Services

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Services

The Instrument Design & Fabrication Shop builds custom research instruments, laboratory devices, teaching aids, and replacement parts. We can fabricate and redesign obsolete equipment and make modifications to existing equipment. Our shop can turn a concept into a design and manufacture the parts to complete the project. We turn ideas into working, usable machines or instruments.

Our services include:

Design/ Engineering

  • Create designs in SolidWorks CAD
  • Whole project development
  • R&D for custom projects

Machining

  • CNC Machining: Three, Four and Five Axis capability
  • Manual Machining: cutting, milling, turning and threading

Welding and Brazing

  • TIG Welding
  • MIG Welding
  • Spot Welding
  • Brazing: copper, brass, stainless steel etc.
  • Oxygen: Acetylene

Fabrication

  • Precision sheet metal fabrication
  • CNC waterjet

Lab Instrumentation Repair

  • Repair of incubators, centrifuges, water baths, microtomes, etc.

Vacuum Pump Repair

  • Rotary vane vacuum pump service and repair
  • Helium mass spectrometer leak detection
A welding helmet and an angle grinder with a flap disc rest on a metal workbench in a workshop.
A waterjet cutting machine precisely cuts circular shapes into a sheet of metal, with water and debris visible on the surface.
Work Order Form

We provide a broad range of services within our Instrument Design and Fabrication Shop. After estimating and designing a project, our team works hand-in-hand with our customers to complete the project.