Our full service machine shop and testing facility includes everything we need to create prototypes and provide validation feedback quickly. TECSI can prototype and test a concept in the same day that would otherwise take weeks if you outsourced it to a local machine shop and testing agency.
Prototyping
Wood working & Hand Tools:
- Saws: miter, chop, sawzall, skill saws, table saw, vertical and horizontal band saw
- Nail guns: roofing, framing, and trim
- Drills
- Grinders & sanders
Sheet Metal
- Punches and presses,
- 30″ Shear
- 30″ Press brake
- 12″ Finger brake
- Solder & Brazing
Metal Working
- CNC mill with lathe capabilities
- Manual mill
- Drill press
- TIG welder for steel and aluminum
- Aluminum Cutting Saws
Miscellaneous Equipment
- Soldering station
- Lulzbot Taz 6 3d printer – duel head, large capacity heated bed
Testing and Validation
PV Specific Tools
- UL 61215 Mechanical Load Test Rig
- Seaward IV Curve Tracer
- Electroluminescence Imaging
Testing Equipment
- Shimadzu Universal Test Machine – 50 kN (11,000 lbs) capacity
- Cincinnati Sub Zero Temperature & Humidity Chamber with 17″ x 17″ x 18″ internal capacity
- Campbell Scientific data logger, multiplexer, and full meteorological station with extra wind speed sensors (Available to Rent)
- Full array of first article inspection tools including: Granite block, depth gauges, calipers, micrometers, radius gauges, feeler gauges, pin gauges, gauge blocks, digital torque wrenches, micro digital camera.
- 4 Channel – Thermocouple datalogger
Videos
- Dog bones for material strength testing
- Bolt grade verification testing
- Difficult to machine stainless tool steel fixtures
- thread milling stainless tool steel
Equipment Gallery
Tormach CNC Mill with 18″ bed
Shimadzu 50 Kn (11,000 lbs) Universal Test Machine
Metal Shear and Break
LulzBot Taz 6 3d Printer Dual Head
Cincinnati Sub Zero Temperature and Humidity Chamber
Manual Mill
UL 61215 ML Test Rig
IV Curve Tracer
Met Station with Expansion Capabilities
Datalogger and Multiplexer Enclosure
12″ Finger Brake
4-Channel Thermocouple Datalogger