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MIT Mobile Fab LabThe MIT Mobile Fab Lab is an advanced manufacturing fabrication laboratory on wheels. Equipped with the latest

industry-grade equipment, the Fab Lab o!ers students the opportunity to the learn how to use leading-edge machinery to solve real-world problems and develop skills to rapidly design, test and prototype innovations.

A variety of jobs exist in advanced manufacturing and robotics, and the MIT Mobile Fab Lab program can help students build a future path to college and careers.

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A lathe is a machine that shapes pieces of material. The lathe rotates a work piece on its axis to perform various operations, including: cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing or turning. Lathes are typically used in wood turning, metalworking, metal spinning, thermal spaying, parts reclamation and glass working.

A CNC router is a computer-controlled machine for cutting various hard materials, such as wood, composites, aluminum, steel, plastics and foams. CNC routers can help ensure part repeatability and su!cient factory output.

A vinyl cutter is a type of computer-controlled machine. The computer controls the movement of a sharp blade. This blade is used to cut out shapes and letters from sheets of vinyl.

CNC Lathe CNC Router Vinyl Cu!er

3D printers are used for making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The 3D printed objects are created through the additive process; laying down successive layers of material until the entire object is created.

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The most common manufacturing robot is the robotic arm. It is made up of seven metal segments, joined by six joints. A computer controls the robot by rotating individual step motors connected to each joint in exact increments. This allows the computer to move the arm very precisely, repeating exactly the same movement over and over again.

3D Printer Robotic Arm

A laser engraving machine can be thought of as three main parts: a laser, a controller and a surface. The controller (usually a computer) controls the direction, intensity, speed of movement and spread of the laser beam aimed at the surface. The surface is picked to match what the laser can act on.

Laser Engraver