Etching Press<\/h3>![\"Etching](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monster-project1-300x225.jpg\")
\nWhen art professor Sydney Cross wanted an etching press larger than she could find commercially, she went to the guys in Machining & Technical Services. The outcome? An etching press with a 5’x8′ bed.
\n\u201cIt is the largest etching press at a university on the East Coast,\u201d says Cross, \u201cand I don\u2019t know of anyone commercially producing them at that size.\u201d Her classes use the press on a regular basis. Pictured here is Claudia Dishon \u201910, who completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
2012 SAE formula hub<\/h3>![\"](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monster-project2-300x224.jpg\")
\nThe MTS shop produces a number of parts for the formula car teams that Clemson fields. Pictured here is the front hub being machined for the 2012 SAE formula car.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Heart valve bioreactor<\/h3>![\"Heart](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monster-project3.jpg\")
\nThe MTS shop created parts for a heart valve bioreactor that was developed in Dan Simionescu\u2019s Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine at the Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus (CUBEInC). CUBEInC, which opened in December 2011, is part of Greenville Hospital System\u2019s Patewood campus.
\nFaculty at CUBEInC collaborate with cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeons across the hospital system and expose their students to the highest levels of research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Stress testing samples<\/h3>![\"Stress](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monster-project4-300x247.jpg\")
In undergraduate engineering labs, students perform stress tests to determine how various materials respond and to see the relative strength of different metals. MTS produces samples like the ones pictured here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Fullerene nanoparticle producers<\/h3>![\"Fullerene](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monster-project5-300x224.jpg\")
When chemistry professor Ya-Ping Sun needed to create a mechanism to produce fullerene nanoparticles, he came to MTS. They worked with him and others in chemistry, physics and COMSET (Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies) to create this mechanism that produces carbon molecules used in pharmaceuticals, lubricants, coatings and composite materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Hurricane clips<\/h3>![\"Hurricane](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/monster-project6.jpg\")
When civil engineers were developing hurricane-proof building techniques, they worked with MTS to create joist hangers and hurricane clips that were then tested in the Wind Load Test Facility. Pictured here is one of the hurricane clips developed to keep roofs from lifting off houses during storms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\n
\nFrom drawings to reality<\/h3>\n
On the walls of the shop you\u2019ll see pictures of years and years of formula cars designed, built and raced by Clemson students for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers competition. The silent partners in the projects are the guys in MTS.
\n\u201cThe students are building a prototype,\u201d says Nicholson, \u201cand we create different parts for them, like the rotors and the throttle body and the axles.\u201d He picks up a differential that has been crafted out of a solid block of aluminum. \u201cWe usually do the differential.\u201d<\/p><\/div>
\n
The competition is early May. Like other projects, these might start with a drawing on a napkin, but Landreth and the others pride themselves on the ability to work with students and faculty to figure out solutions, then make those solutions a reality.
\n\u201cWe meet with the students and talk about what they want and need,\u201d says Nicholson. The back-and-forth conversation elicits a much better product than just dropping off an order and picking it up when it\u2019s finished.
\n\u201cI can count on one hand the failures\u00a0 \u00a0 we have had of not being able to give someone what they need,\u201d says Landreth.<\/p><\/div>
\n![\"Clemson](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Clemson-Formula-Team1-1030x583.jpg\")
\n
Where the rubber meets the road<\/h3>\n
Across campus in another little-known building are two guys spending their Friday morning working on Clemson\u2019s SAE formula\u00a0car for the competition that is less than three weeks away. The frame is welded together and sits on a large worktable. The whiteboard on the door lists most of the tasks that need to be finished, with a countdown of days to go before competition (19 at this time).
\n\u201cThere are more things we need to do, but I\u2019m afraid if I put everything up there, it will overwhelm some of the team,\u201d says Kevin Carlson, one of the team leaders. He and team member TJ Theodore will be here most of the weekend.
\nThe SAE formula team is made up of students from mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business who average 10-15 hours a week beginning in the summer. No course credit, no compensation. The seniors on the team will even have to choose between attending the competition or walking at graduation. Some of the team members (including the other team leader, Perry Ellwood) are working co-op jobs and come back to Clemson to spend their weekends on the car. Two alumni team members return once or twice a week to help as well.
\nThe team relies heavily on the guys from MTS, who have produced 14 parts for this year\u2019s car.
