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  • Welcome to UBC Mechanical Engineering Technical Services

UBC Mechanical Engineering (Vancouver Campus) offers a number of services and supports to students, faculty, and staff.  Some of these services and supports are also available to the wider UBC and engineering communities.

MECH Services Gradual Return to Campus Activity

To support UBC’s social distancing protocols, most Mechanical Engineering employees are working remotely. While our Machine Shop and Electronics Shop are closed to general use, both are now in limited operation providing limited support services as of June 22, 2020.  Please email us with your query!

Machine Shop

The Machine Shop is accepting support machining jobs for research and teaching.  To access these services, please use the online submission form.

Please email Markus Fengler at mfengler@mech.ubc.ca with any Machine Shop inquiries.

Electronics Shop

The Electronics Shop has limited contact hours at the moment. Equipment can be signed in and out, components can be purchased, etc. at the following times:

  • Open from 10 AM – 4 PM on Thursday
  • All other days by appointment

Drop-ins are not allowed. Email eshop@mech.ubc.ca prior to arrival so equipment can be ready for pickup in order to limit contact time.

We are also accepting design jobs and providing advice via email:

Sean Buxton (course work): sbuxton@mech.ubc.ca
Glenn Jolly (research work): gjolly@mech.ubc.ca
Usman Rizwan (MANU program inquiries): usman@mech.ubc.ca

Safety

For all safety related information, please visit the Mech Safety website.

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Services
Vancouver Campus
CEME 2054 - Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building
6250 Applied Science Lane
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Website technicalservices.mech.ubc.ca
Email facilities@mech.ubc.ca
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