Machine Shop: Introduction
The Instrument Shop fabricates prototypes, instrumentation and other components and assemblies using machineable, bendable, or weldable materials. All of the components are built to the design specifications set forth by researchers’ designs for support of their research. Unless your are sure, check with the shop to see if your parts can made, before you submit work. LINK: (materials)
The preferred CAD software, for jobs submitted to the Machine Shop, is Solidworks. Solidworks is a powerful and easy-to-use, 3D CAD software package that is used in virtually all industries around the world. This product is licensed for all Faculty, Staff, and Students. If you are interested in learning more about this product, how to acquire it, and licensing terms see http://www.fulton.asu.edu/ets/services/licenses/SolidWorks.php.
PLEASE BE SURE ALL JOB SUBMISSIONS HAVE DRAWINGS with DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES, INCLUDING QUANTITY AND MATERIAL CALL-OUTS!
Shop Hours: 7:30 AM-3:00 PM M-F
Office Hours 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 1:00PM-2:30 PM M-F
Effective January 1, 2009
There will be a $15.00 per/hr. labor charge on all jobs submitted to the shop. Additional charges will be made for materials and ASU transfer services.
All students and Lab Managers, whether submitting jobs for research faculty or their own "faculty authorized student projects", must have first completed the one hour machine shop orientation session and be registered with the machine shop before any job requests can be accepted! This can be done in the class room for professors that request it. Individuals can review the PowerPoint slides on the orientation link below. All the information on correct submission and shop capabilities are listed in the Orientation PowerPoint file.
ORIENTATION MUST BE READ BEFORE YOUR FIRST JOB SUBMISSION.
Orientation for Research Assistants, Lab Managers and 490 Students
Machine Shop Customer Feedback
Machine Shop "New Job Submissions" & "Job Tracking"
Job submissions that require material purchases will also require a Lab Manager or Faculty signature.
All online job submissions now require a Faculty or Lab Manager Account Number.
Contact: mshop@asu.edu dennis.golabiewski@asu.edu