CreativeOpenLab (COLab) Areas & Machines

Our hands-on area On an area of 400 square meters we are equipped with:

3D Printing

Equipment

  • 10x Original Prusa i3 MK3S+
  • 2x Ultimaker S5 Professional Bundle

(In the workshops: Formlabs Form 3L, Anycubic Photon Monox)

Prices, Info & FAQs

You can find all info about 3D printing in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Electronics

Equipment

LABORATORY AND MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT:

  • Rigol DP832A (laboratory power supply (2 channels: 0-30V / 3A, 1 channel: 5V / 3A), programmable current/voltage limitation, constant current and constant voltage mode, 1 mV voltage resolution).
  • Saleae Logic Pro 8 (Logic Analyzer for decoding data protocols (USB, CAN Bus, UART, SPI, I²C, etc.), 8 channels, 500 MS/s digital, 50 MS/s analog, 100 MHz digital bandwidth, USB3 connection and display on PC, adjustable digital voltages: 1.2 V - 5.5 V)
  • PicoScope 3403D MSO (digital oscilloscope for analysis of analog and digital signals, uses external computer for display, very portable)
  • Rigol MSO5354 (mixed signal oscilloscope for analog and digital data - 4 channels, 350 MHz bandwidth, 16 digital channels, 23cm touch display, 2 channel function generator)
  • Rigol DS1104Z-S-Plus (Digital oscilloscope - 4 channels, 100 MHz bandwidth)
  • Keithley DMM6500 (bench multimeter with data logger, for very precise measurement of current, voltage, resistance and temperature, data logger for recording long measurement curves - e.g. battery discharge curve)
  • UTD 1050 DL (portable digital oscilloscope - 2 channels, 50 MHz bandwidth, compact measuring device with battery and display)
  • Rigol DG4202 (function generator for generating analog signals - 2 channels, 200 MHz bandwidth, waveforms: Sine, square, triangle, sawtooth, pulse, noise, arbitrary - freely programmable signal waveform)
  • Pico VNA 106 (vector network analyzer - 300 kHz - 6 GHz, analysis of high frequency filters, antennas, etc.)
  • Peaktech 2170 (ESR meter for measuring coils and capacitors)
  • FLIR C5 thermal imaging camera (analysis of circuits, finding shorts and too hot
  • Various accessories such as current clamps, handheld multimeters, differential probe, high voltage probe.

TOOLS:

  • JBC Reworkstation for repairing and soldering electronic systems (heat gun, desoldering gun, soldering tweezers, precision soldering tip).
  • JBC CD-2BQF (digital soldering station with soldering tip changer and cleaning station)
  • JBC BT-2BWA10 (soldering station with analog temperature controller for workshops and normal soldering, with soldering tip changer and cleaning station)
  • Weidinger WLA 1LED (solder vapor absorber with 6.2W LED illumination)
  • Stripping and crimping pliers
  • Soldering and desoldering tools
  • Screwdriver set with special shapes (safety Torx, Pentalobe, Triwing, Tripoint, etc)
  • WIHA precision pliers

Prices, Info & FAQs

You can find all the info about the electro section in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Photostudio & Multimediasection

Equipment

CAMERAS

  • Sony Alpha 6000 24MP (APSC camera)
  • Sony Alpha 7R III 42MP (mirrorless full frame camera)
  • Sony Alpha 7S III 12MP (mirrorless full frame camera)
  • Insta360 ONE R-Twin 360-degree (action cam)
  • Insta360 ONE R 1-Inch (Action Cam)
  • Insta360 Pro 2 - 8K VR-360-degree (panoramic camera)

OBJECTIVE

  • Tamron lens standard zoom (2,8/28-75 Di III RXD)
  • Tamron lens ultra wide-angle zoom (2,8/17-28Di III)
  • Tamron lens telephoto zoom (2,8/70-180 Di III)
  • Sony lens Zoom Optics (24-105mm F4 G OSS)
  • Sony lens G-Master (24-70mm, F2.8)

CAMERASTATIVE

  • Manfrotto video tripod with video head with 75mm half cup
  • Manfrotto video tripod with video head with 60mm half cup
  • Manfrotto video aluminum tripod with 3-way panhead
  • Manfrotto Video Tripod Master black
  • Manfrotto Video Tripod Heavy Duty silver

