Physics Machine Shop

Abrasive Waterjet Machine

• CNC controlled X-Y axis, Bengal/Flow AWJ machines parts from virtually any material from plastics, rubber, hardened metals, glass, composites, etc.

Milling Equipment

• CNC Mills
  • 1 - Haas Super Mini Mill
  • 1 - Milltronics VM16 machining center, 15,000 RPM spindle, 20 position tool changer
  • 2 - Four axis Hermle universal mill UWF 851
  • 2 - Three axis vertical milling machines, Shizouka and RB1. One equipped with interchangeable IBAG precision high speed head.
  • 1 - Trak TRM two axis bed mill
  • Conventional Mills
  • 7 - manual vertical milling machines, Bridgeport and Excello, equipped with digital readouts.

  Turning Equipment

  • 1 - SNK Prodigy GT-27 Gang Style CNC Lathe
  • 1 - Bridgeport/Romi 3, 20" swing over bed, 10" over cross slide 40"center distance, 8 station turret, collets and chucks.
  • 8 - Precision toolroom lathes, Hardinge and Monarch EE, equipped with DRO
  • 3 - Engine style manual lathes, Clausing 15" with DRO and Monarch 15"
  • 1- Gap bed style lathe, Dianichi 21" swing over bed 31" over gap with DRO

  EDM Equipment

  • 2 - Traveling wire EDM machines, Mitsubishi FX10 (submurged cutting, anti- electrolysis power supply) and Mitsubishi DWC 100
  • 1 - Small hole EDM drill, Current MT30S, range .008"- .250" diameter holes

  Welding & Brazing Equipment

  • - LaserStar pulsed Nd-YAG laser welder, 80 Joule with Leica microscope
  • 2 - Heliarc (TIG) welding machines, Miller 330A, Syncrowave 250 & Dynasty 350
  • 2 - Thermal Arc portable TIG welder
  • 1 - Orbital tube/TIG welding system, Weldlogic AWS 150
  • 1 - Hydrogen water welder, Henes L2
  • 3 - Spot welders, Miller FTP , Miyachi IP205A DC Invertor and ET Louis Mazzassard
  • 2 - Welding lathes
  • 2 - Rotary welding equipment
  • 1 - orbital welding equipment
  • 2 - linear/seam welding machines
  • 1 - Plasma cutting torch, Hypertherm Max 70, 3/4" capacity

  Grinding Equipment

  • 1 - Surface grinder
  • 1 - Cylindrical grinder
  • 1 - Tool and cutter grinder
  • 1 - Cylindrical honing machine, Sunnen
  • 1 - Drill grinder, Black and Webster
  • 1 - Single lip cutter grinder, Deckel SO
  • 2 - Lathe tool post grinders

  Sawing Equipment

  • 1 - Vertical bandsaw, DoAll
  • 2 - Horizontal cut-off saws, Kalamazoo and Meba
  • 2 - Abrasive cut-off saw

  Sheet Metal Fabrication Equipment

  • 2 - Shears (manual), National (power)
  • 2 - Brakes (manual)
  • 2 - Bar benders (manual)
  • Press brake (#16-24 manual)
  • Notcher (#1 Di-Acro)
  • Turret punch(manual)
  • Single station punch (manual)
  • Slip Roll (12" manual)

  Other Equipment

  • 2 - Bead blasters (small and large), SS White and Zero
  • Microscopes for precision machining and welding, Bausch and Lomb stereo zoom

  CNC Programming Equipment and Computer Software

  • 5 CAD/CAM stations utilizing AutoCAD, CADKEY, Working Model and MasterCAM software packages.CAM software allows us to accept design data in IGES, NFL, DWG, ASCII, CDL, and DXF formats.
  • E-mail and FTP communication

  Inspection Equipment

  • 1 - Zeiss Vista CNC coordinate measuring machine
  • 2- Optical comparators, Kodak 14-5 and Nikon 6C
  • 2 - Helium leak detectors, Alcatel C110TCL & ASM180T
  • Various microscopes
  • Misc. gages, micrometers, gage blocks, vernier calipers, Cadillac height gages, bore gages, etc
  • RAM Optical video microscope and inspection system