Fabrication - Professional

The Chemistry Department Machine Shop on the Danforth campus  is a fully-equipped and professionally staffed machine shop with computer controlled milling machines and computer controlled lathe. We have precision lathes, programmable indexing head and rotary table, sheet metal and wood-working shops, ironworker and welders.

The chemistry glass shop provides for the construction of special Pyrex and quartz glass laboratory apparatus. To this end, the shop is equipped with a four-inch glassblower's lathe, an annealing oven, a carborundum cut-off wheel, and a variety of burners.

The team at Washington University School of Medicine provides fabrication, modification, design, and technical services. The team serves all Washington University departments as well as off-campus customers not affiliated with the University.

The Neurotech Hub within the Department of Neuroscience engages with the community and provides scientific, technological, or professional resources. Our shop contains tooling from precision laser cutters to high-resolution 3D printers that will accelerate in-house ideation, prototyping, and one-of-a-kind applications. Membership is offered to departments, research labs, and individual WashU users.

The Physics Machine Shop on the Danforth campus is technical support facility whose primary function is to provide assistance to the students, faculty, researchers, and administration in the machining and manufacturing of parts and assemblies.