\n\u201cWe have 125 hours of MTS time,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cWe completely design the car in SolidWorks [software application] and then go to MTS with drawings. They do the steering gears, the wheel hubs, the trigger wheels, the throttle body.\u201d The team mills some parts themselves by hand. And they wrangle others, both donated and sold, from outside vendors.<\/p><\/div>
\n
Working with MTS not only saves the team money, but it also provides them with technical expertise. \u201cIt saves us around $6,000 to have their help,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cHour-wise, it saves us over 300 hours of machining if we had to do it ourselves. They\u2019re a huge help, both with the parts and giving us knowledge on how to machine things better or more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
An engine for the rest\u00a0of campus<\/h3>\n
The crew in MTS are probably best known for their work with the SAE formula car, but there\u2019s not a college or department on\u00a0campus that has not been affected by their work. Bioengineer Karen Burg discovered their capabilities while she was still a graduate student. Now a prolific researcher and holder of an endowed chair in bioengineering, she shares some of the credit with them for Clemson research productivity.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Machining & Technical Services staff since I was a graduate student,\u201d she says, \u201cand I\u2019m grateful for all their assistance on numerous projects. They are enthusiastic and helpful, and they have significantly increased our ability to conduct cutting-edge research.\u201d
\nThe MTS crew has worked with Burg to create an instrumented container used for growing tissue for breast cancer research. Caught in a more casual moment, Burg remarks, \u201cIn short, Phil [Landreth] and the Machining & Technical Services personnel ROCK.\u201d
\nThe rest of the Clemson crew agrees.<\/p><\/div>
\n![\"Clemson's](\"http:\/\/clemsonworld.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/group-1030x685.jpg\")
\nIn addition to Phil Landreth and the four managers, the staff of Machining & Technical Services includes (L\u2013R) David Kelley, Glen Rankin, Scott Kaufman, Brittney McCall, Bill Simmons, Dustin Gravley (kneeling), Dock Houston and Wendy Baldwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nWhen art professor Sydney Cross wanted an etching press larger than she could find commercially, she went to the guys in Machining & Technical Services. The outcome? An etching press with a 5’x8′ bed.
\n\u201cIt is the largest etching press at a university on the East Coast,\u201d says Cross, \u201cand I don\u2019t know of anyone commercially producing them at that size.\u201d Her classes use the press on a regular basis. Pictured here is Claudia Dishon \u201910, who completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
2012 SAE formula hub<\/h3>
\nThe MTS shop produces a number of parts for the formula car teams that Clemson fields. Pictured here is the front hub being machined for the 2012 SAE formula car.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Heart valve bioreactor<\/h3>
\nThe MTS shop created parts for a heart valve bioreactor that was developed in Dan Simionescu\u2019s Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine at the Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus (CUBEInC). CUBEInC, which opened in December 2011, is part of Greenville Hospital System\u2019s Patewood campus.
\nFaculty at CUBEInC collaborate with cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeons across the hospital system and expose their students to the highest levels of research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Stress testing samples<\/h3>In undergraduate engineering labs, students perform stress tests to determine how various materials respond and to see the relative strength of different metals. MTS produces samples like the ones pictured here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Fullerene nanoparticle producers<\/h3>When chemistry professor Ya-Ping Sun needed to create a mechanism to produce fullerene nanoparticles, he came to MTS. They worked with him and others in chemistry, physics and COMSET (Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies) to create this mechanism that produces carbon molecules used in pharmaceuticals, lubricants, coatings and composite materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Hurricane clips<\/h3>When civil engineers were developing hurricane-proof building techniques, they worked with MTS to create joist hangers and hurricane clips that were then tested in the Wind Load Test Facility. Pictured here is one of the hurricane clips developed to keep roofs from lifting off houses during storms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\n
\nFrom drawings to reality<\/h3>\n
On the walls of the shop you\u2019ll see pictures of years and years of formula cars designed, built and raced by Clemson students for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers competition. The silent partners in the projects are the guys in MTS.
\n\u201cThe students are building a prototype,\u201d says Nicholson, \u201cand we create different parts for them, like the rotors and the throttle body and the axles.\u201d He picks up a differential that has been crafted out of a solid block of aluminum. \u201cWe usually do the differential.\u201d<\/p><\/div>
\n
The competition is early May. Like other projects, these might start with a drawing on a napkin, but Landreth and the others pride themselves on the ability to work with students and faculty to figure out solutions, then make those solutions a reality.
\n\u201cWe meet with the students and talk about what they want and need,\u201d says Nicholson. The back-and-forth conversation elicits a much better product than just dropping off an order and picking it up when it\u2019s finished.
