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MECH Technical Services

The UBC Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a number of technical support services to Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing students, and Mechanical Engineering faculty and staff at UBC’s Vancouver Campus.

Electronics Shop, Lab, and Support  Services

Find Electronics Shop hours and access information, as well as accessing our Electronics Lab, and technical services.

Student MakerSpace, Student Machine Shop, Support Machining Services

Learn about our Student MakerSpace and Student Machine Shop (technical details available in the  Student Machine Shop Handbook and MakerSpace Handbook on Canvas). Visit Support Machining Services to submit a parts machining or fabrication request. Place a Mechanical Service Request for help with a repair/installation/removal of equipment, or forklift services.

Purchasing, Shipping and Receiving

Ordering supplies, components or materials for your project? Please click here.  Purchasing and Receiving for MECH are provided by ECE.

Safety

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

Announcements

Maintenance Shut-Down – June 2 to 13

Waterjet is back up and running

Quick Links

  • Report Waterjet Use
  • Mech Tech Access System
  • MakerSpace Trouble Report
  • Submit a Support Machining Request
  • APSC IT Help Form
  • Book a Forklift

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Service Prioritization

Please note that services relating to Support Machining and the Electronics Shop, as well as other work in the Student Machine Shop and MakerSpace may be prioritized as follows:

  1. Course instruction involvement and teaching support
  2. Research support
  3. Operations support
  4. Approved Mech Student Groups support
  5. Requests external to Mech (sub-prioritized for teaching, research, and other)
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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