Skills: Mechanical Engineering

The group Mechanical and Electrical Engineering has knowledge in the following skills of mechanical and physical engineering:
  • design
  • developments and studies
  • calculations
  • production
  • assembly
  • maintenance
  • repair
Below there is a short summery of these skills. Further information is available ( Mechanical and Electrical Engineering).

Design

neutrons- and muons-instruments, neutron-optics, neutron-shielding, gamma-shielding, magnetically-shielding, detector-shielding, unmagnetisable mechanics, vacuum, cryogenic, glass, silicon, ceramic, plastic, concrete
Muons High Magnetic Field Instrument
Muons High Magnetic Field Instrument
goniometer
goniometer
sample table with optical bench
sample table with optical bench

Developments and studies

vibration analysis, test and evaluation of equipments inside magnetic fields
vibration analysis
vibration analysis
high magnetic field test device
high magnetic field test device

Calculations

magnetic fields, strength, stress, deformation (elastic and plastic), dynamics
guide field by Comsol
guide field by Comsol
elastic deformation by Ansys
elastic deformation by Ansys

Production

milling, turning, drilling, TIG-welding, fine mechanics, sample holders, neutron-shielding
SINQ workshop
SINQ workshop

Assembly

neutrons- & muons-instruments, fine mechanics, metrology, magnetising of polarisation equipments, neutron-optics, neutron-shielding, gamma-shielding, magnetically-shielding, detector-shielding, cryogenic, crane-operation
worm gear EIGER
worm gear EIGER
neutron guide
neutron guide
analyser
analyser
neutron adaptive optic
neutron adaptive optic

Maintenance

chopper bearing change, chopper weigh heavy, science instruments, He3-cleaning
chopper drive
chopper drive
chopper test device
chopper test device

Repair

granite floor (for use of air cushion-pads) lapping and stabilizing, neutron-optics, science instruments
stabilizing of granite floor
stabilizing of granite floor