Prototyping Space
Laser Cutter
The AMS has two laser cutters including the largest on campus. The Laser Cutters are free for all students and faculty to use. While we often have scrap plywood and acrylic, if you have a particular material in mind for a project you will need to purchase that yourself.
3D Printers
There are 8 consumer Prusa printers and multiple professional printers. The Prusas are free to use for all faculty and students, while the Stratasys printers are mostly reserved for researchers. The Prusas generally have equivalent or better printing quality, while the professional printers have special features.
There are 8 consumer Prusa printers at the AMS. They are free for all students and faculty to use and are tuned to print at very high quality.
The AMS has 3 Stratasys printers featuring dissolvable support that are usually reserved for research projects.
The Formlabs Form 2 and Form 3 printers are SLS printers used for research projects and prints that need very high precision.
The Makerbot Method X prints nylon carbon fiber infused parts with dissolvable supports.
The Stratasys J55 PolyJet is a revolutionary full-color 3D printer that can resin print in a full spectrum of colors. This printer is reserved for research prints.
Electronics Prototyping
We have a variety of tools to assist the creation of projects involving electronics.
- Soldering irons and ventilation fans
- Power supply
- Multimeter
- Collection of wires, leds, shrink tubing, and resistors
- Breadboards, Arduinos (must stay in the space)
- Helping hands
- Heat gun
Crafts Area
A dedicated crafts area allows you to make the trinkets and custom crafts of your dreams. We have lots of vinyl, heat transfer paper, thread, and buttons to help your project come to life.
- Brother Embroidery Machine
- Brother Sewing Machine
- Cricut Vinyl Cutter
- 58mm/32mm Button Press
- Heat Press
Tormach Metal CNC
A Tormach PCNC is available for research projects requiring custom metal parts. An optional 4th axis can be installed for different part shapes.
