AME Machine Shop

The AME Machine Shop is a state-of-the-art resource for student design and building. Located on the ground level of the AME N building, it’s an ideal space for senior design and club projects. The complex comprises four distinct work areas.

Research Shop

This high-tech area offers computer numerical control (CNC) and manual machining equipment, as well as welding and inspection capabilities. MasterCAM software is used for all programming.

Student Shop

This shop also contains CNC equipment, plus manual lathes and mills.

Composites Layup Room

The composites room contains down draft tables, vacuum evacuation systems and flammables storage cabinets.

Front Room

Students can use numerous benches and worktables, along with as well as a large CNC router.

CNC Equipment

Haas UMC 500

The Haas UMC 500 is capable of live fourth and fifth axis machining allowing complex parts production with minimal set ups, improving the accuracy of the finished parts. This CNC accommodates drill and tap, mill and contour at almost any angle, up to 5 sides of the part during a single set up.

Basic Information:

5-axis simultaneous machining
Powerful inline direct-drive spindle
Large capacity side-mount tool changer
Includes wireless intuitive probing system

Haas UMC 500

Haas ST35Y Lathe

This CNC lathe allows for traditional turning and boring, as well as threading, both internal and external. In addition, it allows for milling operations along both the Z-Axis and X-Axis for cutting slots and grooves, and other features as well. The machine is also WiFi equipped and has wireless file transfer capabilities.

Basic Information:

12-station base mount turret (BMT65)
Big-bore spindle
Y-axis milling, drilling, and tapping
Medium footprint

Haas VF3SS YT

The large vertical machining center is capable of high-speed cutting operations. With the largest Y-travel on campus at 26”, it can handle jobs that other CNCs cannot. This is a traditional 3-Axis machine with capabilities that include milling, surfacing drilling and tapping.

Basic Information:

High-speed spindle
Fast rapids
Super-speed side-mount tool changer
More X- and Z-axis travel

Mitsubishi MV1200S

The wire EDM can produce parts with the highest precision – greater than traditional CNC Mills and Lathes. The machine is equally capable of cutting internal and external features, as well as tapers and other features typically made on a 4-axis machine.

Basic Information:

All fiber optic servo control (4X faster internal communication speed)
Submerged machining to 8.7" deep
Split axis construction (table moves in X, column moves in Y)
Fully automatic rough machining control covers PM, CM-R and EM functions

Mitsubishi MV1200S

Support/Manual Equipment

Sharp variable speed manual milling machine
Bridgeport variable speed manual milling machine
Goodway 12x36 engine lathe
Mori Seiki 12X50 engine lathe
Do all vertical bandsaw
Hyd-mech S20 horizontal bandsaw

Welding & Inspection

Miller syncrowave 300 TIG welder
Miller matic 200 MIG welder
Lincoln 375 TIG welder
Oxy acetylene tanks cut/weld/Braze
Various cut-off saws
Precision welding table

Measurement/Inspection Equipment

Mitutoyo PH3500 profile projector
Two granite surface tables
Starrett 300MM height gauge
Fowler precision height gauge
Starrett inside & outside micrometers 0 – 6 Inch
Starrett large micrometer set 6 – 12 inch
Starrett depth micrometers

Machine Shop Team Members

With over 100 years of combined experience, the shop staff are an invaluable resource for any project. Students can reach out for guidance, taking advantage of their expertise in nearly every aspect of building.