Manufacturing Lab

182 Lehman Building

Contact Person: David Sypeck

The Komo CNC milling machine, obtained with the aid of a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Description

This laboratory occupies 1612 square feet on the first floor of the Lehman Building. Main entry is from an interior hallway. Other doorways lead to the Materials Testing Lab (LB 178), the Composites Lab (LB 180), the Stereolithography Lab (LB 181), the Welding/Repair Shop (LB 183) and to storage areas. The floor plan is sketched below.

Equipment

Komo VR408P three-axis computer numerical controlled milling machine.
- GE Fanuc FM-0 controller.
- 4 ft by 8 ft by 6 in working volume
- 6000 - 18000 RPM, 10 HP cutter.
- 0.0005 in cutter positioning accuracy
- Cuts wood, plastic, nonferrous metal.
Dell workstation with Dassult Systèmes Catia V5.R11 CAD/CAM software
Wilton Corp. belt and disk sander, Jet Co. drill press, Dayton 3/4 HP band saw with 17 in swing and 5-1/8 in capacity
Sears roll away tool cabinet with complete set of Sears hand tools, DeWalt drill, Sears jig saw, DeWalt orbital sander and DeWalt electric screwdriver
Mitutoyo solar calipers (±0.01 mm), Ohaus 1000 g digital scale (±0.1 g)
Two work benches with cabinets and drawers
Four 3 ft by 8 ft maple top work benches with chairs

Utilization

This facility is used in all Aerospace Engineering design courses to incorporate design for manufacturing, for student and graduate research projects and for contracted work with outside industry.