Can we fabricate something for you?
We offer fee-for-service work exclusively for University-related projects. During times of high demand, students, faculty, and staff of the College of Engineering will be given priority over individuals outside of the College.
We offer fee-for-service in these areas:
- Design
- Manual & CNC machining (Haas-CNC Lathe, CNC Machining Center and SWI 3 Axis TRAK DPM2 Mill.)
- Precision grinding (Okamoto ACC-GX 1224)
- Heat treating of metals
- Metal hardness testing
- Waterjet cutting
- Ultra high vacuum welding
- GTAW, GMAW, brazing and soldering
- Abrasive blasting
Do you want help making something yourself?
Project Support @ ECB
At Engineering Centers (ECB), you can book a one-on-one meeting with the Design Hub or one of our expert fabricators for CAD, design, and/or manufacturing support. (We generally cannot accommodate drop-in consultations in ECB.)
Project Support @ Wendt
At Wendt, we offer drop-in project support. On the bottom of each equipment page, refer to the list of knowledgeable staff members on shift at Wendt DI Lab. Please stop by during a listed shift for one-on-one project support in that specific area.
Requests for Custom Gifts
We would be happy to help you with your project! Though it’s important to understand that our mission is to train and support others in making. So someone from your organization will need to manage and execute the project – we’ll provide the training and access to our equipment needed to realize your vision:
- Identify a student, faculty and/or staff member from your organization that will lead the project.
- This person(s) should reach out to our staff based on the technology needed (contact info is at the bottom of each webpage). Our staff can help determine if your idea is feasible using our equipment. They may also suggest commercially available alternatives (e.g. existing products or services). If you’re unsure who to contact, email: maker-contact@engr.wisc.edu
- The person(s) from your organization will need to go through the steps for access.
- In some cases formal training is required (e.g. attend a laser cutter hands-on training session). You can see the offerings on our Training page.
- Arrange time(s) to come into our shops to complete the project.
