{"id":3415,"date":"2021-10-13T12:53:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/?page_id=3415"},"modified":"2024-08-22T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:02:10","slug":"automated-fabrication-design-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/about\/facilities\/automated-fabrication-design-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated Fabrication &amp; Design Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Automated Fabrication &amp; Design Lab (Fab Lab) is the College of Architecture\u2019s large-scale research and fabrication lab. The lab is dedicated to the advancement of student, faculty and industry projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Utilizing the latest industry and research-driven technologies, the lab provides a hands-on learning environment for our students. We also provide complete project fabrication and engineering services for all colleges within the university system and for outside clientele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our amenities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>15,000 square feet of fabrication &amp; design space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 acres of open land for large scale projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indoor assembly\/design space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><br>1490 Avenue D<br>Bryan, TX 77807<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"btn-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn \" href=\"https:\/\/aggiemap.tamu.edu\/map\/d?bldg=7007\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView on Aggie Maps\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spring 2022 Working Hours<\/strong><br>Monday \u2013 Friday: 7:00 a.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m.<br>Check the schedule for reserved times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:fablab@arch.tamu.edu\">fablab@arch.tamu.edu<\/a> <br>979.862.3730<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-equipment\">Equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"general-slider\">\n\t<div class=\"general-slider__inner\" aria-label=\"Image carousel. 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There is a variety of equipment that is available for use in the lab including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<ul>\n<li>3-Axis CNC router (cuts wood, foam, plastic, aluminum)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3+1-Axis Haas mill (cuts metal, plastic; cannot cut graphite, cast iron or any sort of organic material)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water Jet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laser Printers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MIG Welder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TIG Welder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handheld Plasma Cutter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ironworker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finger Brake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cold Saw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<ul>\n<li>Metal Chop Saw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roll Bender<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tube Bender<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sawstop Table Saw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oscillating Spindle Sander<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combination Belt and Disk Sander<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miter Saw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Horizontal Bandsaw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vertical Bandsaw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drill Press (2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hydraulic Press<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various hand and power tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-using-the-fab-lab\">Using the Fab Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students, faculty and staff can use the Fab Lab facilities for classroom and personal projects (personal projects require an hourly fee). Before using the facility, you must follow <strong>all<\/strong> Fab Lab policies and procedures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"btn-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn \" href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/automated-fabrication-and-design-lab\/fab-lab-policies-and-procedures\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFab Lab Policies and Procedures\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/VYM0crvPAA\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSchedule Your Project\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tRELLIS Campus sounds cool. Can you tell me more about it?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>Sure! RELLIS Campus was built during World War II as an Air Force base and given to Texas A&amp;M University when the runways became too short for large planes to land safely. Since then it has been a research campus where ballistics are tested, car collisions are performed and quantified, and future police and other personnel are trained. There is also research in engineering, erosion, agriculture, energy systems, crop dusting and race cars.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the facility like?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>The Automated Fabrication and Design Lab is one of a dozen university fabrication facilities across the country. It is 15,000 square feet with areas for wood-working, metal-working, jewelry fabrication, welding, and space for project fabrication.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tIs there a bus that I can take to Rellis Campus?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>Yes. <a href=\"https:\/\/transport.tamu.edu\/WebFS\/Transport\/Transit\/RouteMaps\/Route_47.pdf\">Route 47<\/a> will drop off in front of Blinn College and Alliance Complex in lot 1000 (the first stop the bus will take on RELLIS). We suggest walking through the Alliance Complex and taking a right to exit the parking lot behind the complex, then a right onto the road or crossing the street to the TEEX parking lot and then take a right onto\u00a0 the rest of Avenue D to the Fab Lab building.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tWhere can I park?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p><strong>If you have a parking pass:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Fab Lab has a designated student parking lot in which you can park. Follow directions to the Fab Lab and then follow signage to the student lot.<\/p>\n<p>If the student lot is full, lot 1000 is designated for student parking for both Blinn and Texas A&amp;M System students at the RELLIS Campus. It is located to the east of the Blinn College Walter C. Schwartz Building and north of the Academic Alliance Complex.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you don\u2019t have a parking pass:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you do not have a parking pass, you can park in the student parking lot by paying for your parking by hour on the ParkMobile app.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tCan I work on my project on the weekends?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>No. Due to safety requirements, all projects must be completed during the week when staff is present. The Fab Lab is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tI need a block of time to work on my project and cannot get there during school time. What do I do?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>Due to safety requirements, all projects must be completed with the help of a staff member during normal business hours. The Fab Lab staff will work with you on scheduling your times during regular business hours.<\/p>\n<p>Please email our director, David Goltz, at <a href=\"mailto:dgoltz@tamu.edu\">dgoltz@tamu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tI plan to work at the Fab Lab all day. What can I do about food?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>There are vending machines on RELLIS Campus in the Academic Alliance building.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to bring your own lunch, the Fab Lab does have a water fountain, microwave, and refrigerator to store food temporarily. There is a Walmart on Villa Maria as well as a few restaurants in the area.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tCan I drop in to do a quick project?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>No, all work requires the completion of our safety training forms and modules as well as a schedule request prior to beginning any project. However, you may drop in to discuss any issues with the Fab Lab Director, David Goltz, but please call\/email ahead (979.862.3730 or <a href=\"mailto:dgoltz@tamu.edu\">dgoltz@tamu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tDo I have to wear safety glasses, long pants, close toed shoes, and have my shirt tucked in and hair pulled back every time I am at the Fab Lab?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>Absolutely. If you are going to be doing any work at the Fab Lab, the dress code must be followed and is strictly enforced. If you are dropping off materials or waiting for a project to be completed on the CNC Router, you do not have to conform to the dress code but you must stay in a designated area.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tI have worked with power tools my whole life; do I still have to take the safety training?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>Yes. The required training videos\/exams are available on the website under policies &amp; procedures and on your instructor\u2019s Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tDo I have to take the safety training again if I took it last year?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>Yes. You must take the safety training every year.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tIs there a place where I can store my project while I work on it?\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-plus accordion__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__body t-body rte\">\n\t\t<p>You may leave your project out, within reason, for the duration of the time you have designated on your schedule request. Completed projects cannot be stored at the Fab Lab.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"accordion\">\n\t<summary class=\"accordion__summary\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion__summary-inner\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"t-heading-6 accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tI will be back tomorrow morning to work. 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