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Department of Technology

Engineering Technology Facilities and Equipment

Engineering Technology students utilize some of the latest technology in our specialized facilities. Students are given firsthand experience with processing engineering materials.

Through a $1.2 million donation from the Caterpillar corporation, the state-of-the-art Caterpillar Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory was constructed in Turner Hall room 160. The laboratory features 10 automated systems workstations, with each including an industrial robot, programmable logic controller, conveyor, vision system, and a computer. An adjoining classroom features equipment facilitating student learning of fluid power, digital and analog electronics, programmable logic, and more.

  • Automation

    • Ten six-axis ABB IRB 400 robots (one each at ten work stations)
    • Each work station has integrated Allen Bradley PLC, pneumatic power, and DVT vision system
    • Two sets of integrated automation cells using conveyor unit, vision system, PLC, and actuators for parts sorting and basic assembly (5 stations each)
    • Computer systems used to program PLC’s (10 stations)
    • Fluid power training stations
    • Digital and analog electronics

  • Computer-Aided Design and Prototyping

    • NX parametric solid modeling software
    • Dimension FDM
    • Moldflow for plastic product design

  • Material Testing

    • Instron 5982 100 KN UTM
    • Fixtures for tensile, flexural, and compression testing of metals and plastics
    • Vulcan programmable furnaces for heat treating of metal

  • Metal Machining

    In addition to the following equipment, the department is using NX Software for toolpath generation:

    • Haas TM1 CNC Mill
    • Robi CNC Lathe
    • Three Bridgeport/Webb CNC mills
    • Six 6 inch x 24 inch engine lathes
    • Material cut-off saws

  • Metrology

    • Haas TM1 CNC Mill
    • Robi CNC Lathe
    • Three Bridgeport/Webb CNC mills
    • Six 6 inch x 24 inch engine lathes
    • Material cut-off saws

  • Plastics Processing

    • 60-ton Engel injection molding machine with EC 100 controller
    • 30-ton Engel injection molding machine with EC 88 controller
    • MAAC ASP 30x36 heavy gauge thermoforming machine
    • Brabender 18 mm Plasticorder extruder
    • Wabash 30-ton compression molder
    • Dukane ultrasonic welder
    • Creep testing fixtures
    • Hot air convection oven

    Variety of molds and dies used with molding and forming machines.