BOSTON UNIVERSITY

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT FACILITY

SHOP FACILITIES EQUIPMENT LISTING

CONTENTS

MILLING
TURNING
CAD/CAM PROGRAMMING
WELDING AND FABRICATION
GRINDING
INSPECTION
MISCELLANEOUS

 

  MILLING {back to top}

PROTO TRAK
VERTICAL CNC MILLER-- (Photo)
HURCO VM2

VERTICAL CNC MILLER-- TRAVEL40X18X18 (Photo)

HURCO VM1
VERTICAL CNC MILLER --TRAVEL26X14X18 (Photo)

MILLTRONICS

CNC MILLER, CENTURION 6 CONTROL, TABLE TRAVEL X 40" Y 20" Z 21" (Photo)
MILLTRONICS
CNC MILLER, CENTURION 6 CONTROL, TABLE TRAVEL X 100" Y 30" Z 26"
 BRIDGEPORT
 MILLER 9" X 48" TABLE WITH ACCU-RITE CNC  CONTROL
 SHARPE  

MILLERS (FIVE) 9" X 48" TABLE WITH ACCU-RITE CNC CONTROLS

FRYER
CNC VERTICAL BED MILL WITH MILLTRONICS CNC CONTROL  51" X AXIS, 22" Y AXIS  AND  22" Z AXIS

 

 

TURNING {back to top}

OKUMA

CNC LATHE  MODEL LB-15     15.75" SWING  X  19.0" MAX. LENGTH  WITH BAR FEED CAPACITY OF 1.625" DIA. MAXIMUM TURNING DIA. OF 9.84" 
HARRISON
CNC LATHE MODEL ALPHA 1400 400MM SWING OVER BED [Photo]
POREBA
MODEL TRP - 93VS _4.1" BORE----------------------[Photo]
 MONARCH
(TWO ) 13" X 20" TOOL ROOM LATHES WITH NEWALL DIGITAL READOUT
HARDINGE
(TWO) MODEL HLV-H TOOL ROOM LATHES WITH ACU-RITE III AND  NEWALL DRO.
 MONARCH
MODEL 613 ENGINE LATHE 20" SWING X 30" CC WITH A NEWALL  DRO.

 

PROGRAMMING {back to top}

CNC DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED BY Mastercam  LEVEL  THREE , REVISION 9.1 CAD/CAM SYSTEM  AND HAS THE CAPABILITIES OF CONVERTING NUMEROUS FILE FORMATS TO

 

  WELDING & FABRICATION {back to top}

MILLER
MODEL MP30E MIG WELDER WITH S/S & ALUM. CAPABILITIES
MILLER 
 SYNCROWAVE 300 TIG WELDER
THERMO - DYNAMIC
HAND PLASMA CUTTING UNIT
ACORN TABLE

( 5ft x 5ft ) WITH ACCESSORIES

WYSONG  
  MODEL 1025 SHEAR  1/4" CAPY. X 10FT
DARLEY
 100 TON PRESS BRAKE WITH PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER
FAMCO
 MODEL PF 5-36 PYRAMID ROLLS 3/16” MILD STEEL CAPACITY
EMPIRE
 MODEL PF-3648 BEAD/SAND BLASTER
DAKE
 75 TON HYDRAULIC PRESS 
AMADA
  HA-400 AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL BAND SAW
DO-ALL

MODEL 3612 - 2H VERTICAL BAND SAW  WITH STANDARD AND DIAMOND BLADES

GERVER
   2FT. X 2" HAND ROLLERS
GERVER  

HAND NOTCHERS ( TWO )          

GERVER
HAND SHEAR.
GERVER
  TUBING AND BAR  BENDER.
  THREE WELDING POSITIONERS TO 40" DIAMETER

GRINDING {back to top}

BROWN & SHARPE
MODEL 1024 MICROMASTER SURFACE GRINDER.
BOYAR - SCHULTZ 
MODEL 612 DELUXE SURFACE GRINDER.
DUMORE
  MODEL SERIES 57 ID & OD TOOLPOST GRINDER.

    INSPECTION {back to top}

BROWN & SHARPE VALIDATOR

CMM WITH QUADRA-CHECK 5000 SOFTWARE

JONES & LAMSON

EPIC 30 OPTICAL COMPARATOR WITH QUADRA-CHECK III  D.R.O.

STARRETT

 DIGI-CHEK 12" HEIGHT GAGE

STARRETT 

12" MASTER VERNIER HEIGHT GAGE

VARIAN 
 LEAK CHECK DETECTOR NEW 1997
FOWLER
12" DIGITAL HEIGHT GAGE
MEYERS  AND  DELTRONIC 
GAGE PINS TO 1.000 INCH  
       ROCK OF AGES
GRANITE SURFACE PLATE 48" X 96"
ROCK OF AGES
GRANITE SURFACE PLATE 36" X 48"
NUMEROUS SMALLER SURFACE PLATES
STARRETT - WEBBER , HOKE  AND DEARBORN GAGE BLOCKS TO 20"

NUMEROUS THREAD PLUG AND RING GAGES, STANDARD AND SPECIALS.

 

MISCELLANEOUS {back to top}

THE SHOP IS APPROXIMATELY 10,500 SQUARE FT. AND IS CLIMATE CONTROLLED. WE HAVE 2 OVERHEAD CRANES, 1) 10 TON CAPACITY FOR LOADING TO AND FROM THE SHOP TO THE LOADING BAY. 1) 2 TON CAPACITY THAT SPANS THE MAJORITY OF THE SHOP FLOOR. THE FACILITY STOCKS MOST COMMON MATERIALS. FOR EXAMPLE ALUMINUM, STAINLESS STEEL, STEEL, BRASS, COPPER, PLASTICS, CERAMIC (MACOR) . THE FACILITY ALSO HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF HARDWARE (NUTS/BOLTS ETC..).

 

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