\n\u201cI can count on one hand the failures\u00a0 \u00a0 we have had of not being able to give someone what they need,\u201d says Landreth.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\n
Where the rubber meets the road<\/h3>\n
Across campus in another little-known building are two guys spending their Friday morning working on Clemson\u2019s SAE formula\u00a0car for the competition that is less than three weeks away. The frame is welded together and sits on a large worktable. The whiteboard on the door lists most of the tasks that need to be finished, with a countdown of days to go before competition (19 at this time).
\n\u201cThere are more things we need to do, but I\u2019m afraid if I put everything up there, it will overwhelm some of the team,\u201d says Kevin Carlson, one of the team leaders. He and team member TJ Theodore will be here most of the weekend.
\nThe SAE formula team is made up of students from mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business who average 10-15 hours a week beginning in the summer. No course credit, no compensation. The seniors on the team will even have to choose between attending the competition or walking at graduation. Some of the team members (including the other team leader, Perry Ellwood) are working co-op jobs and come back to Clemson to spend their weekends on the car. Two alumni team members return once or twice a week to help as well.
\nThe team relies heavily on the guys from MTS, who have produced 14 parts for this year\u2019s car.
\n\u201cWe have 125 hours of MTS time,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cWe completely design the car in SolidWorks [software application] and then go to MTS with drawings. They do the steering gears, the wheel hubs, the trigger wheels, the throttle body.\u201d The team mills some parts themselves by hand. And they wrangle others, both donated and sold, from outside vendors.<\/p><\/div>
\n
Working with MTS not only saves the team money, but it also provides them with technical expertise. \u201cIt saves us around $6,000 to have their help,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cHour-wise, it saves us over 300 hours of machining if we had to do it ourselves. They\u2019re a huge help, both with the parts and giving us knowledge on how to machine things better or more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
An engine for the rest\u00a0of campus<\/h3>\n
The crew in MTS are probably best known for their work with the SAE formula car, but there\u2019s not a college or department on\u00a0campus that has not been affected by their work. Bioengineer Karen Burg discovered their capabilities while she was still a graduate student. Now a prolific researcher and holder of an endowed chair in bioengineering, she shares some of the credit with them for Clemson research productivity.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Machining & Technical Services staff since I was a graduate student,\u201d she says, \u201cand I\u2019m grateful for all their assistance on numerous projects. They are enthusiastic and helpful, and they have significantly increased our ability to conduct cutting-edge research.\u201d
\nThe MTS crew has worked with Burg to create an instrumented container used for growing tissue for breast cancer research. Caught in a more casual moment, Burg remarks, \u201cIn short, Phil [Landreth] and the Machining & Technical Services personnel ROCK.\u201d
\nThe rest of the Clemson crew agrees.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\nIn addition to Phil Landreth and the four managers, the staff of Machining & Technical Services includes (L\u2013R) David Kelley, Glen Rankin, Scott Kaufman, Brittney McCall, Bill Simmons, Dustin Gravley (kneeling), Dock Houston and Wendy Baldwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nThe MTS shop produces a number of parts for the formula car teams that Clemson fields. Pictured here is the front hub being machined for the 2012 SAE formula car.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Heart valve bioreactor<\/h3>
\nThe MTS shop created parts for a heart valve bioreactor that was developed in Dan Simionescu\u2019s Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine at the Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus (CUBEInC). CUBEInC, which opened in December 2011, is part of Greenville Hospital System\u2019s Patewood campus.
\nFaculty at CUBEInC collaborate with cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeons across the hospital system and expose their students to the highest levels of research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Stress testing samples<\/h3>In undergraduate engineering labs, students perform stress tests to determine how various materials respond and to see the relative strength of different metals. MTS produces samples like the ones pictured here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Fullerene nanoparticle producers<\/h3>When chemistry professor Ya-Ping Sun needed to create a mechanism to produce fullerene nanoparticles, he came to MTS. They worked with him and others in chemistry, physics and COMSET (Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies) to create this mechanism that produces carbon molecules used in pharmaceuticals, lubricants, coatings and composite materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Hurricane clips<\/h3>When civil engineers were developing hurricane-proof building techniques, they worked with MTS to create joist hangers and hurricane clips that were then tested in the Wind Load Test Facility. Pictured here is one of the hurricane clips developed to keep roofs from lifting off houses during storms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\n
\nFrom drawings to reality<\/h3>\n
On the walls of the shop you\u2019ll see pictures of years and years of formula cars designed, built and raced by Clemson students for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers competition. The silent partners in the projects are the guys in MTS.
