CEED uOttawa - Faculty of Engineering
Alexandre Vendette
Space Manager MTC@uOttawa.ca

STM 137
150 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa ON Canada
K1N 6N5

The Manufacturing Training Centre (MTC) provides training on a variety of traditional manufacturing equipment, such as lathes, milling machines, hand tools, as well as welding and fabrication. Students and staff can register for free workshops given throughout the year.

The workshops offered by the Manufacturing Training Center will also allow members access to the Brunsfield Center where they can use the equipment that they've been trained on to manufacture and fabricate anything from personal projects to school related projects. All workshops are available to any student and university faculty member interested. Once members have completed the basic level of training offered by the training center they are highly encouraged to continue developing their skills by working on projects and learning lessons found in our development program. We are always looking for new ways to provide the best resources and equipment to design, fabricate, and test complex prototypes. If you think that a training that is not being offered would be beneficial to our users, you can request it by sending us an email.

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List of workshops

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Student using equipment in the MTC

 

  • Shop Fundamentals

An introductory workshop that focuses on safety when working in the machine shop as well as basic hand tools and equipment. Attendees who successfully finish the workshop will not only have access to the Brunsfield center but also have the knowledge of how to use equipment such as the drill press, sheet metal brake, corner notcher, spot welder and several hand tools. Once a member has finished the fundamentals workshop they now have access to the workshops focusing on more complex equipment available in the machine shop

  • Mill training

The mill training focuses on the basic operations of a milling machine all the while teaching the safe practices of working with the machine. Attendees will learn how to face mill, side mill, drill, set up a coordinate system, machine workpieces accurately, feeds and speeds on the mill etc.

 

  • Lathe Training

The lathe training focuses on the basic operations of a lathe all the while teaching the safe practices of working with the machine. Attendees will learn how to face, turn, drill, set up a coordinate system, machine workpieces accurately, feeds and speeds on the lathe, tapering etc.

  • Welding Safety and Basic MIG

This workshop focuses on safety in the welding area and good practices within the space as well as an introduction to MIG welding. Attendees who take the MIG workshop will have access to the welding area in Brunsfield to continue practicing and or work on other projects.

  • TIG Welding

The TIG workshop introduces attendees to TIG welding from its theory to its practice. Attendees will learn how to set up the TIG machine, how to adjust the settings to acquire certain results, the importance of material preparation and end the workshop by practicing some TIG welding techniques.

 

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Student using Mill

Equipment

  • ​​​​​​Milling machines

  • Lathes Drill presses

  • Bandsaws

  • Basic metal forming tools

  • Hand tools

  • Various welding machines

 

Expectations during the workshops

 

  • Show up on time willing to learn

  • Read and understand the training material before attending the workshop

  • Respect the training staff and equipment

  • Wear closed shoes

  • Avoid loose clothes and tie back long hair into a ponytail