Advanced Design and Manufacturing Laboratory 

Facilities



Design: · Computer Facilities - SGIs (9 INDY workstations) with software support, SUN Station, and PCs (8) with extensive software.

· CAD/CAM Software - Pro/ENGINEER, AutoCAD, CADKEY, Cutting Edge, Bridgeport.
 
Manufacturing:
· Matsuura MC 510 CNC Machining Center with magnetic spindle installation - a three axes vertical mill center with magnetic spindle capable of high speed machining, on-line signal analysis, and closed-loop machining system control.

· Slant Jr. Turning Center - a precision CNC lathe equipped with a tool monitoring system (Montronix On-Line Monitoring System) .

· Desktop CNC Machining Center 
· Stereolithography Apparatus SLA 250/40 - state of the art rapid prototyping technology which creates physical models from CAD models.

 
Measurement: · Brown & Sharpe Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) - a measuring device capable of performing reverse engineering and inspection

· Talysurf Profilometer, Sony CCD camera, Miniature CCD camera, Data Acquisition System from National Instruments.