\n\u201cThe students are building a prototype,\u201d says Nicholson, \u201cand we create different parts for them, like the rotors and the throttle body and the axles.\u201d He picks up a differential that has been crafted out of a solid block of aluminum. \u201cWe usually do the differential.\u201d<\/p><\/div>
\n
The competition is early May. Like other projects, these might start with a drawing on a napkin, but Landreth and the others pride themselves on the ability to work with students and faculty to figure out solutions, then make those solutions a reality.
\n\u201cWe meet with the students and talk about what they want and need,\u201d says Nicholson. The back-and-forth conversation elicits a much better product than just dropping off an order and picking it up when it\u2019s finished.
\n\u201cI can count on one hand the failures\u00a0 \u00a0 we have had of not being able to give someone what they need,\u201d says Landreth.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\n
Where the rubber meets the road<\/h3>\n
Across campus in another little-known building are two guys spending their Friday morning working on Clemson\u2019s SAE formula\u00a0car for the competition that is less than three weeks away. The frame is welded together and sits on a large worktable. The whiteboard on the door lists most of the tasks that need to be finished, with a countdown of days to go before competition (19 at this time).
\n\u201cThere are more things we need to do, but I\u2019m afraid if I put everything up there, it will overwhelm some of the team,\u201d says Kevin Carlson, one of the team leaders. He and team member TJ Theodore will be here most of the weekend.
\nThe SAE formula team is made up of students from mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business who average 10-15 hours a week beginning in the summer. No course credit, no compensation. The seniors on the team will even have to choose between attending the competition or walking at graduation. Some of the team members (including the other team leader, Perry Ellwood) are working co-op jobs and come back to Clemson to spend their weekends on the car. Two alumni team members return once or twice a week to help as well.
\nThe team relies heavily on the guys from MTS, who have produced 14 parts for this year\u2019s car.
\n\u201cWe have 125 hours of MTS time,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cWe completely design the car in SolidWorks [software application] and then go to MTS with drawings. They do the steering gears, the wheel hubs, the trigger wheels, the throttle body.\u201d The team mills some parts themselves by hand. And they wrangle others, both donated and sold, from outside vendors.<\/p><\/div>
\n
Working with MTS not only saves the team money, but it also provides them with technical expertise. \u201cIt saves us around $6,000 to have their help,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cHour-wise, it saves us over 300 hours of machining if we had to do it ourselves. They\u2019re a huge help, both with the parts and giving us knowledge on how to machine things better or more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
An engine for the rest\u00a0of campus<\/h3>\n
The crew in MTS are probably best known for their work with the SAE formula car, but there\u2019s not a college or department on\u00a0campus that has not been affected by their work. Bioengineer Karen Burg discovered their capabilities while she was still a graduate student. Now a prolific researcher and holder of an endowed chair in bioengineering, she shares some of the credit with them for Clemson research productivity.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Machining & Technical Services staff since I was a graduate student,\u201d she says, \u201cand I\u2019m grateful for all their assistance on numerous projects. They are enthusiastic and helpful, and they have significantly increased our ability to conduct cutting-edge research.\u201d
\nThe MTS crew has worked with Burg to create an instrumented container used for growing tissue for breast cancer research. Caught in a more casual moment, Burg remarks, \u201cIn short, Phil [Landreth] and the Machining & Technical Services personnel ROCK.\u201d
\nThe rest of the Clemson crew agrees.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\nIn addition to Phil Landreth and the four managers, the staff of Machining & Technical Services includes (L\u2013R) David Kelley, Glen Rankin, Scott Kaufman, Brittney McCall, Bill Simmons, Dustin Gravley (kneeling), Dock Houston and Wendy Baldwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nThe MTS shop created parts for a heart valve bioreactor that was developed in Dan Simionescu\u2019s Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine at the Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus (CUBEInC). CUBEInC, which opened in December 2011, is part of Greenville Hospital System\u2019s Patewood campus.
