Equipment Categories
Understanding the requirements of your project will help you understand which types of machines you will need in order to fabricate your prototype. The following equipment categories will help you locate which facility to use based on the location of the equipment.
Please click on one of the equipment categories to learn more:
- General Fabrication & Cutting
- General Material Removal
- Precision Material Removal
- 2D Cutting
- Bending & Forming
- 3D Printing & Scanning
- Painting & Finishing
- Joining & Welding
- Electronics Fabrication
General Fabrication & Cutting
Equipment Types
The following equipment is used for general fabrication and cutting:
- Drill press
- Bandsaw, table saw, panel saws
- Hand tools (screwdrivers, wrenches, etc.)
- Abrasive sanders
- Sewing
Facilities
The following facilities have general fabrication and cutting equipment:
General Material Removal
Equipment Types
The following equipment is used for general material removal:
- Manual milling machine
- Manual lathe
- Precision grinders
Facilities
The following facilities have general material removal equipment:
Precision Material Removal
Equipment Types
The following equipment is used for precision material removal:
- CNC mills
- CNC lathe
- CNC routers
- EDM (wire, sink)
- CNC grinders
The following facilities have precision material removal equipment:
2D Cutting
The following equipment is used for 2D Cutting:
- Laser cutting
- Waterjet cutting
- Sheet metal turret punch
- Sheet metal shear
- Notcher
The following facilities have 2D cutting equipment:
Bending & Forming
The following equipment is used for bending and forming:
- Sheet metal bending
- Tube bender
- Slip roll sheet roller
The following facilities have bending and forming equipment:
3D Printing and Scanning
The following equipment is used for 3D printing & scanning:
- FDM style printers
- Stereolithography based printers
- Powder-based printers
- Metal printers
- Laser scanning & reverse engineering software
The following facilities have 3D printing and scanning equipment:
Painting/Finishing
The following equipment is used for painting / finishing:
- Painting booth
- Sand blasting
- Polishing equipment
The following facilities have painting/finishing equipment:
Joining & Welding
The following equipment is used for joining & welding:
- Welding (TIG, MIG, Stick…)
- Resistive spot welder
- Adhesive stock
- Fastener (nuts & bolts) stock
The following facilities have joining and welding equipment:
Electronics Fabrication
The following equipment is used for electronics fabrication:
- Soldering
- Breadboard stock
- Wire stock
- Power supplies
- Signal/Function generators
- Oscilloscope
- Sensors
- Multimeters
The following facilities have electronic fabrication equipment:
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