Inside The Shop
Olin's Equipment
Our Capabilities
We have a well equipped welding facility with the capability to weld aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, magnesium etc. Additionally, we can cut metal using either flame or plasma cutting methods. Additional metal cutting capabilities consist of drilling, milling, turning, surface grinding, sawing and automated cutting. Plastic thermoforming is also available.
The Shop
Olin College has re-imaginedits Shop from a traditional, production-focused facility to an active learning enviornment. A large focus of the initiative was and still is on student growth and development. The Shop charged with integrating the College’s fabrication resources within the curriculum in a more meaningful manner. This means better aligning the Shop with academic courses, increasing accessibility of equipment and spaces and establishing a culture of safety and stewardship with the Olin community. Several of the Olin courses developed or redesigned in the past few years now use fabrication resources in innovative and novel ways.