Design Manufacturing Service (DMS) laboratory

Design Manufacturing Service (DMS) laboratory

The Design Manufacturing Service (DMS) laboratory is an engineering platform serving the various research groups, laboratories and platforms, working within the Biotech Campus such as FCBG, Wyss Center, EPFL, UNIGE, HEPIA, etc.

The DMS, a collaboration between HEPIA and the FCBG, has been present in the Campus since 2016.

Objectives

  • To provide engineering services and advice to the different Campus players
  • Too realize mechanical, electronic, computer or other devices allowing them to solve some of their technical problems

Skills

  • Electronic circuits (digital, analogue, altium, kicad)
  • Areas of sensors / actuators, bio-instrumentation
  • Software expertise (Labview)
  • Microcontrollers (Microchip, Arduino board, etc ...)
  • Mechanical and micro-mechanical design and production (PTC Créo, 3-5-axis CNC turning milling, electroerosion, conventional, welding, etc ...)
  • Design of microtechnical devices combining mechanical, electronic, sensors, actuators and intelligence
  • 3D printing technologies
  • Implants, connectors and biocompatibility
  • Composites and surface treatments
  • Metrology
Équipement(s): 

Mechanical workshop

  • Une imprimante Uprint Stratasys 3D
  • Un Trotec Speedy 100R laser cutter
  • Deux établis
  • Une perceuse à colonne
  • Une machine à coudre
  • Différents outils mécaniques manuels
  • Un poste de travail informatique avec SolidWorks
  • Etc.

Electronic workshop

  • Deux postes de travail équipés de bras aspirants, d'une alimentation stabilisée, de multimètres numériques, d'un générateur de fonction, d'un oscilloscope, de deux postes à souder, d'un poste à dessouder
  • Assortiment de condensateurs et résistances, de câbles et fils, différents composants électroniques, etc.

Software

  • Software: altium, kicad, Labview, PTC Créo

Contact

Head of laboratory

HEPIA - Campus Biotech
Chemin des Mines 9
B3.02 - bureau 207.124
Genève 1202
Switzerland