How to Get Started with the Idea2Product Lab

The 3rd annual State of 3D Printing, 2017 study from Sculpteo reports that 90% of companies using 3D Printing consider it a competitive advantage in their strategy. 3D printing is being used during the first phases of new product development and Sculpteo predicts 55% of companies will be spending more in 3D printing services and solutions in 2017. The Idea2Product…

I2P Staff Presents Stepper Motor Rendering at CURC

Idea2Product staff members, Will Van Noordt and Ray Huff, participated in the 2017 ‘Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase‘ (CURC). The CURC is held each April for students enrolled at CSU to showcase what they have learned from their scholarly research, scientific inquiry, and/or creative endeavors. The project presented by Van Noordt and Huff was created for their Engineering Design…

Students from Yamagata, Japan Visit The I2P Lab

Dr. David Greene, a professor in the department of occupational therapy, focuses his teachings mainly on disabilities and scenarios related to clinical biomechanics. He has worked with CSU for about 25 years now and has a background in occupational therapy as well as anatomy and education. Dr. Greene first heard about the Idea2Product lab when he received a call from an…

CSU Student Uses I2P Lab for 3D Print of Spinal Fusion Model

Kyle Tallakson, Colorado State University Mechanical Engineering major, is building a 3D printed spinal fusion in the Idea2Product lab for his Advance Additive Manufacturing Engineering, MECH 502. “The original project was to create a spinal fusion model. We took a CT scan (Computerized Tomography scan) and made it into a 3D model,” Tallakson said. Tallakson is working on the project with a team.…

Custom printed spacers help to fix the new Health Center’s tech problem

Have you ever had a need for something so specific, but the option is either buy something that is too expensive or try and make it on your own? Well, the new CSU Health Network can relate. “We are building a new CSU health network center over on College and Prospect, and we are installing many new computers in there,”…

Converting DICOM Files to 3D Printable Object Files Workshop

Chris Geanious, Instructional Designer for Colorado State University’s, The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), and Jim Wise, Idea2Product Staff Member and Colorado State University Student, taught a workshop on March 23rd on how to convert Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) to a 3D printable format. DICOM is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in…

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What is the Idea2Product Lab?

3D printing and scanning are revolutionary new technologies that have exploded in recent years, enabling virtually anyone to create things nearly as quickly and easily as imagining them. Now anyone can learn about it and do it, in a fully-equipped workshop, with training and expertise to help you all the way from idea to product!

CSU’s Idea2Product Lab (I2P) is a public-access facility for 3D printing, 3D scanning and related technology – a “3D Make Lab.” We provide rich expertise and education in order to use these powerful new 3D tools. We enable companies, students, entrepreneurs and “makers” of all ages – ANYONE – to use our lab to exercise their creative artistry and innovative spirit, and transform their ideas into things they can hold in their hand.

Our Mission

Empower: Educate (academic, STEM and industrial) in 3D printing and related technologies
Enable: Provide easy access to technology & expertise
Accelerate Innovation & Economic Development (throughout our communities)

Benefits of I2P

Learn about 3D printing, 3D scanning, and related technologies
Use our 3D Printing, scanning and other tools, hands-on, with expert help in a friendly, creative atmosphere
Transform your creative ideas into real things you can hold in your hand, try out on your new product or just share with your friends

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