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School of Physics & Astronomy
116 Church Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN, 55455
Phone: 612-624-7375
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Equipment List

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-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 - 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
    • 1 - Ram style conventional EDM, Hansvedt SM-150B

    Welding & Brazing Equipment

    • - LaserStar pulsed Nd-YAG laser welder, 80 Joule with Leica microscope
    • 2 - Heliarc (TIG) welding machines, Miller 330A, Syncrowave 250 & 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
    • 1 - Browne and Sharpe MicroVal, manual coordinate measuring machine
    • 2- Optical comparators, Kodak 14-5 and Nikon 6C
    • 2 - Helium leak detectors, Alcatel C110TCL
    • Various microscopes
    • Misc. gages, micrometers, gage blocks, vernier calipers, Cadillac height gages, bore gages, etc
    • RAM Optical video microscope and inspection system