LIGHTING/FLASH

  • Godox flash (AD300 Pro Outdoor)
  • Aputure daylight lamp (LS C300d MKII high-power LED) + batteries
  • Aputure production light (LS C120d II LED) + batteries
  • Aputure softbox attachment (Light Dome II softbox for even lighting)
  • Tecpro Felloni area light (Standard Bi-Color LED) + batteries

MICROPHONES

  • Sony directional microphone (XLR-K3M adapter set XLR)
  • RØDE directional microphone (NTG1 shotgun condenser)

IMAGE PROCESSING

  • Datacolor monitor color calibration (Spyder X Capture Pro)
  • Loupedeck special keyboard for program shortcuts (CT Photo and Video Editing Console)

FILTER

  • Walimex ND filter (pro Vario MC 67mm)
  • Walimex ND filter (pro Vario MC 77mm)

IMAGE STABILIZER

  • DJI Gimbal (Ronin- S Standard Kit)

OTHER ACCESSORIES

  • Beyerdynamic studio headphones (DT 770 Pro 250 Ohm)
  • audio interface
  • Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface
  • Workstation with Adobe Creative Cloud programs, e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, and many more...

Prices, Info & FAQs

All info about the photo studio & media area can be found in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Laser

Equipment

  • Epilog Fusion Pro 48
  • Mr. Beam II Dreamcut

Prices, Info & FAQs

You can find all info about the laser area in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Model making

Equipment

  • Proxxon DSH duplicating saw
  • Proxxon TBH bench drill
  • Proxxon professional multifunction tool
  • Proxxon hot wire cutter Thermocut 230/E
  • Proxxon hot wire hand cutter Thermocut 12/E
  • Proxxon hot wire cutting tool Thermocut 650
  • 2x Proxxon micro hot air gun
  • 2x Proxxon micro flame MFB/E
  • Proxxon power supply unit NG 5/E
  • 5x Proxxon HKP 220 hot glue gun
  • 2x EVOLUTION-Silverline 2in1 Set - Nozzle set 0,2 mm & 0,4 mm
  • 2x Infinity CR | 2in1 Set 2in1 Set - nozzle set 0,2 mm & 0,4 mm
  • Badger Airbrush 150 Set
  • Colani Airbrush - nozzle set 0,80 mm
  • Sparmax TC-610H Plus Airbrush Compressor
  • iwata IS-975 Power Jet Pro Airbrush Compressor

Prices, Informations & FAQs

You can find all info about the modeling area in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Plotter

Equipment

  • Roland TrueVIS SG3-300 with TakeUP, Printer/Cutter
Textiles

Equipment

  • 2x sewing machine Brother Inovis A 50 with 50 stitch programs and autom. buttonhole
  • embroidery machine Texi 15001; 15 needle embroidery machine, embroidery area 490 x 345mm, with automatic color change, pattern storage, cap embroidery device
  • Industrial sewing machine: Dürkopp Adler lockstitch high-speed sewing machine for processing large areas and various robust materials
  • Upholstery sewing machine with flexible stroke height, DA 867 ECO single needle lockstitch for processing thick materials
  • Overlock sewing machine for sewing, trimming and serging in one operation

Prices, Informations & FAQs

You can find all informations about the textile area in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

The COLab Workshops Our Workshops, equipped with high-tech tools, are located in the basement:

Sheet Metal Workshop

Equipment

  • Trumpf TruBend 7050 (sheet bending machine)
  • Hydraulic plate shear
  • TUBOBEND 42 (tube bending machine)
  • Mercury Fiber 1215 (sheet metal laser)

Application areas

  • different types of metal processing (e.g. laser cutting and bending)
  • bending tubes (e.g. production of stair railings)
  • production of prototypes (e.g. sheet metal housings for PCs)

Prices, Info & FAQs

You can find all info about the sheet metal workshop in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

CNC Workshop

Equipment

  • DMG MORI CLX 350 (CNC lathe)
  • Haimer Uno premium 20/40 (tool presetter)
  • DMG MORI DMU 50 - (5-axis milling machine)
  • XYZCAM CNC portal milling machine V-1530Plus

Application areas

  • different types of metal processing (milling and turning)
  • turning or milling of fits
  • production of prototypes

Prices, Info & FAQs

All info about the CNC workshop can be found in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Fiber Composite & Electronic Workshop

