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PML Research Support

Research Support Document

Prototype Manufacturing Laboratory Research Support

Resources and Facilities

The BYU Prototype Manufacturinging Laboratory (PML) is located in the Roland A. Crabtree building on BYU’s main campus. The PML is a fantastic research resource for anyone needing manufacturing or engineering design services.

Capabilities

The PML has the following list of equipment and capabilities:

  • Solid modeling / CAD services
  • Product development / design-for-manufacturing
  • Three multi-axis CNC mills
  • CNC lathe with live turret spindle capability
  • Wire EDM
  • GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, YAG-wave Laser micro-welding capabilities
  • Crating & Shipping services
  • Professional quality polymer FDM 3D printing
  • DMLM (Direct Metal Laser Melting) additive manufacturing (3D printing) machine

Staff

The PML is staffed with highly skilled engineers and technicians with a combined 50+ years of industry experience. Professional quality manufacturing and engineering is the reason the PML exists on campus and we strive to ensure that we have top notch employees both full-time and part-time.

Facilities

The PML’s main shop is located on the first floor in room 108. We also co-own some of our equipment that is located in room 155. The main office is just adjacent to the shop entrance. There we have a conference table where researchers can meet with PML staff for consultation and design reviews.

We invite all BYU faculty, students and associated collaborators to contact us with any inquiries.

Therin Garrett

Managing Director

Prototype Manufacturing Laboratory

therin@byu.edu