Labs are open for use by WPI students for both school and personal projects.

Note: 

The Manufacturing Labs contain powerful machinery that can cause serious injury. 
Just as you would not operate a car, do not approach or attempt to operate any of the equipment in the labs if your judgement, reactions, balance, equilibrium, or ability to reason are impaired by anything, including: fatigue, drowsiness, medication, alcohol, and drugs.

General Policies:

• Only authorized "Users " may use the facilities of the Manufacturing Laboratories.
  
• Users may only use tools and equipment that they have been specifically trained and authorized to use.
• Under no circumstances are Users to attempt to modify or repair any equipment unless they have been specifically directed to by one of the manufacturing laboratories staff.
• Users may use the facilities only if there is an authorized "Lab Monitor " present  and they have checked in with the Lab Monitor.
• Users may only use the facilities at the current Lab Monitor's discretion.
• Each term all users are required to take the Safety Quiz and pass with 100% before working in the lab. The quiz is located on the labs myWPI site.

Safety:

The safe operation of the facilities is the responsibility of all Users.  

• • If someone gets seriously hurt in the lab, hit the closest Emergency Stop button immediately, then call Campus Police at x5555.
  • When entering the lab, always put safety glasses on first, even if you are only walking through.
  • There need to be at least two people in the lab at any time that a machine is in use.
  • If you are walking away from a machine tool and it is not actively running a program, you should always depress the emergency stop on that tool.  This will keep others from inadvertently starting whatever program happens to be in memory.
  • Feet should be enclosed in appropriate footwear. No open-toed or open-heeled shoes of any kind are allowed to be worn in the shop.
  • Do not wear loose clothing that could get caught in a machine. Always tie back long hair and anything hanging from your neck.
  • If long chips are affecting your work, always stop all machine motion, then use a tool to reach in and remove the chips. Be careful; they are sharp and could also be hot.
  • If someone is welding in the weld shop, always wear the appropriate eye protection and weld coat before entering the room.
  • If you want to listen to music on headphones, the wire must be tucked in behind clothing and one ear piece must be out to allow you to hear what's going on in the lab.
  • Everything must be cleaned up before you can leave the shop and all tools must be put away. If we can look at a machine and identify what material you were cutting, the machine is not clean enough.
  • If you do not know how to do something, do not guess. Ask a staff member or work study.
  • If you see someone else doing something that doesn't look safe, stop them and notify a staff member or the lab monitor.
  • All injuries, no matter how minor, must be reported to the nearest staff member or lab monitor.

Users:

Lab Monitors:

→ Simulate your program in CAM software

← Haas CNC Mill Quick Guide menu

← Haas SL-Series CNC Lathe Quick Guide menu