Learning Factory - Facilities - Equipment
The Learning Factory facility is equipped with several workbenches, hand tools, power tools, and the following equipment for use on design projects:
- Rapid Prototyping
- Statasys FDM 2000
- Allegheny Systems 3D Printer
- Machining
- 3 axis Bridgeport CNC Machining Center (Torq-Cut V22)
- 2 Bridgeport Series II milling machines with digital readout (DRO)
- Bridgeport EZ-Trak CNC/Manual vertical mill
- 2 14" South Bend 1440 lathes with DRO
- 10" South Bend lathe, Wilton drill press
- Sheet Metal Forming
- Stock Cutoff and Grinding
- Cutoff saw
- Powermatic band saw
- Wilton belt sander
- Pedestal grinder
- Surface grinder
- Bead blaster
- Welding
- TIG
- MIG
- Arc
- Gas
- Plasma cutter
- Assembly/Test
- Hardness tester
- Hydraulic press
- Arbor press
Learning Factory - Facilities - Computing
The Learning Factory facility also offers the following computer resources and software for use on design projects:
- Hardware
- 8 desktop PCs and workstations
- HP Laserjet
- HP Color scanner
- Software
- Pro-Engineer
- Pro-Mechanica
- SolidWorks
- Virtual 4 Stroke (IC engine simulation)
- Adams (Kinematic analysis)
- MasterCam
- MATLAB/Simulink
- MS Project
- QuickSlice (STL post-processor for FDM rapid prototyping machine)