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Student Shop Equipment
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Band Saw
Quantity: 1
Description: Standard band saw
Capabilities: Used for cutting curves
Location: Student Shop
Association:ME222, Student Shop
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Band Saw](media/equip/machine_shop_SM_overview_fig2_band_saw.jpg)
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Bench-Top Drill Press
Quantity: 1
Description: standard bench-top drill press
Capabilities: precision drilling
Location: Student Shop
Association: Student Shop
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Bench-Top Drill Press](media/equip/machine_shop_SM_overview_fig4_drill_press.jpg)
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Power Sanders
Quantity: 2
Description: Belt and disk sanders
Capabilities: Power sanding
Location: Student Shop
Association: Student Shop
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Power Sanders](media/equip/machine_shop_SM_overview_fig3_sander.jpg)
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Precision Measurement Tools
Quantity: 1
Description:Precision Measurement Tools such as Vernier calipers and dial gauges
Capabilities:Used to measure length or displacement with precision to 0.01 mm
Location:Student Shop
Association:ME222, Student Shop
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![Precision Measurement Tools](media/equip/machine_shop_SM_overview_fig1_layout_cabinet.jpg)
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Various hand tools
Quantity: 1
Description:None
Capabilities:Many
Location:Student Shop
Association:ME222, Student Shop
Contact/Expert:
![Various hand tools](media/equip/machine_shop_SM_overview_fig5_hand_tools.jpg)
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Lathe
Quantity: 1
Description:Medium sized horizontal lath
Capabilities:machining turning processes
Location:Student Shop
Association:ME222, Student Shop
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![Lathe](media/equip/machine_shop_SM_prereading_fig1_lathe.jpg)
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Milling machine
Quantity: 1
Description:Medium sized vertical mill
Capabilities:3-axis manual milling machine
Location:Student Shop
Association:ME222, Student Shop
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![Milling machine](media/equip/machine_shop_SM_prereading_fig3_mill.jpg)
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Cook Hall Equipment
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Tensile Tester
Quantity: 1
Description: Standard tensile tester with a 50k pound force capacity with an ability to mount external instruments for parameter measurements.
Capabilities: (a) Perform low strain rate material testing under both tensile and compressive loads; and (b) couple external measuring devices to the tensile tester to measure variables during the experiment.
Location: Cook Downstairs
Association: ME222, ME333
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Tensile Tester](media/equip/tensile_testing_SM_overview_fig1_test_apparatus.jpg)
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Torsion Tester
Quantity: 1
Description: Standard Torsion Tester
Capabilities: Perform material testing under torsion loads
Location: Cook Downstairs
Association: ME222
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Hydraulic Press
Quantity: 1
Description: Rigid Frame with a Hydraulic Press
Capabilities: (a) Perform very simple material testing experiments under tensile loads; and (b) Utilize an attached spring scale to measure the applied loads
Location: Cook Downstairs
Association: ME222
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Wind Tunnel
Quantity: 1
Description: Aerolab Educational Wind Tunnel (EWT) System (Needs a lot of work)
Capabilities: Airspeed Range - 10 mph (4.5 m/s) to 145+ mph (65 + m/s), Test Section Dimensions - 12"x12"x24"
Location: Cook Downstairs
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Fatigue Tester
Quantity: 1
Description: Reversed Bending Fatigue Tester
Capabilities: Perform high-cycle stress based material fatigue testing experiments to determine the test materials fatigue properties
Location: Cook Downstairs
Association: ME444
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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General Instrumentation Lab Benches: Oscilloscopes, Power Supply, Function Generators etc.
Quantity: 1
Description:Various
Capabilities:various
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME444
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Charpy and Izod Impact Tester
Quantity: 1
Description:None
Capabilities:Perform standardized high strain-rate material testing to determine the amount of energy absorbed by a material during fracture
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME444
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Fluid flow loop
Quantity: 1
Description:System of interconnected tanks, valves and pumps.
Capabilities:Facilitates the investigation of liquid level systems and head loss
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME222
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Fluid flow loop](media/equip/flowloop_SM_overview_fig1_apparatus_ORIG.jpg)
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Programmable Logic Controller Device
Quantity: 1
Description:An integrated Programmable Logic Controller, power supply, network switch, light stack and housing.
Capabilities:May be used to develop programmable logic code
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME222, ME444
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Programmable Logic Controller Device](media/equip/plc_SM_overview_fig1_apparatus.jpg)
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Flow visualization Water Table
Quantity: 1
Description: Essentially a liquid "wind tunnel"
Capabilities: Allows the user to observe and visualize water flow around submerged bodies.
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME333
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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HVAC Cycle
Quantity: 1
Description: A condensed and instrumented HVAC cycle
Capabilities: Measure heating, cooling, flow rate and humidity changes during a typical HVAC cycle designed for a building. Perform experiments for the comparison of practical and ideal refrigeration cycles on a pressure-enthalpy (p-h) diagram and establish the energy balance on the condenser and compressor
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME333
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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HAAS CNC Machine
Quantity: 1
Description: The HAAS is an industry-standard, numerically controlled, 3-axis milling machine
Capabilities: The HAAS can execute standard G-Code and perform automated milling operations
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME444
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Quarter Car Model
Quantity: 1
Description: Half of the forward suspension of a Honda all-terrain vehicle
Capabilities: Hydraulic cylinder input to the tire and accelerometers mounted on the device's two main masses.
