Nucor Innovation Station

What were phones, radios, or televisions like when you were growing up? What are they like now? The Nucor Innovation Station is an exhibit featuring innovations, industries, and inventions unique to the Syracuse area, giving you and your family an opportunity to talk about technology and change together! From the famous salt yards and CNY Drone Corridor to the Brannock device and Franklin automobile, explore the technological history of our region as well as the developments of the future.

Check back often – new displays and demonstrations are added regularly to highlight the ongoing advancements happening in our area!

Recent Exhibits:

Haun Welding Supply—October–December 2024
Syracuse-based welding supply and gas distributor, Haun Welding Supply kicked off this exhibit in October, the perfect time to showcase the history and science of welding during Manufacturing month. This exhibit gives kids the chance to interact with welding machines and safety equipment and check out an array of other welding related items such as a 4-foot dinosaur welded together by a Haun employee, an underwater welding helmet, large gas cylinders, and a welder from the 1950s. A dress-up station includes welding helmets, goggles, and clothing, and kids can enter a helmet design and coloring contest to win a real helmet painted with their design.

Onondaga County Water Environment Protection (OCDWEP)—Every day millions of gallons of wastewater are generated but what happens after we flush? This exhibit let visitors flip, skip, and discover the extraordinary journey wastewater takes through our local sewer system. Make It! Move It! Treat It! is the story of how used water transforms into new water, thanks to the efforts of wastewater treatment professionals and environmental stewards at the Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection (WEP).

OCWA (Onondaga County Water Authority)—OCWA’s educational exhibit, called How Your Water Works, featured a water pipe display, historical timeline, photo cutout banner, fun facts about OCWA, and an interactive water table for children.

Byrne Dairy—Highlighted the past and present science and technology innovations of Byrne Dairy as they celebrated 90 years. Visitors learned more about this Central New York staple and met Byrnsie the mascot!