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Engineering Innovation Studio

As our technical society becomes more digital, modern engineering students must balance complex theory in lecture courses with an opportunity to realize creativity in a real-world fabrication space. The Engineering Innovation Studio (EIS) in the College of Engineering at Boise State University is home to an engineering education with essential experiential learning through state-of-the-art equipment, software, and trained personnel to guide students in career skill building.

DISCOVER YOUR PASSION

Hear from engineering, construction management, and computer science majors on how the Engineering Innovation Studio has impacted their time as a College of Engineering student.

STUDENT PREPAREDNESS

Students utilizing the EIS work through various training levels, known as “tags” to receive access to equipment, tools, and different resources. The studio features four tag levels: 

  • White- Allows access to hand tools, 3D printers, laser-cutter, paint booth, and workstations
  • Blue- Allows access to general fabrication tools (drill presses, bandsaws, etc.)
  • Green- Allows access to welders and plasma cutters
  • Orange- Allows access to mills, lathes, etc.

EIS Equipment

Pre-Production

Collaboration and Design Resources

Group collaboration areas
Design software/display stations

Prototyping

6 Prusa 3D printers, including 1 Multi-color
3 Delta 3D printers, including 1 ceramic printer
laser cutter/engraver

Production

Fabrication

2 drill press
horizontal bandsaw
3 vertical bandsaws
hydraulic press
belt sander
2 pedestal grinders
bench polishing and wire brush wheel
arbor press
sheet metal shear
sheet metal brake
bead roller
pipe/tubing bender
various hand tools and handheld power tools
foam cutting hotwire

Machining

8 lathes (Jet, Monarch, Sharp, Red, Haas & Tida)
5 mills (Sharp manual and 2 Sharp CNC mills, 1 mini mill)
CNC & Hand-held plasma

Hot Work

metal foundry
forge
TIG welder
3 MIG welders
arc welder
handheld plasma
CNC Plasma
oxy-acetylene
hot cut-off saw
grinders

Electronics

electronics workbench
oscilloscope
soldering irons
power supplies
signal generator
wire supply station

Finishing

dedicated paint booth
polishing equipment
sandblasting
assembly benches

Woodworking/Plastics

table saw
scroll saw
vertical band saw
compound miter saw
dust collection system
nailers
fixturing station
various hand tools

Our Engineering Innovation Studio is filled with state-of-the-art equipment to allow students to develop machining skills. Our new HAAS TL1 lathe is just one of the tools students can use for projects.

USE THE ENGINEERING INNOVATION STUDIO

As our technical society becomes more digital, modern engineering students must balance complex theory in lecture courses with an opportunity to realize creativity in a real-world fabrication space. Our students now have over 1,000 hours of access to equipment, software, and trained personnel to help them master their skills.

Hours:  Monday thru Friday

9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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