At the Yale Wright Laboratory Advanced Prototyping Center (APC), our mission is to provide an advanced fabrication facility and design support for custom instrumentation within the Yale community. We also aim to help researchers develop design skills and educate them about modern prototyping techniques. The APC complements other research shops at Yale that provide traditional machining services and training. The APC is part of Yale’s instrumentation initiative and the future Advanced Instrumentation Development Center (AIDC).
Welcome
Explore our services
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Project Support & Consultation
We provide support for a wide range of projects from large to small. We are available for consultation at any stage of a project—from initial conception to fine-tuned details.
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Abrasive Water Jet Cutting
Our Flow NanoJet abrasive waterjet cutter is a 40kW, 6000 bar, fully enclosed machine with a cutting area of 100 cm x 60 cm. It can cut material up to 10 cm thick.
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Laser Cutting
The Coherent Meta2C is a 250 W laser that cuts and engraves quickly and easily on materials such as acrylic, paper, wood, and thin steel.
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3D Printing
We have a small selection of 3D printers for prototyping, with a variety of materials to print with, including a Formlabs Form 3, a Dremel 3D20, and a Lulzbot Taz Pro.
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Tube Welding
We have a Swagelok M200 orbital tube welder with a variety of collets for welding stainless steel tubing for high purity gas services and vacuum systems.
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Training
Wright Lab hosts regular workshops introducing capabilities and techniques for equipment found in the Advanced Prototyping Center (APC).
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Electronics Prototyping
We have supported prototyping and development of electronics for instrumentation, in particular using micro-controllers and basic FPGAs for integration into larger projects.
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Instrument Design
We have designed instruments and parts for groups across campus and across disciplines. Contact us for more information about how we can support your project.
Visit
The APC is located on the first floor of Wright Lab in room WL105, which is located at 272 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. Appointments are required; for more information and access to the APC, please E-mail Craig Miller.
News
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Yale Physics offers new course on research instrumentation design and development
The course focuses on research instrumentation design and development using the Advanced Prototyping Center, housed in Yale Wright Laboratory.
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The New Haven Harbor Living Laboratory provides solutions to planetary challenges
The APC and collaborators have been expanding the Sound School’s artificial oyster reef to combat pollution, climate change, and loss of biodiversity.
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APC awarded Yale Planetary Solutions Project seed grant for atmospheric CO2 monitoring
James Nikkel, the APC, and collaborators have been awarded a Yale Planetary Solutions Project grant for their project on atmospheric CO2 monitoring.
Acknowledgements
If you use APC facilities in your research, we request that you acknowledge us in your written publications or grant applications as follows:
“This research made use of the Advanced Prototyping Center at Yale University.”
We request that a citation or a copy of the publication be sent to the director for our records. This information is important to help support our mission and to demonstrate the need for the equipment and staff expertise within the APC. APC staff recognition (such as co-authorship) on projects requiring a large investment of time, or a significant intellectual contribution by the APC will be discussed on an individual basis.