MFD Shops & Services
Please click on one of the following links to find out more
information about the Mechanical Fabrication Department's capabilities
or contact information for a specific shop. For information
regarding the status of an in-process job, please click the
button for "Job Input & Tracking" and choose "Current and historical
job database search."
- Information Technology
- The Information Technology Group provides support for
MFD computer users, including manufacturing, data acquisition,
and desktop applications, and the department's servers,
printers, peripheral hardware, and network communications.
- Light Machine Shop
- Our machine shop. Follow this link for a list of capabilities
and contact information for both locations. Also available
are several machines for qualified staff usage.
- Machine Tool Maintenance
- The Machine Tool Maintenance group preserves the function
of MFD's metal working machinery, manufacturing process
systems, and capital equipment throughout their useful lives.
Click here to find out service and contact information.
- Metal Finishing Shop
- Degreasing, UHV cleaning, and plating are performed
in MFD's Metal Finishing Shop.
- Operations
- The Operations Group assists MFD and its customers by
providing guidance and feedback based on years of experience
working in the areas of production, fabrication, and maintenance
at SLAC.
- Precision Assembly & Mechanical
Technicians
- Services include assembly and brazing, coating, and
high-temperature firing, as well as coil fabrication and
non-vacuum related accelerator maintenance.
- Production Planning & Control
- Services include the routing, tracking, and expediting
of jobs; material ordering; and handling outside vendor
procurements.
- Safety Office
- The MFD Safety Office focuses on the “Work Safe” part
of “Work Safe, Work Smart, Work Fast”(B. Richter - SLAC
Director Emeritus, 1996). Specifically, the office assists
the line in maximizing the protection of MFD’s people, property,
and environment while meeting production goals.
- Sheet Metal & Weld Shop
- As the name implies, sheet metal-related fabrication
and welding is handled by this shop. "Clean" welding for
vacuum system parts is handled by this shop's personnel,
and also by MFD's e-beam welder.
- Vacuum Shop
- The Vacuum Shop performs the assembly, bake-out, and
maintenance for SLAC's ultra-high vacuum systems and components.
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