\nFaculty at CUBEInC collaborate with cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeons across the hospital system and expose their students to the highest levels of research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Stress testing samples<\/h3>In undergraduate engineering labs, students perform stress tests to determine how various materials respond and to see the relative strength of different metals. MTS produces samples like the ones pictured here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Fullerene nanoparticle producers<\/h3>When chemistry professor Ya-Ping Sun needed to create a mechanism to produce fullerene nanoparticles, he came to MTS. They worked with him and others in chemistry, physics and COMSET (Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies) to create this mechanism that produces carbon molecules used in pharmaceuticals, lubricants, coatings and composite materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Hurricane clips<\/h3>When civil engineers were developing hurricane-proof building techniques, they worked with MTS to create joist hangers and hurricane clips that were then tested in the Wind Load Test Facility. Pictured here is one of the hurricane clips developed to keep roofs from lifting off houses during storms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\n
\nFrom drawings to reality<\/h3>\n
On the walls of the shop you\u2019ll see pictures of years and years of formula cars designed, built and raced by Clemson students for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers competition. The silent partners in the projects are the guys in MTS.
\n\u201cThe students are building a prototype,\u201d says Nicholson, \u201cand we create different parts for them, like the rotors and the throttle body and the axles.\u201d He picks up a differential that has been crafted out of a solid block of aluminum. \u201cWe usually do the differential.\u201d<\/p><\/div>
\n
The competition is early May. Like other projects, these might start with a drawing on a napkin, but Landreth and the others pride themselves on the ability to work with students and faculty to figure out solutions, then make those solutions a reality.
\n\u201cWe meet with the students and talk about what they want and need,\u201d says Nicholson. The back-and-forth conversation elicits a much better product than just dropping off an order and picking it up when it\u2019s finished.
\n\u201cI can count on one hand the failures\u00a0 \u00a0 we have had of not being able to give someone what they need,\u201d says Landreth.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\n
Where the rubber meets the road<\/h3>\n
Across campus in another little-known building are two guys spending their Friday morning working on Clemson\u2019s SAE formula\u00a0car for the competition that is less than three weeks away. The frame is welded together and sits on a large worktable. The whiteboard on the door lists most of the tasks that need to be finished, with a countdown of days to go before competition (19 at this time).
\n\u201cThere are more things we need to do, but I\u2019m afraid if I put everything up there, it will overwhelm some of the team,\u201d says Kevin Carlson, one of the team leaders. He and team member TJ Theodore will be here most of the weekend.
\nThe SAE formula team is made up of students from mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business who average 10-15 hours a week beginning in the summer. No course credit, no compensation. The seniors on the team will even have to choose between attending the competition or walking at graduation. Some of the team members (including the other team leader, Perry Ellwood) are working co-op jobs and come back to Clemson to spend their weekends on the car. Two alumni team members return once or twice a week to help as well.
\nThe team relies heavily on the guys from MTS, who have produced 14 parts for this year\u2019s car.
\n\u201cWe have 125 hours of MTS time,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cWe completely design the car in SolidWorks [software application] and then go to MTS with drawings. They do the steering gears, the wheel hubs, the trigger wheels, the throttle body.\u201d The team mills some parts themselves by hand. And they wrangle others, both donated and sold, from outside vendors.<\/p><\/div>
\n
Working with MTS not only saves the team money, but it also provides them with technical expertise. \u201cIt saves us around $6,000 to have their help,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cHour-wise, it saves us over 300 hours of machining if we had to do it ourselves. They\u2019re a huge help, both with the parts and giving us knowledge on how to machine things better or more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
An engine for the rest\u00a0of campus<\/h3>\n
The crew in MTS are probably best known for their work with the SAE formula car, but there\u2019s not a college or department on\u00a0campus that has not been affected by their work. Bioengineer Karen Burg discovered their capabilities while she was still a graduate student. Now a prolific researcher and holder of an endowed chair in bioengineering, she shares some of the credit with them for Clemson research productivity.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Machining & Technical Services staff since I was a graduate student,\u201d she says, \u201cand I\u2019m grateful for all their assistance on numerous projects. They are enthusiastic and helpful, and they have significantly increased our ability to conduct cutting-edge research.\u201d
\nThe MTS crew has worked with Burg to create an instrumented container used for growing tissue for breast cancer research. Caught in a more casual moment, Burg remarks, \u201cIn short, Phil [Landreth] and the Machining & Technical Services personnel ROCK.\u201d
\nThe rest of the Clemson crew agrees.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\nIn addition to Phil Landreth and the four managers, the staff of Machining & Technical Services includes (L\u2013R) David Kelley, Glen Rankin, Scott Kaufman, Brittney McCall, Bill Simmons, Dustin Gravley (kneeling), Dock Houston and Wendy Baldwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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In undergraduate engineering labs, students perform stress tests to determine how various materials respond and to see the relative strength of different metals. MTS produces samples like the ones pictured here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Fullerene nanoparticle producers<\/h3>When chemistry professor Ya-Ping Sun needed to create a mechanism to produce fullerene nanoparticles, he came to MTS. They worked with him and others in chemistry, physics and COMSET (Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies) to create this mechanism that produces carbon molecules used in pharmaceuticals, lubricants, coatings and composite materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Hurricane clips<\/h3>When civil engineers were developing hurricane-proof building techniques, they worked with MTS to create joist hangers and hurricane clips that were then tested in the Wind Load Test Facility. Pictured here is one of the hurricane clips developed to keep roofs from lifting off houses during storms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\n
\nFrom drawings to reality<\/h3>\n
On the walls of the shop you\u2019ll see pictures of years and years of formula cars designed, built and raced by Clemson students for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers competition. The silent partners in the projects are the guys in MTS.
