Top Most Utilized Facilities
Most utilized facilities by staff, researchers and students for the past six months
Laser Cutting
Location: W401f
• Application: Material cutting and engraving
• Material: Non-metal materials (Acrylic, Plywood, Fabric, Leather, Fur, etc.)
• Max. Working Area: 1300 x 900mm
• Material Thickness: Acrylic (max 20mm), Plywood (max 10 mm)
• Data Format: dxf, cdr, ai
Hand Tools
Location: W401f
Work benches with basic hand tools, cutting tools, clamps, vises, etc.
Manual Machining
Location: U401
Major equipment includes:
- Centre Lathes
- Milling Machines
- Grinding Machines
- Bench Drill and Sawing Machine
Application: mainly for metal cutting
Soldering
Location: W311d
Bench fitting and assembly facilities Benches with the set-up for circuit assembly and testing: digital storage oscilloscope, signal generator, power supply and hand-tools
Polishing
Location: W401
• Cotton size: 6”x 1” and 8”x 1”
• Application substrate: Metals
• Motor power: 300W
UV Printing
Location: W401j
• Application: CMYK printing on non-mirror flat surfaces of different materials
• Material: Plastic, metal, glass, ceramics, wood, paper, etc.
• Max. Working Area: 20" x 13" x 3.9" (H)
• Max. Weight: up to 5kg
• Data Format: jpg (resolution not less than 2880dpi)
3D Printing
Location: W501
A variety of 3D Printers driven by different processes and technologies for different materials and applications
Abrasive Waterjet System for Rapid Precision Cutting
Location: W003a
• Suitable for glass, fibre reinforced composites, metal, wood, foam & plastic
• Max. cutting area: 300 x 300mm
• Max. material thickness: 25.4 mm
• Linear Positional Accuracy: ± 0.15mm
• Repeatability: ±0.08mm
Photo-chemical Machining
Location: W401
Physical Vapour Deposition System, Electroplating, Anodising and Dyeing of Alumnium Processes
Test (Impact/Hardness)
Location: W103 & W103e
A variety of material testing machines including Impact Tester, Hardness Tester, Micro-Hardness Tester and Universal Testing Machine
Electroplating Processes
• For metals: Steel, S.S, Zinc alloy, Cu alloy
• For non-metals: Resin, ABS, FDM
• Plating thickness: 0.1-200 um
• Electroforming Cu/Ni thickness: 100-500 um
• Electroless Ni deposition thickness: 10-30 um
Vacuum Forming
Location: W401f
• Application: Form plastic into permanent objects
• Material: PVC, PS, PU
• Max. working area: 30" x 25"
• Materials thickness: materials dependent
