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Bring Your Idea to Life

If you have an idea for a product or need to find a solution to a problem, STEAMSHOP can equip you with the know-how needed to achieve your solution. STEAMSHOP offers instruction in design and training on digital fabrication equipment. Access to experts in IUP’s Eberly College of Business and the University of Pittsburgh’s Small Business Development Center at IUP provides a robust resource for entrepreneurs. 

Explore Becoming a Maker

What can you do in STEAMSHOP?

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Explore becoming a Maker

What can you do in STEAMSHOP?

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Learn

Regular workshops offer skill-building in creative problem-solving, design, and tool use. Get the skills you need to be a maker. No experience is required.

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Training Resources

Video tutorials and videoconference workshops. 

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Business and Community Memberships

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Make

Explore working with a variety of materials while learning design and rapid prototyping. STEAMSHOP is perfect for people interested in becoming a maker and developing proficiency in using digital fabrication technology.

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Support for Entrepreneurs

Programs and consultation for small businesses.

Facilities

IUP Students—you are already STEAMSHOP members. Schedule your certification training and you will be able to independently begin using STEAMSHOP equipment. You also get a discount on workshops offered and purchase stocked materials at cost! Local Businesses and Community Members—you can become a STEAMSHOP member. Purchasing a membership gives you access to equipment and discount pricing for workshops. Memberships are paid month-to-month and can be canceled at any time.

STEAMSHOP Facility

Learn how students from all academic disciplines use technology to create objects that would otherwise seem impossible to make.

STEAMSHOP at IUP
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Using the Space

Our space is open to IUP students, faculty, and staff, as well as businesses and community members.

To aid in training and help everyone stay current with our resources, please check out our training videos:

How to use RDWorks, the software that controls “printing” (sending cutting jobs) to the laser cutters.

How to operate the Rabbit Laser Cutter

How to cut with the Roland Vinyl Cutter

How to operate the ShopBot CNC Router

Save our YouTube Playlist to get all the latest updates: STEAMSHOP Training Video Playlist