RSES Engineering workshop

The RSES Engineering Workshop provides a wide range of 'engineering' and 'Instrumentation' services to support the schools varying research directions.

The group specialises in the development of innovative solutions to the technical challenges posed by research activities, and endeavours to provide professionally engineered products and solutions built to industry standards. To underpin these capabilities the group maintains a range of engineering and technical facilities, including mechanical CAD workstations, test and measurement instrumentation, precision metal working machines and a welding bay.

Some services include; Manufacturing components for scientific Instrumentation and experimentation, Maintenance, Instrument modification, Consultation, Instrumentation Design, Research and Development, Purchase and supply of mechanical components and materials.

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Ongoing development of staff skills and expansion of equipment has empowered the facility to carry out a broad range of mechanical engineering processes with both common and exotic materials. Click HERE to view some images of the work being produced in the RSES Engineering workshop. Some Materials include: Some Processes Include: Aluminium Aluminium oxide Beryllium copper Boron nitride Brass & Copper Diamond composites Lucalux Macor Nickel Phosphor bronze Rhenium Silver Steel & Stainless Steel Platinum Tantalum Die sinking Grinding Horizontal bandsaw Milling Plasma Cutting Turning Welding Wire cutting Sheet Folding and bending Guillotine cutting Pipe bending Drilling Thread making Hydraulic pressing Hand working of materials