Lab services and product development

Research and Laboratory Capability Statement

“Makerspace facilities, prototyping, modelling and engineering laboratory testing”

Makerspace

Laser cutting and engraving

• 2D laser cutting up to 10mm thick
• Materials including wood, plastic and cardboard
• Bed size suitable for cutting objects as large as 1000mm x 700mm
• Engrave wood, plastic, glass, stone and some metals
• Resolution of 50 microns

3D printing

• A range of materials including ABS, PLA, TPU, Nylon, Polycarbonate and carbon fibre reinforced nylon
• Bed size suitable to print objects as large as 300mm in size
• Resolution of 350 microns

CNC routing and milling

• Milling of timber and non-ferrous metals
• Bed size suitable to print objects as large as 600mm in size
• Fourth axis milling

Prototyping and manufacturing

• Create working mechanical prototypes of designs
• Replicate objects
• Produce prototypes for testing

3D scanning

• Objects up to 2m in size

Engineering Laboratory Testing

Soils, aggregates and rock

• Full suite of geotechnical tests and parameters

Concrete

• Concrete batching, sampling and mechanical properties tests
• Beam and cylinder strength testing

Steel and other metals

• Tensile, compressive, charpy, temperature dependent properties

Timber

• Moisture, strength, deflection, joints and connectors

Plastics and synthetics

• Moulding, shaping and prototype testing

Water quality testing

• Organic and inorganic water quality analysis
• Hydraulic flow – channel and pipe analysis and modelling.
• Chemical and biological water quality analysis
• Sampling and testing of domestic water

Charles Sturt Engineering can also provide access to a range of Charles Sturt resources which include University laboratories, equipment, a broad range of academic and technical expertise and the University library.