About

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology – Technical Services

Overview

The Eng & IT Workshop has been an indispensible part of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology since 1938. The tean pride themselves in providing high-quality workmanship and services to the staff and students from a variety of disciplines at the University of Melbourne and members of external reserach institutions. The facility supports a wide range of services and have expertise in handling a broad spectrum of equipments.

Services Include

  • 3D Printing

Assistance in 3D printing and scanning process. The current 3D printing capabilities support the creation of objects up to 185mm x 275mm x 210mm conducted using a CAD file. We also support scanning of items which can be converted to compatible files used for 3D Printing.

  • Consultation

Our skilled staff with years of experience are available to provide the best possible design solutions for your project, be it a research project or a final year project. Consult our team with your design requirements and get the best advise that will materialise your designs.

  • Manufacturing

We deliver high precision manufacturing capabilities and also provide you with the tools to guide you through the manufacturing processes.

  • Repair

Faulty or broken equipments? Restore them back to working condition with the advise and expertise of our workshop staff.

Equipments

  • 3D Printing (Connex3, Makerbot STL, Markforge)
  • CNC Machining (Aplha Lathe, Fidal Mill)
  • Cutting (BandSaw, ColdSaw, CNC Router)
  • Laser Cutter (Kern, Epilog, Tortec)
  • Machining (Lathe - Master, Student, Gedee Weilder; Mill - Manford,Supermax)

Leadership

Gary Michelle
Workshop Manager Facilities Manager
8344 6634 8344 3443
gmather@unimelb.edu.au mrmackay@unimelb.edu.au

Location and hours of operation

Hours Location

 

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm 

 

Engineering Workshops Building - Bld No. 169
Engineering Lane

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Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Gary Mather
Workshop Manager (Wed-Fri)
 
0383446634
 
gary.mather@unimelb.edu.au
 
Building 169, Engineering Workshops Bld, Ground Floor Engineering lane Parkville Campus
 
Justin Fox
Fabrication Facility Technical Officer
 
0383446745
 
justinpf@unimelb.edu.au
 
Building 169, Engineering Workshops Bld, Ground Floor Engineering lane Parkville Campus
 
Oktay Balkis
Senior Fabrication Technical Officer
 
0383444515
 
oktay@unimelb.edu.au
 
Building 169, Engineering Workshops Bld, Ground Floor Engineering lane Parkville Campus
 
Peter O'Connor
Workshop Manager (Mon-Tue)
 
0383446634
 
peter.oconnor@unimelb.edu.au
 
Building 169, Engineering Workshops Bld, Ground Floor Engineering lane Parkville Campus