Mechanized Workshop

This is a fundamental horizontal service for the ICMS and external units attached to it. Since it allows the scientific material and equipment to be improved, modified and adapted to the needs of each researcher and/or ongoing research; arriving at its design and manufacturing based on a specific need, in addition to the technical advice of all the elements described above.

It also offers the possibility of carrying out small repairs and part of the general maintenance of the scientific and laboratory equipment of the ICMS.

Features and Instrumentation available.
The service has machine tools, manual and electric tools for the shaping of very diverse materials. According to the benefits offered, they are classified as follows:

CAD design of 2D or 3D parts.
In the technical office section for CAD design, there is Autodesk Fusion software.

Manufacture of parts using chip removal procedure.
For machining processes by chip removal, the following machine tools are available:

– CNC vertical milling machine, HAAS TM 1P.
– Conventional turret milling machine, Fortex FTX-4-FC VARIO.
– Vertical drill, ERLO TSAR32.
– Conventional parallel lathe, PINACHO SC200.
– Semi-automatic parallel lathe, PINACHO SMART TURN180.
–  Band saw, Optimum S210G.

Rapid prototyping of parts by plastic deposit.
For rapid prototyping of parts made of various technical plastics, the following equipment is available:

 – CoreXY FDM 3D Printer

High-performance 2D waterjet cutting.
For 2D CNC cutting by high-performance abrasive waterjet, the machine tool is
available:

 – OMAX ProtoMAX abrasive waterjet cutting table.

Welding processes of metallic materials.
Fusion welding processes are used to join various metallic materials:

– Autogenous welding, strong and soft, with different contributions.
– MMA welding, electric arc.
– TIG welding on steels.