WWU Engineering and Design Equipment Capabilities
THERMOPLASTIC PROCESSING (ET 113 and 114)
- Injection molding machines:
Engel 80 ton/6 oz. with CC80 microprocessor
Newbury 50 ton/4 oz.
Hillard 20 ton/2 oz
NegriBossi All-electric 70 ton
- Electric Injection Mold Heating System
- Oil Mold Heating System
- Killion 1 inch single screw extruder (includes blown film line and compounding screw)
- Rocheleau 1.5 in extrusion blow molder
- Leistritz twin screw extruder with Killion puller
- Vacuum Thermoformer
- Vega rotational molder
COMPOSITES AND THERMOSET PROCESSING (ET 112)
- Wabash 120 ton heated compression molding press
- Wabash 30 ton heated compression molding press
- United McGill Mini-Bonder Autoclave
- Ovens and Vacuum Ovens (Large and Small)
- Banko Pneumatic Ski Press
- Reaction Injection Molding machine - Graco
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Filament Winder
MATERIALS CONDITIONING
- Walk-In Freezer for materials storage (-23F)
- Accelerated weathering unit - QUV
MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION (ET 110)
- Hardness testers: Rockwell, Barcol, Shore A
- torque rheometer- Brabender plasticorder
- Extrusion plastometer - Tinius Olsen
- Moisture analysis unit - Metler LP16
- Polariscope - Scott
- Precision balances: Metler PE3600, Metler AE100
- Optical microscopes
- Viscometer - Brookfield RVTDV-II
- Charpy/Izod Impact Tester – Atlas
- Impact Specimen Notcher
- Spectrophotometer - BYK Gardner
- Universal Test machine, 100 kN - MTS Insight
- Universal Test machine 5KIP – MTS
- Infrared Imaging Camera – FLIR i3
- Data Acquisition System – National Instruments with LabView
MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION (ES 128)
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Thermal Gravimetric Analysis - TA Instruments
Differential Scanning Calorimeter - TA Instruments
High Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimeter - TA Instruments
Dynamic Mechanical Analyis with Humidity - TA Instruments
X-Ray Diffraction - Panalytical, Graz'g angle & powder
Atomic Force Microscope
Surface Profilometer
Optical Comparitor
Scanning Electron Microscope with EDX attachment - Vega TS-5163MM with EDX (ES 314)
FTIR Spectroscopy (Thermo Electron) coupled to TGA (TA Instruments) (CB 320)
Gel Permeation Chromatography (ES 508)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (CB 380)
Infrared Microscope (CB 420B)
UV-VIS (CB 330B)
Contact Angle Goniometer (CB 330B)
SECONDARY OPERATIONS (ET 124 and 164)
- Branson ultrasonic welders (2)
- Powder fusion-coating unit
- Paint booth
- High Volume/Low Pressure Spray unit
- Gel Coating equipment
- Ovens and Vacuum Ovens (6)
- Granulators (3)
SOFT TOOLING LAB (ET 122)
This lab has various machine shop equipment including bandsaws, table saw, drill presses, disk
sander, Bridgeport mill, and hand tools. It is fully equipped for building soft tooling as well as most
injection mold work. Adjacent to this lab and accessible for student work is a fully equipped wood
working facility with a 3-axis CNC router.
VEHICLE DESIGN LAB – Vehicle Research Institute (ET 155)
• Haas VF4 4 axis CNC milling machines with 20-tool turrets
• Mori-Seiki 3 axis vertical CNC milling machine
• Partner 4 axis vertical CNC milling machine
• Dake 75 ton press instrumented for displacement and force data acquisition
• Wind Tunnel, 75 kW, 100 mph, capable of 1/10 scale passenger cars
• Flow Bench
• (2) Vertical manual machine tools
• (3) manual lathes
• (3) vertical band saws
• Torchmate plasma torch with two axis CNC table
• (2) TIG/GTAW, (2) MIG, oxy-acetylene
• Rotary abrasive disk metal saw
• Rotary high speed steel disk metal saw
• SuperFlow 901 Engine Dynamometer, 750 kW, 10,000 rpm
• Land and Sea Chassis Dynamometer, 325 kW
ROBOTICS/FLUID POWER (ET 304)
• Two Adept One assembly robot with machine vision,
• Machine vision system,
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Two Denso VS-6577GM-B 6-axis articulate robot arms,
Two Denso HS-45552E/GM 4-axis SCARA robot arms,
Fanuc LRMate 200i 6-axis articulated robot arm,
FANUC CERT Cart with M-1iA 6-axis parallel-link robot with vision system,
MACHINING, HOT METALS AND METROLOGY (ET 136, 138, 139)
• (2) Haas VF2 4 axis CNC milling machines with 20-tool turrets,
• Haas VF1 4 axis CNC milling machine
• (2) Haas Mini Mills
• Mazak SQT 1OM 4 axis turning center,
• Haas HL-10 CNC lathe
• Flow Bengal .5m x 1m abrasive waterjet cutter,
• FANUC M-6i 6-axis articulated robot arm,
• (2) FDM rapid prototyping machines,
• 10 14" engine lathes, Hardinger toolmaker’s lathe
• (4) milling machines, vertical
• K&T rotary head die sinkers mill, 12" surface grinder, cylindrical grinder, and 4 tool grinders,
• Horizontal and vertical bandsaws, radial drill press and 3 15" drills.
