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- Materials Laboratory
- Applied Experimental Mechanics Laboratory
- Manufacturing Laboratory
(Applied Measurement Laboratory, Metal Castings Laboratory, Welding Laboratory, Manufacturing Processes, Plastics Laboratory) - Applied Energy Laboratory
- Fluid Power Laboratory
- Machine Tool Laboratory
- Prime Mover Laboratory
- MFET Manufacturing Center
about us : facilities
Fluid Power Laboratory
The Fluid Power Laboratory is located in Knoy Hall, Room 114, and has approximately 2,500 square feet of floor space. It includes a 16-20 student classroom with work benches.
The facility supports the following courses:
- MET 230 (Fluid Power),
- MET 334 (Advanced Fluid Power),
- MET 432 (Hydraulic Motion Control Systems),
- MET 436 (Pneumatic Motion Control Systems),
- MET 382 (Controls and Instrumentation for Automation),
- TECH 581F (Advanced Topics in Fluid Power).
The laboratory is reputed to be the best fluid power teaching facility in the United States. Its equipment includes:
- eight hydraulic work stations supporting the basic Fluid Power (MET 230) course. These work stations have recently been upgraded with modern industrial components and state-of-the-art electronic instrumentation;
- eight hydraulic work stations supporting the upper level hydraulics courses (MET 334 and 432). These work stations include servo valves and electronic control, and instrumentation capable of transient data recording and computer interfacing;
- eight pneumatic work stations supporting the upper level pneumatics courses (MET 334 and 436);
- eight PC work stations which support all of the above courses, and have data acquisition capability compatible with the upper division work stations. Both Fluid Power CAD and Control simulation software is available for course related computer work.
In addition, the laboratory has extensive pressure, flow, and viscosity instrumentation. Calibration and readout equipment (oscilloscopes) support the laboratory as well as independent study projects in the fluid power field.