Technical Service Department

Machine Shop

Our machine shop provides design, manufacturing and technical support for current Research and Educational Projects of our Chemistry Faculty, for other Departments within the Technion and for external clients.

Our highly skilled technicians possess a wide experience in manufacturing prototypes of range experimental apparatus and separate precision parts according to individual specifications using different materials including plastics, stainless steels, aluminum, brass and refractive metals. Our machine shop provides also repair, maintenance and modernization of existing scientific instruments and experimental equipment of teaching labs.

Manufacturing Facilities

Our machine shop has comprehensive range of conventional machines as well as a computer operated lathe and milling machines to enable the manufacturing of precision parts and parts with complex shapes.

(a) CAD software (AutoDesk Inventor, SolidWork) is used for conceptual and final mechanical design

(b) Full facilities for CNC machines programming (Solid CAM, SolidWork)

(c) 3 Axis CNC Milling Machine

(d) CNC Lathe Machine

(e) Conventional machines:

– 3 precision lathe machines with Digital Readout

– miniature lathe machines

– 4 universal precision milling machines with Digital Readout

– drilling mashies

(f) Sheet Metal Working Machines:

– Guillotine,

– Rolling machine

– Belt Grinder

– Band saws

(g) Welding facilities

– Stick (electrode) welding

– Argon Tig / Mig welding

– Oxy – Acetylene welding /cutting / brazing

(h) Graduate student machine shop room with lathe, milling machine and press driller. The machine shop holds a practical training course for grad students to be able to operate the machines in that room.

contact:

Goberman Semion, chgoberman@technion.ac.il , 04-829-2722