University Relations
http://www.umn.edu/urelate
612-624-6868
myU OneStop


Mechanical Engineering > Medical Devices Center

Core Facilities : Equipment

              

MDC Core Facilities Room Equipment

Room 508 Mechanical Fabrication:

  • Benchtop Mill
    Benchtop Lathe
    Bandsaw
    Bench grinder
    Disk and Belt sander
    Bearing press
    Hand Drill
    Sawzall
    Standard Shop Hand tools
Room 544B
Electronic Fabrication:
  • Soldering iron / hot air rework station
    Collection of Passive components
    Breadboards
    LabView and Data Acquisition board
    4 Channel Oscilloscope
    Function generator
    PIC Microcontroller programming capabilities
    Digital Multi-meters
    Standard electronic hand tools
Room 546
CAD / Precision Instruments Room
Room 554 Brainstorming / Quick Prototyping:
  • Smartboard digital whiteboard
    Fume hood for adhesives work
    Silicon RTV mold capabilities
    Hot wire foam cutter
    Modeling clay
    Plastic casting supplies
    Composites supplies
    Furnace for heat treating and setting NiTi shapes
    Catheter fabrication capabilities
Room 566
Projector Room:
  • Anatomic models and atlases
    3D projector for watching live surgery with connection to SIMPORTAL
Room 596
Wetlab:
  • Stereo zoom microscope with digital camera output
    Digital Measurement software for microscope
    Ultrasonic heated bath
    Fume hood
    Refrigerator and Freezer
    Other Capabilities:
    Dimension 1200 ES rapid prototyping machine with 10” x 10” x 12” build envelope