An open ideation, product development, and prototyping center staffed by skilled students guiding innovators and entrepreneurs through early development stages.
Located on the first floor of Burke Center at Penn State Behrend, the James R. Meehl Innovation Commons is open to all entrepreneurs and innovators throughout Erie County and the surrounding region, including those at the student level, who are seeking a place to organize, collaborate, compose, and construct their ideas.
Product Development and Prototyping
Penn State students will work directly with you, offering help with:
- Early-stage product design
- Computer-aided drafting
- Electrical component design
- No-cost 3D printing of prototypes
- Laser cutting and engraving
- 3D scanning
- Product feasibility consultation
- 3D printer technical support
- App development with expert User Experience (UX) design
- Additive manufacturing consultation for industry
- Industry 4.0 consultation and training for industry
Ideation and Collaboration Space
- Comfortable setting
- Whiteboard space and writable tables
- High-end computing with the help of Penn State students
Have an idea? We want to help!
- To access the Innovation Commons, call 814-898-6971. Provide information about your invention or business:
- What is your idea?
- How far along in development are you?
- What do you think you need the most help with?
- If you don’t know what you need, then answering this question is where we will begin.
- Support Innovation in Our Region
- Help the James R. Meehl Innovation Commons continue to freely serve inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in the region. Make a donation today.
