Materials Workshop Metalcontains lathes and milling machines, a waterjet cutter, a 60 watt and two 130 watt lasers for cutting/engraving, battery and hand tools.
Materials Workshop Woodcontains a table saw, a CNC router, thicknesser, bandsaws, drill presses, wood lathe and various sanding machinery, and battery and hand tools.
3D Print Studio contains numerous 3D printers for printing a wide range of materials.
Electronics Workshopcontains power-supplied meters, soldering equipment and electrical tools.
Textile Studio is where students develop skills around the use of soft materials. This space is equipped with industrial and home sewing machines, fabric, haberdashery and associated tools.
Polymer Recycling Lab is where students learn and experiment with recycling with a multitude of equipment. This space is also used for resins and silicones and has a paint spray booth for finishing work.
The School of Product Design has two design studios used for lectures, tutorials and as quiet study areas
Model Studio Len Lyeis where first year students develop, design and produce hand crafted models to test ideas for look, size, shape and ergonomics. Equipment includes vinyl cutters, a card creaser/cutter and modelling hand tools.
Makerspace Westis where our second and third year students design and assemble their prototypes. This makerspace contains equipment for working with plastic (thermoformer, strip heaters, hot wires, etc), UP 3D printers, light machinery and a multitude of battery and hand tools.
The Formulation Laboratoryis where students create a range of formulations (cosmetic, pharmaceutical, agricultural, household etc.) and conduct their research. The formulation lab contains magnetic and overhead stirrers, a centrifuge, a pH meter, an oven, microscopes, as well as the following specialist equipment:
Silverson Homogenizer: for mixing, emulsifying, homogenizing, disintegrating and dissolving. It is used in creating creams, ointments and sauces, and in flavouring emulsions and pharmaceutical suspensions.
3D Bioprinter: for 3D printing of biological and bio-based materials.
UV-vis spectrophotometer: for the quantitative determination of different analytes. Multiple measurement modes are available such as photometric, spectrum, quantitation, kinetics, time course and biomethod.
Skin analyser: for measuring skin parameters, such as hydration level of the skin surface, colour of the skin, transepidermal water loss, and skin elasticity.
The School of Product Design has over 100 high-end desktop computers spread across four labs, all with dual monitor setups, each optimized for the different teaching and learning workloads, giving students access to industry standard hardware and software.
