Prototyping Lab Capabilities
Cuyamaca College Prototyping and Invention Laboratory - Capabilities
Physical Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
- Alibre 3D solid modeling software
- SolidWorks 3D solid modeling software
- Makerbot Thing-o-matic 3D printer
- Full Spectrum Laser Cutter - 40W C02 laser (9" x 14" working area)
Plastics and Metal Investment Casting Facility
- Silicone and plaster-of-paris mold making
- Vacuum system, including bell jar
- Urethane plastic resin molding
- Wax injector
- 2000 degree F kiln - Skutt Firebox 8
- Size 1 Graphite crucible
Other Plastic Forming
- Vacuum former - 9 inch by 9 inch
Machine Tools and General Materials Processing
- Drill press
- Lathe - 24 inch Sherline Model 4400
- Mill - Sherline Model 5420
- Vertical/horizontal bandsaw
- 6-inch bench grinder
- Welder - Lincoln Electric 35-88A
- Assorted hand tools
Electronic Prototyping
Microcontroller-based prototyping
- PIC, programmable in
- - PICBasic
- - Assembly
- - C
- Arduino
- Basic Stamp
CPLD and FPGA prototyping
- Digilent Basys prototyping boards
- Digilent XCRP prototyping boards
Robotics
- Parallax Boebots
- Parallax Toddlers
- Geared DC motors
- Stepper motors
- BEAM technology robots
Circuit board fabrication facility
- 2-layer boards only
Test equipment
- Oscilloscopes
- Signal generators
- Multi-meters
- Power supplies
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