Workshop

The workshop has the following equipment/capabilities: 

• 2x CNC Machining Centers (one 3 axis vertical, one 4 axis vertical)  
  • Mori Seiki NVX 5080ll: X = 800mm; Y = 500 mm; Z = 500 mm 4th axis diameter = 400 mm; length 300 mm 
  • Mori Seiki Duravertical: X = 1000 mm; Y = 500 mm; Z = 500 mm 
• 3x Turret Milling Machines  
  • 2 Bridgeport and one Clausing 
  • X = 800 mm; Y 250 mm extendable to 500 mm Z = 300 mm 
• Fanuc Robocut Wire EDM:  
  • X = 400 mm; Y = 250 mm; Z = 200 mm 
• 2x CNC Lathes:  
  • 2 axis Mori Seiki CL 2000BT; X = diameter 250 mm; Z = 500 mm; 
  • 3 axis Mori Seiki NL 2000MC: X = 200 mm; Z = 400 mm, milling and drilling capabilities 
• Surface grinding:  
  • X = 400 mm; Y = 140mm 
• 2x Manual Lathes:  
  • Colchester Triumph V/S: Over the bed = diameter 400mm; Over the saddle; diameter = 250 mm; X =1000 
  • Colchester M300; Over the bed = diameter 300mm; Over the saddle = diameter 200 mm; X = 600 mm 
• Programmable Lathe;  
  • Alpha 330S, 
  • Over the bed= diameter 240mm; Over the saddle= diameter 300mm; X= 900mm 
• Guillotine:  
  • 1500 mm cut 
• Horizontal Band Saw:  
  • Parkanson 350 mm 
• Vertical Band Saw:  
  • 200 mm 
• Welding:  
  • MIG, Tig and stick welders as well as oxy/acetylene gas welding/brazing) 

Staff can assist you with material selection, suppliers and suggested contacts for external service providers (such as materials, heat treatment, tooling, and other requirements). In most instances, this information is provided by the Lab Technical Officer in charge of the lab you are working in.

To submit a job or request to the workshop please follow the instructions below: 

1. Discuss the job with the Technical Officer in charge of your relevant area before developing the detailed drawings. Technical Officers are happy to provide guidance in design, material selection and manufacture. 
2. Develop the necessary drawings/sketches then meet with your Lab Technical staff to confirm concept design and ability to manufacture. 
3. Complete the drawings in CAD, confirm Workshop Job Form is complete, confirm drawings have all relevant dimensions, tolerances and finish details and are checked/confirmed with your Technical Officer for ability to manufacture. Your Technical Officer will arrange a meeting with workshop staff to discuss manufacturing details if necessary. If relevant, a cost estimate will be discussed at this stage. 
4. Obtain final signature and approval from the Technical Officer in your lab area, Academic Supervisor (if student), and cost-centre approver. 
5. Order appropriate materials with your Technical Officer. 
6. Submit the final drawings to mech.workshop@unsw.edu.au or in person to the workshop (room 120, J18). 

* Please note that the job will not appear in the queue until all drawings are complete, material is available and any specially purchased tooling has arrived. 

In line with other workshops in the Faculty of Engineering, the following fees will be charged for parts manufactured in the MME workshop: 

• $50 per hour for UNSW jobs internal to our School 
• $75 per hour for UNSW jobs external to our School 
• Materials and consumables will be charged on top of the hourly rate 
• Cost estimates will be provided in good faith for jobs. Please note that time estimates may not be possible for very large or complex jobs – a fixed price will be agreed on at the discussion in step 3 below 
• Jobs will be billed on the lowest price – either estimate or actual, whichever is lowest 
• If a job has been quoted more competitively outside then the workshop will endeavour to meet the quoted price. Academic staff can choose to have the job done outside 
• A cost centre will need to be provided for all jobs 

The job will be listed in the Workshop Job Queue. Please note that the job will not appear in the queue until all drawings are complete, material is available and any specially purchased tooling has arrived. 

The priority of a job can only be changed by the Laboratory or Manager or Deputy. 

 Large jobs (greater than 10 days work) require the approval of the Laboratory Manager or Deputy. 

If your job requires specially ordered consumables (cutters, reamers, etc) to complete the work, the workshop will require a project code to cover the cost. The workshop can advise and help in obtaining a quotation for these additional costs before work commences on your job. 

If part of the job is required to be completed via and external contractor (such as laser cutting), a project code must be provided for these costs. You will be consulted before this occurs.