The advanced machine shop is part of the device development lab within the Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics at Sunnybrook Research Institute. It is a state-of-the-art facility equipped for the design, fabrication and testing of medical devices. It specializes in the manufacture of magnetic resonance imaging-compatible devices, prototypes, custom-made parts and catheter-based devices, and in 3-D computer-assisted design. The technicians within the facility are capable of working from drawings, hand sketches or ideas in one’s head, and can help transform a concept into a working prototype. Materials used in the facility include aluminum, stainless steel, plastics, brass, wood and exotic materials.
The facility is equipped with a computer numerical controlled lathe and mill, five-axis waterjet cutter, rapid prototypers (stereolithography and fused deposition modeling technology in a variety of materials), manual lathes, manual mills, hydraulic shear, bender, table saw, router and bead blaster. The machines and services of technicians are available to users within Sunnybrook Research Institute, the hospital, external academic institutions and industrial clients at competitive rates.
In addition to fabricating parts, the facility performs testing and characterization of medical imaging systems in partnership with Sunnybrook Research Institute scientists.
Contact the shop manager, Michael Pozzobon, if you have any questions, need to discuss a project or require a quote.
Equipment
Flow Five-Axis Mach 4 Waterjet Cutter
Able to cut any material except tempered glass
4′ x 4′ cutting table
Cuts angles up to 55 degrees
55,000 pounds per square inch pump
Viper Stereolithography Rapid Prototyper
.002″ or .004″ resolution
ClearVue material used (United States Pharmacopeial class 6)
Build table 10″ x 10″ x 10″
Stratasys Fortus Fused Deposition Modeling 400mc
Build table 16″ x 14″ x 16″
Four build bays (two model and two support)
Mainly uses polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and ultem (other materials can be used depending on customer needs).
The advanced machine shop also has a variety of manual machines and other equipment, including manual lathes and milling machines, a glass bead blaster, hydraulic shear, hand bender, hand roller, cabinet saw, router, drill press and buffing/polishing wheel.
