Workshop

The main role of the Rocasolano Mechanical Workshop is to produce prototypes, assemblies and mechanisms, parts and modifications to equipment for the institute’s various research groups.

The main role of the Rocasolano Mechanical Workshop is to produce prototypes, assemblies and mechanisms, components and modifications to equipment for the institute’s various research groups. This workshop has been an integral part of the institute since the inauguration of the National Institute of Physics and Chemistry in 1932, as shown in photographs from that period, and is notable for its importance in the experimental work carried out at the institute.

Team and Contact

The workshop currently consists of two people:

The Workshop is located at the rear of the Rocasolano building in an adjoining unit (door 401).
The contact telephone number is 91 5619400 ext. 961502, or the direct line 91 7459568.

We can undertake work for other institutions or companies. For further details, please contact us.

Machinery

The workshop is equipped with a wide range of machinery; although conventional, it meets all current safety standards, including lathes, milling machines, a column drill, and various types of welding equipment.

Here are the two lathes, capable of handling workpieces up to 1 metre in diameter.

Drills have been used to machine parts even from refractory metals such as molybdenum.

Jobs

Of particular note are projects involving high vacuum, such as vacuum chambers, flanges, internal mechanisms for these chambers, etc. We also offer a wide range of optical components for laser equipment, including mounts, sample holders and positioners. Our range also includes laboratory tables and trolleys, amongst other items.

Shown here on the left is an ultra-high vacuum manipulator, and on the right a cathodic sputtering growth chamber. The chamber is in operation at the Surface Analysis and Mössbauer Spectroscopy Group (SURFMOSS).

Drills have been used to machine parts even from refractory metals such as molybdenum.