Tom Giannantonio, program director at Siemens Healtineers (left), and Melanie Spare of Siemens Digital Industries Software, enjoy the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland. Siemens is a founding Technology Partner at the Digital Foundry.
Kelly Austin, vice president for commonwealth campuses at Penn State and pictured left, shares a laugh with Zack Moore, vice president for government and community relations at the University, during the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Attendees of the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington enter the facility and look around the lobby after hearing from the event's keynote speakers.
Bevanny Stearman, an information sciences and technology student at Penn State New Kensington and pictured right, showcases an augmented reality project she built to Neeli Bendapudi, president of the University as part of the grand opening celebration of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington. The Foundry project is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, and the facility is located in downtown New Kensington a couple blocks from the campus' innovation hub, the Corner Launchbox.
A staff member from Integrated Systems Technologies (IST) prepares a demonstration of cobot technology during the Digital Foundry at New Kensington grand opening. The technology, along with others, will be utilized at the Digital Foundry for workforce training and education to help meet the skills gap seen in the manufacturing industry and teach future-ready skill sets to students and workers. The Digital Foundry is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Sherri McCleary, executive director of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington and pictured left, explains the use of 3D printers at the facility to Neeli Bendapudi, president of Penn State. The new facility is a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
A crowd of people gathers on Fifth Avenue in downtown New Kensington as they await the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Neeli Bendapudi, Penn State president, speaks during the grand opening of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Kevin Snider, chancellor of Penn State New Kensington, makes remarks at the grand opening celebration of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington, a partnership initiative of the campus and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
Attendees of the grand opening celebration of the Digital Foundry at New Kensington await keynote speeches outside the facility in downtown New Kensington. The Digital Foundry is a partnership project between Penn State New Kensington and the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland.
