The Mechanical Instrumentation Workshop plays a crucial role in supporting research and teaching at Imperial, providing technical support within the Department of Physics. The workshop has made significant contributions to cutting-edge solar missions such as Solar Orbiter, JUICE, IMAP and Quantum Navigation.
Alongside traditional mechanical workshop machine tools, the facility houses a range of computer aided design (CAD) equipment and computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools.
To learn more about the Mechanical Instrumentation Workshop, please visit their webpage.
Event details
This is a drop-in event designed to showcase the capabilities of the Workshop, providing insights into its state-of-the-art equipment and expert technical support. Attendees are invited to explore the workshop through guided tours and practical demonstrations to discover how its cutting-edge equipment can be leveraged to elevate research projects and academic work.
The open day will include:
Guided facility tours – Join our expert technicians for guided tours and learn how traditional tools and advanced CAD and CNC machines work together.
Practical demonstrations – Experience live demonstrations that highlight the operational capabilites of the machinery and learn how these demonstations can inspire and inform your academic and research projects.
Expert interactions – Take advantage of one-to-one discussions with our skilled technicians who will be on hand to answer questions and provide insights on:
- Design and production capabilities
- Equipment capacity and scope
- Real-world application in research
Audience
This event is open to Experimentalists, Post Docs and Postgraduates who are interested in utilising high-quality instrumentation to further their work.