This computer laboratory is dedicated to support advanced manufacturing classes. CAD programs include SolidWorks, Solid Edge, AutoCAD and ProEngineer. MasterCAM and Vericut are used for CNC program writing and verification. Four HAAS CNC machining simulators are used to prove out the machining code before actually producing the part.
The main computing laboratory has 28 PCs with a host of software utilized by IMSE students and researchers. The lab is used as a classroom periodically, otherwise accessible 24 hours a day.
IDEAL Learning Communities help Industrial Engineering students transition into college life by developing a supportive network of students, peer mentors, faculty and staff.
The Industrial Automation lab provides students with and overview of electrical circuit theory and its relationship to industrial control systems.
The Industrial Design Laboratory provides senior students with the opportunity to practice comprehensive engineering and communication skills, while simultaneously honing personal effectiveness skills, through the development and completion of an industrial design project supplied by companies from around the state of Iowa.
The Machining Processes Laboratory contains equipment for metal machining, surface finish measurements and metal cutting theory experiments. The lab contains two vertical and one horizontal milling machine, two engine lathes, a CNC tool room lathe, a milling machine to study orthogonal cutting, toolmaker’s microscope and a profilometer for measuring surface roughness.
Material testing equipment includes two Shimadzu tensile testing machines, an Instron fatigue tester, three Rockwell hardness testers by Leco, Brinell hardness tester and a Charpy impact machine. Forming equipment includes a laboratory rolling mill and equipment for deep drawing operations.
The metalcasting laboratory has the capability of producing castings via chemically bonded sand molds, permanent molds, and the lost foam process. Melting is done in an induction melting furnace, with the ability to melt up to 200 pounds of aluminum per hour. Finishing of the components is done with a sandblasting unit.
The Metrology Laboratory contains a variety of advanced measuring and fixturing systems including two CMMs, one digital image capture system, a digital surface profilometer, a variety of digital and manual measurement tools and a modular fixturing system.
This lab includes multiple welding processes including Robotic Arm Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding sometimes known as MIG welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding also known as TIG, Submerged Arc Welding, Ultrasonic Welding, or high-frequency welding and Virtual Welding.
