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MIT Mobile Fab Lab
The MIT Mobile Fab Lab is an advanced manufacturing fabrication laboratory on wheels. Equipped with the latest industry-grade equipment, the Fab Lab o!ers students the opportunity to the learn how to use leading-edge machinery to solve real-world problems and develop skills to rapidly design, test and prototype innovations. A variety of jobs exist in advanced manufacturing and robotics, and the MIT Mobile Fab Lab program can help students build a future path to college and careers. 3D Printer Robotic Arm Laser Engraver CNC Lathe CNC Router Vinyl Cu!er
3D printers are used for making The most common manufacturing A laser engraving machine can be A lathe is a machine that shapes A CNC router is a computer- A vinyl cutter is a type of three-dimensional solid objects robot is the robotic arm. It is made thought of as three main parts: a pieces of material. The lathe rotates controlled machine for cutting computer-controlled machine. from a digital file. The 3D printed up of seven metal segments, joined laser, a controller and a surface. a work piece on its axis to perform various hard materials, such as The computer controls the objects are created through the by six joints. A computer controls The controller (usually a computer) various operations, including: wood, composites, aluminum, steel, movement of a sharp blade. This additive process; laying down the robot by rotating individual step controls the direction, intensity, cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, plastics and foams. CNC routers can blade is used to cut out shapes successive layers of material until motors connected to each joint in speed of movement and spread of deformation, facing or turning. help ensure part repeatability and and letters from sheets of vinyl. the entire object is created. exact increments. This allows the the laser beam aimed at the surface. Lathes are typically used in wood su!cient factory output. computer to move the arm very The surface is picked to match what turning, metalworking, metal Skills precisely, repeating exactly the same the laser can act on. spinning, thermal spaying, parts Skills Skills Mathematics movement over and over again. reclamation and glass working. Computer Programming Conceptual Skills Graphic Design IT Expertise Supply Management Creativity Skills Photography Technical Skills Technical Skills Skills Operation Monitoring Skills Critical Thinking Controls & Instrumentation Operation Monitoring Complex Problem-Solving Quality Control Analysis Mechanics Drawing Tooling Critical Thinking Science & Programming Troubleshooting Quality Control Mathematical & Biological Coordination Operation Monitoring Industrial Design Mathematics Knowledge Judgment & Decision-Making Equipment Maintenance Critical Thinking Careers Graphic Designer Mathematics Mathematics Operation Maintenance Careers Careers Troubleshooting Creativity Furniture Making Printing Aerospace Metalworking Industrial Careers Graphic Arts Aviation Arts Careers Arts Careers Automotive Medical Manufacturing Electro-Mechanical Technology Jewelery Woodworking Medical Woodworking Corporate Production Surgery Assembly Line Technology Rotary Architecture Aerospace Plant Managment Architecture Metalworking Mechanical Engineering Systems Engineer Medical Watchmaking Companies Innomark Communications Assembly Line Technology Promotions Glass Working Companies Companies Mechanical Engineering Factory Production Brunswick Corporation JM Printing & Graphics, LLC NASA GE Aviation Area Temps Companies Hershey’s NuVasive Inc. Z Graphic Companies Apple Companies Ford Motor Company GKN Aerospace Morrison Sign Company Honda BIC GE Aviation Hasbro Astro Medical Devices Epic Signs & Graphics PepsiCo Skechers ITS Technologies General Electric Toyota Amazon Jared Midwest Precision Nike Philips Hewlett Packard Taylor Manufacturing Co., Inc. U.S. Military Trotec Abrasive Technology Anheuser-Busch Companies Trillium