The Fabrication Lab serves as a practical laboratory extension of classroom theory. The Lab is equipped for all phases of woodworking, metalworking, and machining, as well as digital fabrication with CNC routing, laser cutting, and 3D printing. The lab is available to all University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design students and to all students enrolled in ancillary Weitzman courses.  All eligible students must complete the mandatory Safety Course in order to utilize any of the Lab's resources.

 

Safety Course

-You must complete the online Lab Safety Course Module in Workday before you may enter the Lab and use any of its resources.  You must log in to Workday and activate your learning account in order to access the Safety Course (Workday homepage -> Announcements -> Activate Learning Account).  After activating you may need to refresh the browser or open the course in a new browser to jumpstart the action. If you do not see the activation prompt in 'Announcements,' it may already be activated. 

-Please be sure to de-activate any pop-up blockers to allow the course pop-up window to open. 

-Use this link to access the module in Workday. 

-Please contact Toren Falck with any questions concerning this training.  Access activation for Penn ID cards can take up to two business days after completion to process through the system. Representations of previous experience cannot be accepted in lieu of completion of this safety course.

 

Summer Shop Hours (Summer Semester Only)

Wednesday - 9am-5pm

Thursday - 9am-5pm

Friday - 9am-5pm

 

Shop / Laser Hours (Fall and Spring Semesters only)

Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 7:00pm
Friday - 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11:00am - 6:00pm

CNC Milling / 3D Printing Staff Hours, Fall 2024

Due to a change in staffing, the CNC/3D staff have implemented a new schedule to best accommodate the busiest hours of operation.  We hope to fill the open staff position as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Monday: 9am – 6pm

Tuesday: 9am – 6pm

Wednesday: 9am – 5pm

Thursday: 9am – 6pm

Friday: 9am – 3pm

Saturday: CLOSED

Sunday: 11am – 6pm

*These are the hours that staff will be on-site. Not all hours are available for file submissions due to clean-up times and lunch break.  For submission appointment schedules, please refer to the online scheduling software.  Thank you!

*3D Printing Access Fall 2024*

The Lab's FDM and Resin printers are both still in the process of being installed in a newly designated ventilated space, and are temporarily unavailable for use at this time.  We will update this notice as soon as the situation changes.  Thank you for your patience.

 

Contact

Toren Falck
Digital Fabrication Manager
Room 409 Meyerson Hall
 
Laura Ledbetter
Laser Manager
Room 409 Meyerson Hall
llaura@upenn.edu