\n\u201cThe students are building a prototype,\u201d says Nicholson, \u201cand we create different parts for them, like the rotors and the throttle body and the axles.\u201d He picks up a differential that has been crafted out of a solid block of aluminum. \u201cWe usually do the differential.\u201d<\/p><\/div>
\n
The competition is early May. Like other projects, these might start with a drawing on a napkin, but Landreth and the others pride themselves on the ability to work with students and faculty to figure out solutions, then make those solutions a reality.
\n\u201cWe meet with the students and talk about what they want and need,\u201d says Nicholson. The back-and-forth conversation elicits a much better product than just dropping off an order and picking it up when it\u2019s finished.
\n\u201cI can count on one hand the failures\u00a0 \u00a0 we have had of not being able to give someone what they need,\u201d says Landreth.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\n
Where the rubber meets the road<\/h3>\n
Across campus in another little-known building are two guys spending their Friday morning working on Clemson\u2019s SAE formula\u00a0car for the competition that is less than three weeks away. The frame is welded together and sits on a large worktable. The whiteboard on the door lists most of the tasks that need to be finished, with a countdown of days to go before competition (19 at this time).
\n\u201cThere are more things we need to do, but I\u2019m afraid if I put everything up there, it will overwhelm some of the team,\u201d says Kevin Carlson, one of the team leaders. He and team member TJ Theodore will be here most of the weekend.
\nThe SAE formula team is made up of students from mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business who average 10-15 hours a week beginning in the summer. No course credit, no compensation. The seniors on the team will even have to choose between attending the competition or walking at graduation. Some of the team members (including the other team leader, Perry Ellwood) are working co-op jobs and come back to Clemson to spend their weekends on the car. Two alumni team members return once or twice a week to help as well.
\nThe team relies heavily on the guys from MTS, who have produced 14 parts for this year\u2019s car.
\n\u201cWe have 125 hours of MTS time,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cWe completely design the car in SolidWorks [software application] and then go to MTS with drawings. They do the steering gears, the wheel hubs, the trigger wheels, the throttle body.\u201d The team mills some parts themselves by hand. And they wrangle others, both donated and sold, from outside vendors.<\/p><\/div>
\n
Working with MTS not only saves the team money, but it also provides them with technical expertise. \u201cIt saves us around $6,000 to have their help,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cHour-wise, it saves us over 300 hours of machining if we had to do it ourselves. They\u2019re a huge help, both with the parts and giving us knowledge on how to machine things better or more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
An engine for the rest\u00a0of campus<\/h3>\n
The crew in MTS are probably best known for their work with the SAE formula car, but there\u2019s not a college or department on\u00a0campus that has not been affected by their work. Bioengineer Karen Burg discovered their capabilities while she was still a graduate student. Now a prolific researcher and holder of an endowed chair in bioengineering, she shares some of the credit with them for Clemson research productivity.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Machining & Technical Services staff since I was a graduate student,\u201d she says, \u201cand I\u2019m grateful for all their assistance on numerous projects. They are enthusiastic and helpful, and they have significantly increased our ability to conduct cutting-edge research.\u201d
\nThe MTS crew has worked with Burg to create an instrumented container used for growing tissue for breast cancer research. Caught in a more casual moment, Burg remarks, \u201cIn short, Phil [Landreth] and the Machining & Technical Services personnel ROCK.\u201d
\nThe rest of the Clemson crew agrees.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\nIn addition to Phil Landreth and the four managers, the staff of Machining & Technical Services includes (L\u2013R) David Kelley, Glen Rankin, Scott Kaufman, Brittney McCall, Bill Simmons, Dustin Gravley (kneeling), Dock Houston and Wendy Baldwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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When chemistry professor Ya-Ping Sun needed to create a mechanism to produce fullerene nanoparticles, he came to MTS. They worked with him and others in chemistry, physics and COMSET (Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies) to create this mechanism that produces carbon molecules used in pharmaceuticals, lubricants, coatings and composite materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
Hurricane clips<\/h3>When civil engineers were developing hurricane-proof building techniques, they worked with MTS to create joist hangers and hurricane clips that were then tested in the Wind Load Test Facility. Pictured here is one of the hurricane clips developed to keep roofs from lifting off houses during storms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>
\n
\nFrom drawings to reality<\/h3>\n
On the walls of the shop you\u2019ll see pictures of years and years of formula cars designed, built and raced by Clemson students for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers competition. The silent partners in the projects are the guys in MTS.
