Penn State Altoona dedicates WPS Office Solutions 3-D Printer Lab

3D Lab dedication

Miniature 3D replicas of the Nittany Lion Shrine, created using the ProJet 460 Plus 3D printer, were printed for guests of the WPS Office Solutions 3-D Printer Lab dedication to commemorate the event.

Credit: Marissa Carney

ALTOONA, Pa. — The WPS Office Solutions 3-D Printer Lab at Penn State Altoona, located on the lower level of the Robert E. Eiche Library, was formally dedicated on Tuesday, April 26. Chancellor and Dean Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry gave remarks, in addition to Professor of Visual Arts Rebecca Strzelec, Supervisor of Engineering Laboratories Eric Beaver, engineering student Joseph Calibeo, and Debra J. Dellaposta, president of WPS Office Solutions.

WPS Office Solutions made a commitment of $100,000 in support of Penn State Altoona’s Engineering and Visual Art Studies programs, which included the ProJet 460 Plus 3D printer as an in-kind gift and established the WPS Enhancement Fund, an enduring source of funding to support the acquisition and maintenance of technology within the lab.

The recently established Center for Additive Manufacturing and Printing or "The CAMP" is located in the WPS Office Solutions 3-D Printer Lab. The CAMP is funded and supported by the Engineering and Visual Art departments and area businesses — including WPS Office Solutions — and was created to provide a resource for students, faculty and staff across the Penn State Altoona campus community to explore Additive Manufacturing (3D printing).

Each guest at the dedication received a miniature 3D replica of the Nittany Lion Shrine, created using the ProJet 460 Plus 3D printer, to commemorate the event.