FACILITIES

Penn State Erie's plastics manufacturing lab is often hailed as the most advanced and well-equipped of its kind in the country. Nearly all major product manufacturing methods are currently represented in this lab, which was designed to provide practical, hands-on experience. The two-story, 7,000-square-foot, glass-encased laboratory contains multiple pieces of processing equipment. Injection molding is featured, with 10 micro-processor controlled machines ranging from 20 to 200 tons. Many of these machines are on rotating consignment and are replaced with the latest model every few years. They are supported with a complete selection of auxiliary equipment, data acquisition systems, and a measurement and QC lab.