Practical Innovation Through Learning, Observation and Teaching

Please note, hours are subject to change at any time. For a more detailed schedule, please see the PILOT Google calendar.

All students taking classes in the PILOT or Co-PILOT or those who wish to use the facilities are required to take a PILOT Tour. This tour is now offered through Canvas. If you have not taken this course, please self-enroll on Canvas.

After-hours access will be available by BuffOne Card only. A separate training is required for BuffOne card activation. The training can be found by self-enrolling into the Canvas course listed above with the module name: "After-hours Access Request". Please note, you must have a valid Aero-ITL account, in addition to taking the "After-hours Access" training. 

If you have any questions or issues, please contact aeropilot@colorado.edu.  

Computing: All Aero ITL account usernames and passwords are on the IdentiKey system 

Equipment: All workstations have individual power supplies, digital multimeters, and oscilloscopes. Computers are imaged with core coursework software including: Matlab, Solidworks, Altium, STK, CorelDraw, ANSYS.

See below for full lists of manufacturing and testing equipment. Submit your rapid prototyping needs.

Rapid Prototyping Equipment

Prusa MK3S & MK4S - FDM Printer (x4)

Print size: 250 x 210 x 210 mm
Cost: Bring your own material
Use: Student use after completing workshop or special request

Epilog Fusion M2 - Laser Cutter (x2)

Bed size: 812 x 508 mm
Cost: Bring your own material
Use: Student use after completing workshop

Bambu Lab X1C Carbon Combo 3D Printer (x3)

Print size: 256 x 256 x 256 mm
Cost: Bring your own material
Use: Special request

Formlabs - Resin/UV 3D printer (x1)

Print size: 145 x 145 x 185 mm
Cost: Pay for printing
Use: Special request

Formlabs - 3L Large Resin/UV 3D printer (x1)

Print size: 335 x 200 x 300 mm
Cost: Pay for printing
Use: Special request

Lisa Pro - 3D SLS Plastic printer (x1)

Build size: 109 x 150 x 249 mm
Cost: Pay for printing
Use: Special request

MarkForged- Composite 3D printer (x1)

Print size: 320 x 132 x 152 mm
Cost: Pay for printing
Use: Special request

MetalX - Metal FFM 3D printer (x1)

Print size: 320 x 132 x 152 mm *restricted by furnace
Cost: Pay for printing
Use: Special request

Testing Equipment

Axial Torsional MTS

Use: Special request

Double stroke material compression tensile tester

Use: Special request

 

Vibration/shaker table

Use: Special request

Wind tunnel

Use: Special request