the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, designing spaces that inspire creativity and innovation and equip students with real-world experience are at the heart of the Duffield STEAM Initiative. The Innovation and Makerspace Lab is being transformed into a high-tech, 21st century workspace where students now have access to tools commonly found in commercial manufacturing facilities and design houses. Over the past month, three substantial pieces of industry-standard equipment have been installed – the Mimaki UCJV300-130 Series large format vinyl printer/cutter, the Techno HD-II 20×34 CNC router, and the Stratasys F170 3D printer. Within days of teacher training, students were off and running, learning and experimenting with new equipment.