\n\u201cThe students are building a prototype,\u201d says Nicholson, \u201cand we create different parts for them, like the rotors and the throttle body and the axles.\u201d He picks up a differential that has been crafted out of a solid block of aluminum. \u201cWe usually do the differential.\u201d<\/p><\/div>
\n
The competition is early May. Like other projects, these might start with a drawing on a napkin, but Landreth and the others pride themselves on the ability to work with students and faculty to figure out solutions, then make those solutions a reality.
\n\u201cWe meet with the students and talk about what they want and need,\u201d says Nicholson. The back-and-forth conversation elicits a much better product than just dropping off an order and picking it up when it\u2019s finished.
\n\u201cI can count on one hand the failures\u00a0 \u00a0 we have had of not being able to give someone what they need,\u201d says Landreth.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\n
Where the rubber meets the road<\/h3>\n
Across campus in another little-known building are two guys spending their Friday morning working on Clemson\u2019s SAE formula\u00a0car for the competition that is less than three weeks away. The frame is welded together and sits on a large worktable. The whiteboard on the door lists most of the tasks that need to be finished, with a countdown of days to go before competition (19 at this time).
\n\u201cThere are more things we need to do, but I\u2019m afraid if I put everything up there, it will overwhelm some of the team,\u201d says Kevin Carlson, one of the team leaders. He and team member TJ Theodore will be here most of the weekend.
\nThe SAE formula team is made up of students from mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business who average 10-15 hours a week beginning in the summer. No course credit, no compensation. The seniors on the team will even have to choose between attending the competition or walking at graduation. Some of the team members (including the other team leader, Perry Ellwood) are working co-op jobs and come back to Clemson to spend their weekends on the car. Two alumni team members return once or twice a week to help as well.
\nThe team relies heavily on the guys from MTS, who have produced 14 parts for this year\u2019s car.
\n\u201cWe have 125 hours of MTS time,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cWe completely design the car in SolidWorks [software application] and then go to MTS with drawings. They do the steering gears, the wheel hubs, the trigger wheels, the throttle body.\u201d The team mills some parts themselves by hand. And they wrangle others, both donated and sold, from outside vendors.<\/p><\/div>
\n
Working with MTS not only saves the team money, but it also provides them with technical expertise. \u201cIt saves us around $6,000 to have their help,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cHour-wise, it saves us over 300 hours of machining if we had to do it ourselves. They\u2019re a huge help, both with the parts and giving us knowledge on how to machine things better or more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
An engine for the rest\u00a0of campus<\/h3>\n
The crew in MTS are probably best known for their work with the SAE formula car, but there\u2019s not a college or department on\u00a0campus that has not been affected by their work. Bioengineer Karen Burg discovered their capabilities while she was still a graduate student. Now a prolific researcher and holder of an endowed chair in bioengineering, she shares some of the credit with them for Clemson research productivity.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Machining & Technical Services staff since I was a graduate student,\u201d she says, \u201cand I\u2019m grateful for all their assistance on numerous projects. They are enthusiastic and helpful, and they have significantly increased our ability to conduct cutting-edge research.\u201d
\nThe MTS crew has worked with Burg to create an instrumented container used for growing tissue for breast cancer research. Caught in a more casual moment, Burg remarks, \u201cIn short, Phil [Landreth] and the Machining & Technical Services personnel ROCK.\u201d
\nThe rest of the Clemson crew agrees.<\/p><\/div>
\n
\nIn addition to Phil Landreth and the four managers, the staff of Machining & Technical Services includes (L\u2013R) David Kelley, Glen Rankin, Scott Kaufman, Brittney McCall, Bill Simmons, Dustin Gravley (kneeling), Dock Houston and Wendy Baldwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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When civil engineers were developing hurricane-proof building techniques, they worked with MTS to create joist hangers and hurricane clips that were then tested in the Wind Load Test Facility. Pictured here is one of the hurricane clips developed to keep roofs from lifting off houses during storms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
\n
\n
From drawings to reality<\/h3>\n
On the walls of the shop you\u2019ll see pictures of years and years of formula cars designed, built and raced by Clemson students for the annual Society of Automotive Engineers competition. The silent partners in the projects are the guys in MTS.
