a classroom and a space for students to work on their projects. Additionally, it houses some additional equipment such as 3D printers and electronic test bench equipment.
Equipment
Prusa MK3S 3D Printers
Prusa SL1 Resin Printers
Prusa CW1 Stations
Prusa MMU2 Units
Lulzbot TAZ Pro
Creality CR-10 S5
Keysight True RMS Multimeters
Keysight Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Keysight Spectrum Analyzers
Keysight DC Power Supplies
Keysight Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes
Keysight Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Keysight Microwave Analyzer
Keysight RF Signal Generator
Keysight CXA Signal Analyzer