Machining Hub

The Machining Hub, located in Elings 2442, is a galley-style shop with a variety of fabrication equipment. In addition to a full suite of traditional machining tools, the Machining Hub also features a spray booth for painting/coating, as well as a desktop waterjet cutter. This combination allows users to work with a wide range of materials including aluminum, titanium, spring steel, glass, carbon fiber, and rubber.

The Machining Hub is an extension of The Innovation Workshop, with the same access requirements and recharge procedure. The Machining Hub is open to all UCSB affiliates working on funded projects, as well as CNSI incubator companies and external companies.

 Contact

Lab Manager
Microfluidics Laboratory and Innovation Workshop

 How-to Information

Steps to Access the Innovation Workshop
  1. Contact Innovation Workshop staff to get trained on the instrument. Completion of a new user orientation and safety briefing is required before obtaining card-key access to the CNSI Workshops. Tool-specific training is required for all tools and instruments in the lab
  2. All users must complete UCSB Environmental Health and Safety’s Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety course. The course is offered in person at the beginning of each quarter, and is also available on-line.
  3. Apply to CNSI for electronic door access to the facility.
  4. Innovation Workshop Staff will add you to the FBS reservation system

Complete instructions regarding access can be found here

Acknowledging Support

Please remember to acknowledge CNSI resources in scientific publications and presentations by including this statement:

“The authors acknowledge the use of the Innovation Workshop within the California NanoSystems Institute, supported by the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of California, Office of the President.”

 Equipment

A vertical drill press for making holes in wood, polymers, aluminum, and other soft metals.
A one horsepower manual mill for cutting polymers, aluminum, and other soft metals.
A small, but capable 1.5 horsepower lathe for machining polymers, mild steel, aluminum, and other soft metals.
Bandsaw for cutting wood, polymers, aluminum, and other soft metals.
Compact waterjet cutter to cut glass (not tempered), hard and soft metals, composites, rubbers, and more.
XYZ gantry-mounted router for cutting shapes into plastics, wood, and soft metal.
Chemical fume hood dedicated to spray painting and gluing parts.