Equipment Rate at MEIC

This section summarizes available 3D printing materials, printers, and shared research equipment, along with their associated usage costs. Rates are based on material consumption (by weight, volume, or build size) or hourly equipment use and are intended to support transparent, cost-effective access to MEIC fabrication, sensing, imaging, and testing resources.

3D printer        
Resin/Filament Cost = USD $   Printer Notes
PLA 26 /kg Creality 10  
White 150 /L Formlabs 3B+  
Black 150 /L Formlabs 3B+  
Clear 150 /L Formlabs 3B+  
Flexible 80A 200 /L Formlabs 3B+  
Grey 150 /L Formlabs 3B+  
HighTemp 210 /L Formlabs 3B+  
Onyx 0.23 /cm3 Markforged MarkTwo  
Garnet 1.74 /lb Protomax Waterjet 85 HPX
         
Equipment Cost = USD $      
Delsys EMG 20.70      
Lathe (Assisted) 12.5      
Hass CNC (Assisted) 35      
Manual Mill 27      
AMTI Force Plate 20.07      
Vicon Motion Capture 28.75      
ICU Room 145.07      
Instron (Assisted) 30      
Operating Room 148.08      
C-arm 69      
DVRK Surgical Robot 110      
3T GE MRI 402.5      
NDI Vega Tracking 75      
Ultrasound GE 53.6      
Reflow oven 10.25      

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