3D printer

What it does

A fused-filament printer builds a part layer by layer from melted plastic. With two extruders it prints two materials in the same part, for example a removable support under overhangs.

We print what would be slow or expensive to machine: fixtures shaped around a particular crystal, jigs for dicing, polishing and metrology, supports and covers for detector prototypes. A design goes quickly from CAD to the bench and can change as often as the tests require.

What we use it for

• Fixtures for processing and metrology

  Jigs that hold crystals for dicing, polishing and measurement.

• Detector prototypes

  Mechanics for detector and calorimeter prototypes.

Working with us

We can print fixtures and mechanics for joint experiments.