• oxy-acetylene, arc, and TIG/MIG booths, plasma cutting torch (ES 07)
• 30 lb. gas fired crucible furnace; lost foam, investment, and green sand molding equipment (ES 07)
• (2) Brown and Sharp coordinate measuring machines, and associated software,
• 6’ FARO Arm with laser scanning attachment, and associated software,
• Various specialty micrometers and calipers, and an optical comparator.
COMPUTING (ET 262, 308)
Three Windows-based computer labs are in the Engineering Technology Building. The CAE Lab (ET 262) with
24 computers used for CAM (SmartCAM, CATIA Machining, and Vericut), FEA (CATIA), and injection
molding simulation (Moldflow). The CAE lab also houses a Haas Control Simulator. The CAD Lab (ET 308)
has CATIA and Pro/Engineer and has 48 computers with word processing, spreadsheets, MathCAD, Windows,
and Visual Basic.
Some of the labs also have computers for data acquisition and computations. The labs and offices are
connected to the main campus network.
ELECTRONICS
ET331 - ET331 is used primarily for freshman and sophomore EE courses along with the electronics courses for
non-EE majors, ETEC351 and ETEC352. There are 12 workstations for a lab capacity of 24 students. Each
workstation includes the equipment listed below. The computers have the standard EE image installed, which
includes all the software listed at the end of this document. EE students have 24 hour access. Engineering students
enrolled in ETEC351 or ETEC352 have access weekdays from 8 – 5pm.
ET 331, 12 Workstations. Each consisting of:
• Agilent DSO-X 3012A Digital Storage Scope with built in Function Generator
• Dell Optiplex 9020 PC
• NI Elvis II Data Acquisition System and Breadboard
• Fluke 8010A Multimeter
• Fluke 87 IV Handheld Multimeter
• Heath 2718 Tri-Power Supply
• Heathkit Decade Resistance Box
In addition,
• 2ea. Tektronix 577 Curve Tracers
• 1ea. HP 8150 Laser Printer.
ET328 - ET328 is the power systems laboratory. It is used for the EE power course, ETEC376. It contains four
LabVolt workstations for a capacity of 12 students. Each workstation has several modules including motors,
generators, loads, dynamometers, and meters. EE student access is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
ET 328, 4 Workstations. Each consisting of:
• LabVolt workstations with several modules including motors, generators, loads, dynamometers, and
meters.
In addition,
• 4 Wavetek Multimeters
• 8 Sun Equip. Co. DWM-03060 Watt Meters
• 4 VWR Digital Tachometers
• 4 Fluke 43B Power Quality Meters
ET338 - ET338 is used primarily for junior and senior EE courses. There are 12 workstations for a lab capacity
of 24 students. Each workstation includes the equipment listed below. The computers have the standard EE image
installed, which includes all the software listed at the end of this document. EE students have 24 hour access.
ET 338 12 Workstations. Each consisting of:
• Tektronix MSO2024, 4-channel, Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope
• Agilent 33210A Function Generator
• Fluke 8010A Multimeters
• Topward Dual Tracking Power Supply
• Heathkit ET-3300 Solderless Breadboard
• Dell Optiplex 9020 PC
In addition,
• 1 Stanford Research Systems SR715 LCR Meter
ET340 - ET340 is used primarily for junior and senior digital systems and embedded systems courses. There are
12 workstations with overflow capacity available in adjacent ET338. Each workstation includes the equipment
listed below. The computers have the standard EE image installed, which includes all the software listed at the
end of this document. ET340 also has a lounge/group study space. EE students have 24 hour access.
ET 340 12 Workstations. Each consisting of:
• Dell Optiplex 9020 PC
• Phillips PM2813 Programmable Power Supply OR Topward TPS-4000 Power Supply
• Fluke 8840A Multimeter
• Fluke PM6680B Programmable Timer/Counter
• Phillips PM5139 Function Generator
• HP54645D Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope OR Fluke PM3382A Oscilloscope
In addition,
• 1ea. Fluke PM6306 RCL Meter
• 1ea. HP 8150 Laser Printer
ET332 - ET332 is shared research and project space for faculty, staff and students. It is reserved for senior
projects, club projects, and faculty or staff research activities. Approved access is 24 hours.
ET332 Undergraduate Research Lab
• Soldering Station with:
o MFR-2200 Soldering Iron/Tweezer Iron
o HCT-1000 Hot Air Convection Tool
o BVX-100 Fume Extractor
o AmScope Microscope with USB Camera
• LPKF ProtoMat 91S PCB Milling Machine
• 4 Dell Optiplex 755 PC
• LeCroy 9450 350MHz Oscilloscope
• HP 3590A Spectrum Analyzer
• Various function generators, power supplies, multimeters, and additional equipment.
• Sigma System Environment Chamber
• Drill Press
• Various hand tools
Software (the standard image on all EE computers)
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Eagle Schematic and PCB
NI MultiSim
Freescale CodeWarrior
MATLAB
Xilinx ISE
Adobe Acrobat
Cygwin
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Mentor Graphics; DxDesigner, PADS
Logic & Layout, ModelSim
LTSpice
TI CodeComposer
Cypress PSoC Designer & PSoC Creator
Microsoft Office
LABVIEW
Eclipse
and more.