Faculty and students have been given access to an array of production services at the facility.
Purdue University has launched an $18.5m complex, dubbed Bechtel Innovation Design Centre (BIDC), to help turn engineering designs into physical prototypes.
The centre will also provide potential researchers with services such as product testing. Utilities that can be accessed at the centre include waterjet and laser cutters, a laser engraver, 3D plastic printing access and electronics assembly tools.
The facility is primarily geared toward students at Purdue’s College of Engineering and Purdue Polytechnic Institute, the latter of which awards…