Equipment

Fiber Composite

  • Formech FMDH660: semi-automatic double-deck multi-zone vacuum forming machine
  • Formech FLB500
  • Formech FT 20
  • ZÜND S3 M-1200 CNC cutter
  • ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X with Wash & Cure Plus: SLA 3D printer
  • formlabs Form 3L large format SLA 3D printer: 3D printer in SLA process
  • Cast Solut - V1500A vacuum casting machine
  • Meccatronicore BB-CLEANER XL
  • Meccatronicore BB-CURE XL UV Curing Station
  • Plastic bending machine

Electronics

  • LPKF ProtoMat S 104: Circuit board plotter for circuit boards
  • LPKF ProtoFlow S4: Reflow oven for lead free soldering according to RoHS
  • LPKF ProtoPrint S4: SMT stencil printer for PCB prototypes
  • LPKF ProtoPlace E4: Manual pick & place system for PCB prototypes
  • LPKF MultiPress S: Hydraulic press for in-house production of multilayers
  • LPKF Contac S4: Annex for platinum through-hole plating
  • Bungard Eurolux LED
  • Memmert UF160

Application areas

  • Cutting of textiles, foils etc.
  • Production of plastic molds and fiber composite parts
  • Printing of filigree models with high surface quality

Prices, Info & FAQs

You can find all info about the fiber composite and electrical workshop in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Wood Workshop

Equipment

  • Barth MULTI press
  • Barth vacuum membrane press CORVUS 3014
  • Felder - Wide belt sander FW 950 classic
  • Felder - band saw FB 710
  • Hammer edge sanding machine HS 950
  • Felder - Surface planer AD9-41
  • Format 4 - Milling machine Profile 92M
  • Tormek T-8 grinding machine
  • lathe Killinger KM 1500 SE
  • Format 4 - sliding table saw kappa 550 e-motion

Workbench with all necessary hand tools for woodworking

Drilling / Screwing

  • Festool T18 - cordless screwdriver
  • Festool DRC 18 - cordless screwdriver
  • Festool Quadrill DR 20 - drilling machine

Milling

  • Festool MK 700 - Edge router
  • Festool OF 1010 - router
  • Festool OF 2200 - router
  • Festool Domino DF 500 - Dowel router
  • Festool Domino XL DF 700 - dowel router
  • Shaper Origin - hand-held CNC router

Grinding

  • Festool DTS 400 R - Delta sander
  • Festool ES-ETS 125 - edge sander
  • Festool BS 75 - Belt sander
  • Festool RO 150 - Exenter sander
  • Mirka DEROS 5650 CV - random orbital sander

Saws

  • Festool Carvex PSC 420 - Pendulum saw
  • Festool KS 120 REB - crosscut saw
  • Festool TSC 55 K - plunge cut saw
  • Makita DJR360ZK - Reciprocating saw

Other

  • Festool Vectro OSC 18 - Oscillator
  • Festool Conturo KA 65 - edge banding machine
  • Gann BL H 40 - Wood moisture meter

Application Areas

  • Create wood blanks
  • Planing of wood and wood materials
  • surface treatment (e.g. sanding)
  • Gluing of constructions
  • Milling work (e.g. profiles or curves)
  • Turning work (e.g. chair legs)
  • Manual processing (e.g. wood joints, mortising, sawing)
  • Veneering of surfaces

Prices, Informations & FAQs

You can find all info about the wood workshop in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.

Metal Workshop

Equipment

  • 3D welding table and welding equipment
  • Sandblasting cabin 420 L with dust extraction system
  • Hydraulic workshop press WPP 20 EF
  • Optimum OPTIdrill B 40GSM (heavy gear drilling machine with automatic spindle sleeve feed, threading device and coolant device)
  • Metallkraft BMBS 230 x 280 HA-DG (Metal band saw)
  • Rema double grinding machine
  • Swift Cut Pro (CNC controlled plasma cutter)
  • hand-guided plasma cutter

Application Areas

  • Production of welded joints (e.g. welding of bicycle frames)
  • surface treatment (sandblasting)
  • Sheet metal cutting
  • workpiece cuts
  • Bearing replacement

Prices, Informations & FAQs

You can find all info about the metal workshop in our wiki.

Questions & machine usage: colab(at)b-tu.de.


This virtual tour of our hands-on area and workshops gives you a perfect overview of all our machines:

COLab 360Degree Tour