| The Physics and Astronomy Machine
Shop is a well-equipped precision support fabrication facility.
Our specialty is fabrication of complex one-of-a-kind research equipment.
Our customer base is varied and often demanding, ranging from UCLA
Physical Science Division students and faculty to National Laboratories
and International Consortiums. We have been in operation since the
early fifties and currently employ the most experienced, dedicated
professionals in the fabrication field. Years of experience as a
custom manufacturer make us extremely familiar with products of
a highly technical nature, involving very close tolerances. The
shop has a large CNC (machining center) mill and lathe. There are
a number of very high precision computer controlled Bridgeport types
milling machines and we maintain complete welding capabilities.
We also have all of the normal machines found in a well-equipped
shop. With the ability to download machining instructions directly
from most CAD design programs we are able to offer fast turn-around
times on most projects.
The Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop has experience fabricating
special equipment that is used in the areas of Ultra High Vacuum
(UHV), High Temperature, High Pressure, Cryogenics, laser Research,
etc. Equipment we have manufactured is installed in campus labs
and in National and International Laboratories and Observatories.
Exotic materials we have worked with include gold, silver, platinum,
iridium, tantalum, titanium, magnesium, molybdenum, stainless steel,
inconel and other nickel alloys,tool steel, machinable ceramics
(such as Macor), tungsten, some ceramics, single crystal metal samples,
composite materials (of various kinds),and plastics (such as Teflon,
Delrin, Nylon, etc.)
In addition, we offer design and support engineering, reverse engineering,
suggestions for improvement and/or cost reduction, and production
feasibility studies. The Shop also maintains and supervises a Student
Machine Shop equipped with lathes, mills, drill presses, sheet metal
equipment. Any graduate student wishing to use the Student Shop
needs to complete a shop course.
We firmly believe that our success as a department is determined
by the complete satisfaction of our customers. We will accept nothing
less.
We invite you to learn more about are facility by visiting the
rest of our site or by stopping by our shop located in Kinsey Hall
Room #20.
For further information contact Harry Lockhart, the shop Supervisor
(310-825-1448) |
