The Digital Fabrication Lab offers a wide range of digital manufacturing options: from 3D scans to 3D VR modelling, 3D printing, laser cutting, to CNC processing. For data creation, the Digital Fabrication Lab relies primarily on the programme Rhinoceros which is provided and supported.
The Digital Fabrication Lab provides cardboard to create mock-up models; all other wooden or plastic plates have to be procured in the respective workshops or externally. As far as CNC milling area is concerned, there is a team of tutors to assist the students in their project work.
Techniques / machinery
3D printing
Objet Eden 500V Polyjet Matrix with extremely fine resolution
Filament printer "Ultimaker" & "Gigabot" for fast models
Stereo lithography Formlabs 2 for fine models
Laser Sinter EOS Formiga P110 with polyamide, a machine typically used in industrial production
3D Scanning
For the digitalization of models and reverse engineering
3 & 4 axis CNC milling
For model development and prototypes
3 laser cutters of different sizes
Laser cuts up to approx. 10 mm in wood, cardboard & plastic; laser engraving in wood and metal
VR modelling
Intuitive 3D modelling in virtual space