01 · Bambu Lab · 2025× 2
H2C
Seven hotends.
One print.
- Build, mm
- 330×320×325
- Hotend
- 350 °C
- Chamber
- 65 °C
Illinois MakerLabGies College of Business
BIF Room 3030515 East Gregory Drive, Champaign
Fall 2026Mon–Fri afternoons
Learn. Make. Share.Since 2013
Seven new printers. All state of the art.
- H2C× 2 · Gift
- X2D× 2 · Gift
- H2S× 2
- X1C× 1 · Gift
The world’s first business school 3D printing lab now runs on Bambu Lab, top to bottom. Five of the seven printers are a gift from Haoyang Xu and Yuxin Ning.
The fleet
Four models, seven machines, all in one room. Each poster lists what that printer is best at.
02 · Bambu Lab · 2026× 2
X2D
Two nozzles.
Supports peel away.
- Build, mm
- 256×256×260
- Hotend
- 300 °C
- Air
- HEPA + carbon
03 · Bambu Lab · 2025× 2
H2S
The big one.
34 cm tall.
- Build, mm
- 340×320×340
- Hotend
- 350 °C
- Speed
- 1,000 mm/s
04 · Bambu Lab · 2022× 1
X1C
The classic.
LiDAR on board.
- Build, mm
- 256×256×256
- Speed
- 500 mm/s
- Hotend
- 300 °C
The gift · 2026
Five of seven printers, the gift of Haoyang Xu and Yuxin Ning.
Haoyang XuAlumnus, Gies College of Business
Yuxin NingAlumnus, The Grainger College of Engineering
With gratitude
The Illinois MakerLab gratefully acknowledges Haoyang Xu and Yuxin Ning for their generous gift of five Bambu Lab printers. The gift comprises both H2C printers, both X2D printers and the X1 Carbon.
- H2C
- H2C
- X2D
- X2D
- X1C
- H2S
- H2S
A gram. For Illinois students.
| Per gram | Walk in | Online |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois students | 10¢ | 12¢ |
| Faculty, staff, alumni | 25¢ | 30¢ |
| Everyone else | 35¢ | 42¢ |
Plus $4 per print. Dual color or special filament adds 50%, and prints run by a Guru add 20%. Design and prototyping is $20 to $50 an hour. Small models ship in the US for $10.
+ $4 base fee per printUpload STL, OBJ or 3MF
90 min. $20.
- Basic 3D PrintingCertificate
How the lab works and what each printing method does well.
- TinkercadCertificate
Your first printable object, built from simple shapes.
- Fusion 360Certificate
Functional, dimensioned parts in professional CAD.
- Generative AISome coding
Design objects with AI, then print them.
Finish the three certificate workshops to earn the Digital Maker Certificate. No public sessions are scheduled for Fall 2026, so classes and groups can request one.
Summer camps · ages 10–17
$250 a week
- Minecraft + 3D Printing10+
- Adventures in 3D Modeling10–17
- Generative AI + 3D Printing12+
- Build Your Own Robot Arm12+
- AI Robotics with Reachy Mini12+
Summer 2027 dates post in early 2027.
Course · every spring
BADM 331
Making Things, with Dr. Aric Rindfleisch. Plan, design, make and market a product in one semester. 21 seats.
Room 3030 · Fall 2026 hours
- Mon1–7
- Tue2–7
- Wed4–7
- Thu2–7
- Fri1–7
- SatClosed
- SunClosed
PM, Central Time
Where
Business Instructional Facility
515 East Gregory Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
When
Weekday afternoons. Closed on university holidays, Spring Break, Thanksgiving week and between semesters.
uimakerlab@illinois.edu