Equipment
Our workshop houses a diverse collection of tools and materials to support electro-mechanical, software, and media design and development work.
In-house items include:
- Software: Compilers (e.g., Microsoft Visual Studio's C++) and related programming tools for Intel desktop machines and various embedded micro-controllers, CAD programs (e.g., Solidworks), circuit board schematic capture and layout programs, etc.
- Adobe's full Master Collection (CS5.5) for video, animation, graphics and web design work.
- Electronics: soldering/de-soldering stations, oscilloscopes, DVMs, benchtop power supplies, signal generator, measurement equipment for diverse phenomena, including light, sound, temperature, magnetic fields, RPM.
- Mechanical: milling machine, lathe, diverse powered and manual hand tools.
- Filming and photography: Selection of HD video cameras, digital still cameras, and lighting (including high frequency and DC, suitable for high speed camera shoots).
- General prototyping parts and materials: stock metal, specialty adhesives, plastics/rubbers/composites, electronic parts, motors, sensors.
On many projects, we tap into a network of professionals with specialized knowledge and equipment, including CNC machine shops, circuit board designers and fabricators, etc.
To sum up, we're a small, high tech design and development shop. We have long-term, friendly relationships with many larger more scenery/cabinetry-focused firms and often collaborate with them on projects.
For a few project descriptions of a few representative projects, please see TBD.