The workshops at Science and Environment
The workshops at the Department of Science and Environment (INM) work with mechanical construction in all scales, electronics construction, and hardware/software integration. Many different materials are used, such as aluminium, stainless steel, wood, plastic and epoxy.
All employees and students at INM are welcome to drop by for help and advice about anything from the smallest screws to major new research projects. Feel free to come early in the idea phase, as the workshop staff have extensive experience in project development. Minor problems can often be solved immediately, time permitting – while larger tasks must always be coordinated through the workshop’s team leader.
The workshop facilities
The mechanical workshops in buildings 12 and 27 house a modern machine park, including:
- Lathes (manual and CNC-controlled)
- Milling machines (manual and CNC-controlled)
- Drills
- Equipment for welding and sheet metal working
- Various kinds of equipment for grinding and other types of surface treatment.
For design and documentation purposes, 3D design and construction software are utilized, as well as 3D printing.
The electronics workshop and the hardware/software integration group in building 27 have equipment and software at their disposal for:
- Development and troubleshooting of analogue and digital electronics
- Programming of micro-controllers (e.g. ARM and Arduino cards)
- Monitoring and control of scientific equipment.
If we can’t manage the task ourselves at our local workshops, we have contacts with many different suppliers and external partners.
The work of the workshops
Mechanical workshop, building 12
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- Construction of unique solutions for experiments with small animals
- Development of equipment for use in the field, e.g. on the Galathea Marine Expedition
- Development of holders and tools for use in the biological laboratories
- Development of the subject group’s experimental setups for work with aquatic environments
- Construction of large items in metal, wood and plastic.
Mechanical workshop, building 27
The mechanical workshop in building 27 primarily supports the subject group Mathematics and Physics (IMFUFA) as well as the programmes 真人线上娱乐 in Natural Sciences and International 真人线上娱乐 in Natural Sciences. 真人线上娱乐 work for example with:
- Precision mechanical constructions, for example in measurement cells
- Development of equipment for pressure and temperature control
- Construction of equipment for control of gases/compressed air, vacuums and coolants
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- Work with various types of glue, including epoxy.
Electronics and hardware/software integration, building 27
The electronics and hardware/software workshop in building 27 primarily supports the subject group Mathematics and Physics (IMFUFA) and the programmes 真人线上娱乐 in Natural Sciences and International 真人线上娱乐 in Natural Sciences. 真人线上娱乐 work for example with:
- Design and development of analogue and digital electronics (single chips, CPU, FPGA, Arm, etc.) which form part of or control measurement setups
- Development of software for the control and monitoring of experiments
- Purchasing, installation and integration of commercial measuring equipment in experimental setups
- Purchasing and installation of laboratory IT
- Project management of major projects.
This is how we use the workshops
Experimental setups for study projects
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