Lane Innovation Hub

 

Overview of Services

The Lane Innovation Hub is a suite of design, machining, building, and fabrication techniques for creating prototypes. Located in the Engineering Sciences Building on the Evansdale Campus, the Lane Innovation Hub is open to individuals and groups from both inside the WVU community and broader state community. Users of the Lane Innovation Hub Maker Space can get equipment training to develop their ideas into working prototypes, or use the Lane Innovation Hub Service Center to have components made for research or entrepreneurial projects.

 

The Lane Innovation Hub Facilities.

Lane Innovation Hub Service Center is focused on producing designs and prototypes from our WVU faculty, students, and staff as well as entrepreneurs and companies from around our state. This facility is capable of supporting projects from a wide variety of sources including projects external to WVU and government funded projects.

Lane Innovation Hub Maker-Space is dedicated to empowering our WVU students and courses with training and access to a wide variety of fabrication and electronics prototyping equipment. This facility is focused on enabling our WVU community by providing the opportunity and skills necessary for them to make their ideas reality.

 

Lane Innovation Hub Lab Locations 

Rapid Prototyping Lab (ESB G85)
Comprehensive benchtop-scale prototyping facility with equipment including:

  • 3D printers
  • 3D scanners
  • CAD/CAM, graphic, and industrial design software
  • CNC plasma cutting table
  • CNC Router Table
  • Milling and turning machines
  • General hand tools and workspace
  • Laser cutters
  • Fully equipped Hot Works area (Welding)
  • Vacuum former
  • Woodworking tools
  • Sheet metal tools
  • iN-Hub Material Store

Advanced Manufacturing Lab (ESB G86)
Comprehensive industrial-scale prototyping facility with equipment including:

  • 4-Axis CNC Mill
  • CNC lathe
  • Water-jet cutting table
  • Manual mills and lathes
  • Electronic Discharge Machine (EDM)

Electronics Prototyping Lab (ESB G75E)
Electronincs focused prototyping facility with equipment including:

  • PCB mill/laser
  • Reflow oven
  • Stencil printer
  • SMD/BGA rework station
  • Electronics workbenches
  • Electonincs prototyping wall
  • In-Hub Electronincs Store

Metal 3D Printing Lab (ESB G59)

  • Small volume metal 3D printer capable of printing parts in 316 Stainless Steel

How to Access Services

To be trained to use equipment within the Lane Innovation Hub: 

  • Go in-person to either the Rapid Prototyping Lab (ESB G85) or the Electronics Prototyping Lab (ESB G75E).
  • Register for a free LIH Maker-Space account. (This is not an iLab account)
  • Once you have made a LIH Maker-Space accout you can schedule equipment training at the front desk of either the Rapid Prototyping Lab (ESB G85) or the Electronics Prototyping Lab (ESB G75E).

 

To use the Lane Innovation Hub fabrication services: 

  • Click the Request Services tab
  • Look for Design/Manufacturing Service Request
  • Follow the Initiate Request link
  • Enter required information on Engineering Innovation Hub Pay-Per Service Request Form and attach necessary files
  • Lane Innovation Hub staff will review the request and Agree to request once review is complete
  • A cost estimate will be provided and user will need to approve estimate before being placed in queue

To have the Lane Innovation Hub 3D print a part:

  • Click the Request Services tab
  • Look for 3D Print Request
  • Follow the Initiate Request link
  • Enter required information on 3D Printing Request Form and attach necessary files
  • Lane Innovation Hub staff will review the request and Agree to request once review is complete
  • An estimate will be provided and user will need to approve estimate before being placed in queue

 

Lane Innovation Hub Technical Staff

Jordan Friend

LIH Service Center Manager  (ESB G85)

(304) 293-0860

jordan.friend@mail.wvu.edu

 

Michael Loop

LIH Maker Space Manager  (ESB G85)

(304) 293-0860

jordan.friend@mail.wvu.edu

 

Kelsey Crawford

Shop Manager for Advanced Manufacturing Prototyping Lab (ESB G86)

(304) 293-0860

kelsey.crawford@mail.wvu.edu

 

Josh Wallace

Shop Manager for Electronics Prototyping Lab (ESB G75E)

(304) 293-0860

jbwallace@mail.wvu.edu

 

 

Hours of operation

Hours Locations

Monday through Friday

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Engineering Sciences Building
1306 Evansdale Dr.
Morgantown, WV 26505


Links and Resources

Lane Innovation Hub Website  |  Lane Innovation Document Library | 

 

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Dustin Spayde
Director
 
(304) 293-0860
 
dustin.spayde@mail.wvu.edu
 
ESB G85
 
Jordan Friend
Service Center Manager
 
(304) 293-0860
 
jordan.friend@mail.wvu.edu
 
ESB G85
 
Michael Loop
Maker Space Manager
 
(304) 293-0860
 
michael.loop@mail.wvu.edu
 
ESB G85
 
Kelsey Crawford
Shop Manager
 
(304) 293-0860
 
kelsey.crawford@mail.wvu.edu
 
ESB G86
 
Josh Wallace
Shop Manager
 
(304) 293-0860
 
jbwallace@mail.wvu.edu
 
ESB G75E
 

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Equipment

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LPKF ProtoMat S104 PCB Milling Machine View calendar
PACE TF 2800 BGA/SMD Rework System View calendar
LPKF Protolaser ST PCB Laser Structuring System View calendar
PACE PRC2000-TH Soldering Station View calendar
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LPKF ProtoPrint S PCB Solder Paste Printer View calendar
LPKF ProtoFlow S N2 Reflow Oven View calendar

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