Gannon MakerSpace partnered with NFI Empire to create custom automotive parts for Project REBORN 001, combining advanced manufacturing with a meaningful cause.

Gannon MakerSpace now offers ready-to-order automotive parts made in the USA and available directly through our online store.

Gannon’s Fall 2026 Open House gave visitors a closer look at the technology, creativity, and manufacturing happening inside the MakerSpace. From student projects to custom manufacturing and large-scale production, discover how the MakerSpace supports students, businesses, nonprofits, and organizations throughout the Erie community.

Gannon MakerSpace joined Manufacturing Day 2026 to showcase hands-on manufacturing and connect with the community. Discover how our 3D printing, prototyping, fabrication, and custom production services help businesses, nonprofits, organizations, and individuals bring ideas to life.

Gannon MakerSpace joined Homecoming 2026 with custom Gannon merchandise and personalized creations. From event merch to large-scale custom production, see how MakerSpace can help businesses, nonprofits, and organizations bring their ideas to life.

At the Gannon MakerSpace, we recently took on a project we are especially proud of. A full-size Liberty Bell, 3D printed right here in our lab. The bell was created to celebrate America 250, and it came together in six separate printed pieces, plus two more parts for the yoke that holds it up. Once every piece was printed and assembled, our team primed the bell and hand painted it coat by coat, right down to the famous cracks. A project like this is a perfect example of what

This summer, our UMT and FutureMakers campers built their own 3D printers, designed custom keychains on the laser engraver, and took real engineering skills home with them. Take a look at everything our campers created at the Gannon MakerSpace this year.

The Gannon MakerSpace hosted its inaugural Combat Robotics 2026 competition, bringing together talented student teams for an exciting night of engineering and innovation. This event marked another step forward in building a strong engineering culture within the MakerSpace and the broader Erie community.

Gannon MakerSpace is driving innovation in NWPA by helping businesses turn ideas into reality. At the NWIRC DIFM26 conference, we partnered with SBDC to connect with manufacturers, share resources, and support growth through hands-on solutions, advanced tools, and expert guidance.

This holiday season, Gannon’s MakerSpace celebrated creativity through community partnerships and student involvement. We collaborated with Port Farms on custom ornaments, hosted a student ornament design contest with a winning design produced, and built a festive wooden Christmas tree to display ornaments, adding holiday spirit to the space and highlighting innovation and campus creativity.

Gannon University welcomed prospective students and families to campus during its Fall Open House, offering them a firsthand look at the creativity and innovation happening inside MakerSpace.

MakerSpace proudly took part in Manufacturing Day 2025, where we had the opportunity to connect with over 2,000 students and local industry partners from across Erie County.

This year’s Understanding Manufacturing Technologies (UMT) Summer Camps brought students together for an immersive experience in 3D printing, laser cutting, and machining.

Gannon University students had the exciting opportunity to get creative at a DIY Keychains Workshop held in the MakerSpace

As an exhibitor at this year’s STEAM Fair, Gannon’s MakerSpace was honored to be part of such an impactful community event

the Gannon University MakerSpace team participated in the STEAM fair at the Springfield Elementary School

Alexandra Pennemann is a graduate student obtaining her Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Gannon University's MakerSpace 3D print farm enables rapid production, featuring student-made products in the campus bookstore

The Boss Industrial Laser Cutter and Engraver delivers 155 watts of cutting power with a lifetime performance of up to 12,000 hours

Our MakerSpace is a cutting-edge facility designed to empower students, faculty, and staff to bring their ideas to life!