\n\u201cThe students are building a prototype,\u201d says Nicholson, \u201cand we create different parts for them, like the rotors and the throttle body and the axles.\u201d He picks up a differential that has been crafted out of a solid block of aluminum. \u201cWe usually do the differential.\u201d<\/p><\/div>
\n
The competition is early May. Like other projects, these might start with a drawing on a napkin, but Landreth and the others pride themselves on the ability to work with students and faculty to figure out solutions, then make those solutions a reality.
\n\u201cWe meet with the students and talk about what they want and need,\u201d says Nicholson. The back-and-forth conversation elicits a much better product than just dropping off an order and picking it up when it\u2019s finished.
\n\u201cI can count on one hand the failures\u00a0 \u00a0 we have had of not being able to give someone what they need,\u201d says Landreth.<\/p><\/div>
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Where the rubber meets the road<\/h3>\n
Across campus in another little-known building are two guys spending their Friday morning working on Clemson\u2019s SAE formula\u00a0car for the competition that is less than three weeks away. The frame is welded together and sits on a large worktable. The whiteboard on the door lists most of the tasks that need to be finished, with a countdown of days to go before competition (19 at this time).
\n\u201cThere are more things we need to do, but I\u2019m afraid if I put everything up there, it will overwhelm some of the team,\u201d says Kevin Carlson, one of the team leaders. He and team member TJ Theodore will be here most of the weekend.
\nThe SAE formula team is made up of students from mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and business who average 10-15 hours a week beginning in the summer. No course credit, no compensation. The seniors on the team will even have to choose between attending the competition or walking at graduation. Some of the team members (including the other team leader, Perry Ellwood) are working co-op jobs and come back to Clemson to spend their weekends on the car. Two alumni team members return once or twice a week to help as well.
\nThe team relies heavily on the guys from MTS, who have produced 14 parts for this year\u2019s car.
\n\u201cWe have 125 hours of MTS time,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cWe completely design the car in SolidWorks [software application] and then go to MTS with drawings. They do the steering gears, the wheel hubs, the trigger wheels, the throttle body.\u201d The team mills some parts themselves by hand. And they wrangle others, both donated and sold, from outside vendors.<\/p><\/div>
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Working with MTS not only saves the team money, but it also provides them with technical expertise. \u201cIt saves us around $6,000 to have their help,\u201d says Carlson. \u201cHour-wise, it saves us over 300 hours of machining if we had to do it ourselves. They\u2019re a huge help, both with the parts and giving us knowledge on how to machine things better or more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
An engine for the rest\u00a0of campus<\/h3>\n
The crew in MTS are probably best known for their work with the SAE formula car, but there\u2019s not a college or department on\u00a0campus that has not been affected by their work. Bioengineer Karen Burg discovered their capabilities while she was still a graduate student. Now a prolific researcher and holder of an endowed chair in bioengineering, she shares some of the credit with them for Clemson research productivity.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Machining & Technical Services staff since I was a graduate student,\u201d she says, \u201cand I\u2019m grateful for all their assistance on numerous projects. They are enthusiastic and helpful, and they have significantly increased our ability to conduct cutting-edge research.\u201d
\nThe MTS crew has worked with Burg to create an instrumented container used for growing tissue for breast cancer research. Caught in a more casual moment, Burg remarks, \u201cIn short, Phil [Landreth] and the Machining & Technical Services personnel ROCK.\u201d
\nThe rest of the Clemson crew agrees.<\/p><\/div>
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\nIn addition to Phil Landreth and the four managers, the staff of Machining & Technical Services includes (L\u2013R) David Kelley, Glen Rankin, Scott Kaufman, Brittney McCall, Bill Simmons, Dustin Gravley (kneeling), Dock Houston and Wendy Baldwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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