Mechanical Laboratory

The Mechanical Lab is the central manufacturing unit of the Institute, being responsible for the entire chain of design, development, manufacture and documentation of microwave components, instruments and models, also using numerically controlled machines. In particular, the long practical experience in the group enables excellent consultancy for the specification and design of microwave instruments and experimental set-ups. Typical tasks of the mechanical lab comprise the manufacture of microwave components (such as waveguide parts and antennas, as well as boxes and racks for microwave and electronic instruments), manufacture of miniaturised and hollow components using galvanic and galvanoplastic techniques, fabrication of load-bearing parts from high-tensile alloys for the Institute's research aircraft (F-SAR and DBFSAR), manufacture of motor-driven instruments (such as scanners and antenna pedestals), manufacture of precision models for radar signature measurements, and support for degree and PhD students with hardware.