Location: Cook Hall
Association: ME444
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Quarter Car Model](media/equip/quarter_car.jpg)
![Quarter Car Model Control Panel](media/equip/quarter_car_control_panel.jpg)
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ME Shop Equipment
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Lathe: Sharp Model 1440
Quantity:1
Description:Standard lathe
Capabilities:36" Bed 6" chuck
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Lathe: Sharp Model 1440](media/equip/MEShop_SharpModel1440.jpg)
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Lathe: Clausing Colchester 15"
Quantity:1
Description: Standard lathe
Capabilities:50" Bed 15" chuck
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Todd Schweisinger
![Lathe: Clasusing Colchester 15](media/equip/MEShop_ClasusingColchester15.jpg)
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Milling Machine: Acer
Quantity:1
Description:CNC Milling Machine
Capabilities:44" bed, 2-axis CNC milling machine
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Milling Machine: Acer](media/equip/MEShop_MillingMachineAcer.jpg)
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Milling Machine: Comet
Quantity:1
Description:Standard Milling Machine
Capabilities:38" bed, 2-axis manual milling machine
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Milling Machine: Comet](media/equip/MEShop_MillingMachineComet.jpg)
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Drill Press: Wilton Strand
Quantity:1
Description:Standard Drill Press
Capabilities:Standard Drilling
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Drill Press: Wilton Strand](media/equip/MEShop_DrillPressWiltonStrand.jpg)
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Table Saw
Quantity:1
Description:Standard Table Saw
Capabilities:Standard Table Sawing
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Table Saw](media/equip/MEShop_TableSaw.jpg)
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Radial Arm Saw
Quantity:1
Description:Horizontally moving circular saw
Capabilities:12" of travel
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Radial Arm Saw](media/equip/MEShop_RadialArmSaw.jpg)
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Horizontal Band Saw
Quantity:1
Description:Horizontal Band Saw
Capabilities:Cutting thick metal
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Horizontal Band Saw](media/equip/MEShop_HorizontalBandSaw.jpg)
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Welding Station
Quantity:1
Description:Multiuse welding station
Capabilities:MIG & TIG welding and Plasma Cutter
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Welding Station](media/equip/MEShop_WeldingStation.jpg)
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Band Saw
Quantity:1
Description:Band Saw
Capabilities:Band Sawing
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Band Saw](media/equip/MEShop_BandSaw.jpg)
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Surface Grinder
Quantity:1
Description:Surface Grinder
Capabilities:Surface Grindering
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Surface Grinder](media/equip/MEShop_SurfaceGrinder.jpg)
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Other Equipment
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Hardness Tester
Quantity: 1
Description:Rockwell/Brinell type hardness tester
Capabilities:Perform material hardness testing experiments to determine the test materials hardness/strength
Location:Unknown
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Four-Point Bending Tester
Quantity: 1
Description:Standard bending tester
Capabilities:Perform a four-point material bending experiment to determine the test materials flexural strength
Location:Unknown
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Supersonic Nozzle
Quantity: 1
Description:Unknown
Capabilities:Unknown
Location:Unknown
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Fluidized Bed Experiment
Quantity: 1
Description: None
Capabilities: Perform fluidized bed experiments in order to determine: (a) the expansion of solid bed; (b) bed pressure drop; and (c) flow rate of the fluid through the bed
Location: Unknown
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
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Cross flow heat exchanger
Quantity: 1
Description: Cross-flow heat exchanger
Capabilities:Allows users to measure heat transfer characteristics of common heat exchanger designs. Perform cross-flow heat exchanger experiments in order to: (a) Determine the pressure losses created by the heat exchange rods; (b) Determine the inlet velocity and the mean velocity through the rods; (c) Determine the rate at which the heated rod cools down, within a bank of rods and by itself
Location: Freeman 111
Association: ME333
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Cross flow heat exchanger](media/equip/HX_SM_LO_fig1.jpg)
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OBJET24 Desktop 3D Printing System
Quantity: 1
Description:Rapid prototyping of three-dimensional parts.m
Capabilities:Rapid prototyping of three-dimensional parts.
Location:EIB Basement
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![OBJET24 Desktop 3D Printing System 1](media/equip/Other_OBJET24_1.jpg)
![OBJET24 Desktop 3D Printing System 2](media/equip/Other_OBJET24_2.jpg)
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Maxiem Water Jet
Quantity: 1
Description: High-Performance hydro cutting device
Capabilities: Precise cutting a wide range of materials. Materials include plastic, aluminum, steel, tile, glass, stone.
Location:EIB Basement
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Todd Schweisinger
![Maxiem Water Jet](media/equip/Other_MaxiemWaterJet.jpg)
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Hot Plate Press
Quantity: 1
Description: Capabilities: Location: EIB HighBay
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Todd Schweisinger
![Hot Plate Press](media/equip/Other_HotPlatePress.jpg)
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Wind Tunnel
Quantity: 1
Description: This is much larger than the Educational wind tunnel in the basement of Cook
Capabilities:40,333CFM 22"x22" cross-section 200ft/sec (into 5.5"sp)
Location:EIB HighBay
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Wind Tunnel 1](media/equip/Other_WindTunnel_1.jpg)
![Wind Tunnel 2](media/equip/Other_WindTunnel_2.jpg)
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Instron 1128 Screw Driven Machine
Quantity: 1
Description:100K Tension/Compression tester
Capabilities: Location: EIB HighBay
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Todd Schweisinger
![Instron 1128 Screw Driven Machine](media/equip/Other_Instron1128ScrewDrivenMachine.jpg)
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MTS - Axial / Torsion Machine
Quantity: 1
Description:Tension/torsion test bed
Capabilities: Location:EIB HighBay
Association: None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![MTS - Axial / Torsion Machine](media/equip/Other_MTSAxialTorsionMachine.jpg)
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Precision Dimensioning Setup
Quantity: 1
Description:Precision Dimensioning Setup
Capabilities: Location:EIB
Association:None
Contact/Expert: Dr. Todd Schweisinger
![Precision Dimensioning Setup](media/equip/Other_PrecisionDimensioningSetup.jpg)
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