Mechanical/Glass: Design & Fabrication

Storrs
Center for Open Research Resources and Equipment

Mechanical/Glass: Design & Fabrication Facility supports academic research through consultation, engineering, manufacturing, design, and repairs. Within the facility, there are complete departments for working with glass, metal, plastics, and other materials. Skilled technicians design, fabricate, or repair complex mechanical instruments and glassware, and carry out jobs in precision machining, MIG and TIG welding, woodworking, sheet metal, and plexiglass fabrication.

Mechanical Services

Prototype Development

On request, assistance can be provided for prototype development. Custom and specialized equipment can be manufactured. This includes:

  • CAD modeling
  • Mechanical drawings for in-house fabrication, outside production, or patent applications
  • 3D printing using FDM or LCD Resin printers
Internal External (Non-Profit/Academic or For-Profit)
$100/hour $120/hour
3D printer BambuLab

Repairs

Repairs can be made to complex scientific and mechanical equipment, including diffusion pumps, McLeod Gauges, Nitrogen Cryogenic Dewars, and distillation equipment.

Internal External (Non-Profit/Academic or For-Profit)
$100/hour $120/hour
Microscope repair tool

Mechanical Technology

Skilled technicians design, fabricate, or repair complex scientific and mechanical instruments and carry out jobs in precision machining, brazing, soldering, welding, woodworking, sheet metal working, and Plexiglass fabrication.

Internal External (Non-Profit/Academic or For-Profit)
$100/hour $120/hour
spiral equipment

Electrical Services

Computer Repair

For all University PCs and laptops no longer covered by warranty.

  • Installations
  • Configurations
  • Computer upgrades
  • Diagnostic examinations
  • Preventative maintenance

Internal Rate: $100/hour

thermoscientific electrical repair tool

Electrical and Electronic Repair

Repairs are offered for a wide variety of devices, including audiovisual equipment, centrifuges, CNC machines, laboratory equipment, chromatography pumps, microplate readers, and other machinery.

Internal Rate: $100/hour

electrical repair and testing tool

Prototype Development Assistance

Engineering prototype development assistance can be provided in areas such as automated controls, PLC integration, sensors, and servo and stepper drives.

Internal Rate: $100/hour

computer prototyping equipment

Office Equipment Repairs

Repairs and diagnostic troubleshooting are offered for Hewlett-Packard printers, as well as for other multifunction devices and printers from other manufacturers.  Services range from preventative maintenance to the installation of custom-tooled replacement parts.

  • Folding machines
  • Printers of all makes
  • Fax machines
  • Shredders

Internal Rate: $100/hour

working on repairing a machine

Glassblowing Services

Scientific Glassblowing

Glassblowing services are carried out from the Yale University Glass Shop. The drop-off location for all scientific glassware repairs will be on the large metal shelf across from the machine shop (room R006) in the Chemistry building.

Specifications

Place your clean, broken glassware into a sturdy cardboard box along with a sheet containing the PI name, contact name, phone number, email, and any specific instructions for our glassblower Daryl Smith (daryl.smith@yale.edu). Please use bubble wrap or paper to make sure the boxes can be transported by car without further damage to your glassware.

The boxes will be picked up at regular intervals and repaired glassware will be placed back on the shelf when completed. Users will be notified when the glassware was repaired and/or is back.

Users may also drop off their glassware at the Mechanical or Electrical COR²E facilities in Thomson Hall on the Depot campus (at 30 Ahern Lane).

Please contact Daryl directly to discuss any special projects.


Internal External (Non-Profit/Academic or For-Profit)
$100/hour $120/hour
Scientific Glassblowing