Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility
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Facility Details Major Equipment: Mazak VC500AM 5-axis Hybrid DED, EOS M280 Direct Metal Laser Sintering, Makino Wire-EDM, Okuma Multus Mill-Turn CNC, Mazak VCU500 5-axis CNC, Visiconsult XRH222 CT Address: 575 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 Map link: here Building GPS Coordinates: 33°47’13.0″N 84°24’19.9″W Parking: Parking is available hourly through an app-based interface. Instructions are posted in the parking lot located here. |
The Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) is a 20,000 sqft high-bay facility located just off the main GT campus. The AMPF is a translational research facility focused on scaling basic research to pilot-scale industrial applications (TRL4-6). The facility houses active research with several major industrial partners including Delta Airlines, Boeing, Novelis, Mazak, and Visiconsult, as well as sponsored research for various government agencies including the National Science Foundation, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Logistics Complex, US Department of Energy, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories. The AMPF houses capabilities for hybrid directed energy deposition, laser powder bed fusion, large-scale computed tomography, robotic machining, CNC 5-axis machining, CNC mill-turn, electric discharge machining, coordinate measurement metrology, and manual prototyping.
Montgomery Machining Mall
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Facility Details Major Equipment: Okuma Genos Lathe, Accutex Wire-EDM, Okuma Spaceturn 4-Axis Lathe, Okuma Millac CNC, EMCO CNC, Bridgeport CNC, Zeiss Metrotom CT, Zeiss Micura CMM VAST XTR Address: 801 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332 Map link: here Building GPS Coordinates: 33°46’37.8″N 84°24’02.1″W Parking: Parking is available nearby at hourly rate through an app-based interface or at a kiosk in the center of the parking lot. Instructions are posted in the parking lot located here. |
The Montgomery Machining Mall (MMM) is a professionally-managed prototyping facility that is part of the Wepfer Design Commons and located in the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC) building on the Georgia Tech campus. The MMM is supported by experienced manufacturing professionals that support machine training, fabrication, and general guidance on effective design for manufacturing. The MMM houses capabilities for CNC 5-axis machining, electric discharge machining, micro-computed tomography, coordinate measurement metrology, and manual prototyping. The EPICS team works closely with the MMM shop staff and has after-hours access to the facility when following standard operation and safety guidelines.
Flowers Invention Studio at GT
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Facility Details Major Equipment: Ultimaker 2/3 3D Printers, Trotec Speedy 300/400 Laser Cutters, EOS Formiga P110 SLS 3D Printer, EMCO CNC, OMAX Maxiem 1515 Waterjet, CAMaster Wood Router, FARO Arm Scanner Address: 801 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332 Map link: here Building GPS Coordinates: 33°46’37.8″N 84°24’02.1″W Parking: Parking is available nearby at hourly rate through an app-based interface or at a kiosk in the center of the parking lot. Instructions are posted in the parking lot located here. |
The Flowers Invention Studio is a student-managed makerspace facility that is part of the Wepfer Design Commons and located in the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC) building on the Georgia Tech campus. The Invention Studio is supported by students across a range of disciplines that support machine training and use across the entire Institute. The Invention Studio houses capabilities for 3-axis CNC machining, waterjet cutting, laserjet cutting, arm-based reverse engineering, FDM/SLA/SLS 3D printing, electronics fabrication and textile assembly. The EPICS team works closely with the Invention Studio staff on machine monitoring studies within the shop space.
IDEA Laboratory (powered by Autodesk)
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Facility Details Major Equipment: 12 Manual Mills/Lathes, EMCO CNC Mill, Fortus 3D Printers Address: 801 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332 Map link: here Building GPS Coordinates: 33°46’37.8″N 84°24’02.1″W Parking: Parking is available nearby at hourly rate through an app-based interface or at a kiosk in the center of the parking lot. Instructions are posted in the parking lot located here. |
The IDEA Laboratory is a training facility that is part of the Wepfer Design Commons and located in the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC) building on the Georgia Tech campus. The IDEA Laboratory supports curriculum-based training of students on basic fabrication, manual prototyping and CNC machining. The IDEA Laboratory houses capabilities for 3-axis CNC machining, manual fabrication, FDM 3D printing. The EPICS team helps to implement these technologies for training in the area of digital manufacturing.