Dear Bechtel Innovation Design Center Community,  We hope this newsletter finds you well. In this edition, we are excited to share some significant updates and changes that have taken place in our system, as well as some upcoming events that you will not want to miss.  The Transition to Brightspace  One of the most notable recent changes in the Bechtel …

Fusion 360 is an Autodesk product. Autodesk is a provider of CAD environments, namely, Fusion 360. One of the unique features of Fusion 360 is that it is an integrated CAD and CAM environment, meaning that they both are held in the same place. Another unique thing about Fusion 360 is that it is cloud-based, meaning that if you are …

Cole Cicora a peer mentor here at the center is helping student Nicola Fava to create Engine Dyno mounts for Purdue Formula SAE. He used the Flow Waterjet available here to cut 4130 steel for his project.

Students use the facility at Bechtel center for various research projects, one such student from the school of chemical engineering used the VF4 CNC milling machine in the manufacturing lab to cut 5 cavity CNC machined aluminum molds. This dye will later be used to cast the test specimen of different polymer materials and will be used to perform mechanical …

Manufacturing a screw out of steel rod as a part of volunteering activity at the Bechtel Center. This activity provides an opportunity for students to interact with Haas Automation’s ST-20 CNC Lathe. The student needs to design the part on Autodesk Fusion 360 and manufacture the part on the lathe machine. This activity helps students to learn how to set …

Today at the center Michael Kalenty manufactured a part for his lightsaber out of aluminum provided by Arconic , Michael has a plastic lightsaber handle, and wants to manufacture its metallic replica, he used the manual mill to cut out complex geometry with a precision of ten thou of an inch which was made possible with high precision Kennametal tools.

Adam Kures a master’s student at Purdue is fascinated with woodworking. He manufactured a hand plane tool that is used for smoothening the surface of the wood. He used a vertical drill and belt sander machines to manufacture his tool. Now he can use a tool of his own creation to shape wood and create amazing products!

Engraving a steel block as a part of volunteering activity at the Bechtel Center. This activity provides an opportunity for students to interact with Haas Automation’s VF-2 3-axis CNC milling machine & experience machining operations. It helps students learn how to set up the tools, place stock & see how the machine probes everything for size, faces the top & …