Mechanical Workshop
The Mechanical Workshop designs and manufactures parts customized for researchers’ unique scientific questions, freeing their creativity from commercial limitations.
Overview
The Mechanical Workshop’s unique expertise and state-of-the-art equipment are sought out not only by labs within the institute but also by other academic and research facilities around the world.
Using specialized 3D CAD model-based machine tooling, our mechanical engineers work closely with investigators to support, advise, and collaborate on developing commercially unavailable equipment and customizing existing tools for use in novel research methods. This partnership ensures the technological needs of each lab are met.
Services
Design and Manufacturing
Our Mechanical Workshop partners with researchers to design, develop, and precision-manufacture specialized, state-of-the-art scientific equipment tailored exactly to their unique research requirements.
Custom Modification
Our Mechanical Workshop is equipped to modify and customize commercially available or existing lab equipment, adapting it for research applications.
Diagnostics and Repair
Our Mechanical Workshop provides expert diagnostics and reliable repair services for a wide range of complex scientific and laboratory equipment, minimizing research downtime and maintaining continuity.
Equipment
- 5-axis high-speed CNC milling machine
- 3+2-axis high-speed CNC milling machine
- Wire EDM
- SLA 3D Printer
- Continuous Fiber Reinforcement (CFR) 3D Printer
- Laser Cutter
Team
Nicole Daniel
Head of the Mechanical Workshop
Abraham Rivera
Sr. CNC Machinist
Peter Allen
CNC Machinist
Oliver Renner
Mechanical Workshop Trainee
Contact
Nicole Daniel
Head of the Mechanical Workshop
Phone: (561) 972-9189
Email: nicole.daniel@mpfi.org