AMP Lab

AMP Lab — Western Michigan University

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

13341

sq. ft.

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Ed Bloom

Vice President, Education

The AMP lab is a unique, collaborative venture between Western Michigan University (WMU), Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) and the private industry to provide technical training in advanced manufacturing for GRCC students. It serves as maker space for WMU’s engineering program, and continuing education, research and development for private industry.

Innovative manufacturing lab
Hands-on maker space
R&D for private industry

The facility includes 3D printers and scanners, a CAD/CAM lab, plasma cutter, laser cutter, welding station, metrology equipment and prototyping tools.

The AMP lab construction design ties into the existing building systems and adjacent construction layout. The renovation consisted of remodeling roughly 13,300 sq. ft. consisting of interior building structure demo, building finishes demo, MEP demo with all new finishes, new mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for an industrial and manufacturing training facility.