Prusa I3 Mk3/Mk3S Filament Printer

• Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
• Volume 250 x 210 x 200 mm
• Nozzle 0.4 mm
• Minimum Layer Height 0.05 mm
• Materials: only PLA and PET.
  
• No personal spools allowed.
• Other materials available only for SPH registered projects.
• Material costs: PET is 0.06 CHF/g, PLA is 0.05 CHF/g.
  

30 min introduction required! Book a slot above

Manual: Prusa FDM 3D Printer

Prusa XL Filament Printer

• Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
• Volume 360 x 360 x 360 mm
• Nozzle 0.4 mm
• Minimum Layer Height 0.05 mm
• Materials: only PLA and PET.
  
• No personal spools allowed.
• Other materials available only for SPH registered projects.
• Material costs: PET is 0.06 CHF/g, PLA is 0.05 CHF/g.

Prerequisites: 3D Printer FDM introduction

15 min introduction + required! Book a slot above

Manual: Prusa FDM XL 3D Printer

Prusa SL1

• Direct Light Printing (DLP)
• Volume 120 x 68 x 150 mm
• Layer Height: 0.025 - 0.1 mm
• Material 405nm Resin in different colors.
  
• 2 CHF Base fee and 0.15 CHF/g Print cost

30 min introduction required! Book a slot above

Manual: Prusa SL1 DLP

Trotec Speedy 400

• 100 W CO2 Lasercutter
• Table Size 1016 x 610 mm
  
• Engraving and cutting up to 7 mm
• Material MDF, Plywood, Acrylic (bought at the SPH)
  

30 min introduction required! Book a slot above

Manual: Lasercutter

Shaper Origin

Cut and engrave wood, foam or plastics with basically free workpiece size.

1.5 h Introductory workshop required!

Manual: Shaper Origin

Hönggerberg: Protomax

• Work area 300 x 300 mm
• Max thickness 25 mm
• Materials Metal, Carbon Fiber, Plastic, etc.

Introductory workshop required!

Manual: Waterjet Cutter

Hönggerberg: Optimill Bf 20 Conventional

• Drillpress with cross table
  
• digital read out capable of precisely drilling metals like aluminum etc.

1.5 h Introductory workshop required!

Manual: Drillpress

Zentrum: Alduro BM-14

• up to Ø 16 mm drilling in steel
• 490 - 2510 rpm

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Drillpress Zentrum

Hönggerberg: Promac Metal band saw

• For cutting all kinds of metal
  
• Max piece size 125 x 125 mm
  
• Including a stop for repeated cuts

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Metal Bandsaw

Holzkraft Bandsaw

• For cutting wood, plastics and foam
  
• Max height of parts 20cm

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Bandsaw

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Miter Saw

Big belt sander for sanding down wood

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Belt Sander

Hönggerberg: Bantam PCB Mill

• Work Area 139.7 x 114.3 x 40.64 mm
• Single or couble sided PCBs (bought at SPH)

Design and test your protoype PCB right here at the Makerspace

30 min introduction required! Book a slot above

Manual: PCB Mill

Hönggerberg: ZB2520HL

For SMD soldering

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour if you have questions how to use it.

Manual: Reflow Oven

Ersa soldering station with the necessary consumables is available for building electronic circuits. The consumables include cables, desoldering wick, heat-shrink tubing and more. All of those are for free. In addition the Makerspace is equipped with an oscilloscope, a signal generator and lab power supplies.

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour if you have questions how to use it.

Fenta SL1300 Cutting Plotter

• Cuts Vinyl and Textile Foils (bought at SPH)
• Max cutting width 132 cm
• Max cutting length unlimited
  

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Cutting Plotter

Textile Printing Press to transfer textile foil onto your fabric.

• Working Area 38x38 cm

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 5 min introduction.

Manual: Printing Press

Elna Expressive 830

• Computer controlled
• Max embroidery area 200 x 200 mm
• Mono or Multichromatic designs

30 min introduction required! Book a slot above

Manual: Embroidery Machine

Hönggerberg: Pfaff 1183

Straight sticht only but through thick materials and very fast.

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Sewing Station

Bernina B485

Modern sewing machine with many different stitches.

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 10 min introduction.

Manual: Bernina B485

EinScan-SP

• Multi-functional 3D scanner
• Min scan volume: 30×30×30 mm
• Max scan volume: 700×700×700 mm

30 min introduction required! Book a slot above

Manual: EinScan SP

FormBox

• For prototyping, molds, packaging, ...
• Bed size 200 x 200 mm
  
• Material PETG and HIPS (bought at SPH)

Ask a Instructor during an Open Hour for a 15 min introduction.

Manual: FormBox

• Cordless screwdriver
• Power sander
• Jigsaw
• Dremel tool
• Drilling machine
• Small circular saw
• Multi Cutter
  

General Introduction is required to use the tools.

• Screwdrivers Wrenches
• Pliers
• Hammer
• Saws
• Sanding tools
• Measuring tools
• Cutting instruments

General Introduction is required to use the tools.

Did not find what you are looking for? We collaborate with other machine shops at ETH to give students access to more advanced equipment. If you are interested to use a lathe or a CNC-Drill for metal, please let us know a bit more about your needs and we can see how we can help you. Come by the Makerspace during our open hours to discuss it further.

Description:

• Liquid chromatography systems, such as the Äkta Xpress, integrate valves, pumps, detectors, and fraction collectors with a computer control system to enable automation of liquid chromatography experiments.
• These systems can be equipped with a variety of chromatography columns to separate molecules based on a range of physical and chemical properties (e.g., size, charge, ligand affinity).

Typical Uses:

• In biochemistry and molecular biology, liquid chromatography is commonly used to isolate specific biological macromolecules, especially proteins, from complex cellular samples.
• It enables the study of the properties and biochemical activity of these macromolecules in isolation from other surrounding molecules within a cell.

Description:

• A chemical fume hood maintains a constant, gentle airflow from the room into its interior.
• The air is then filtered and expelled outside the building.
• Ventilated cabinets below the hood provide safe storage for volatile and highly flammable liquids (e.g., organic solvents) and corrosive liquids (e.g., concentrated acids).

Typical Uses:

• Facilitates safe handling of chemicals that may release harmful fumes or dust.
• Commonly used when weighing dry chemical powders for solutions or pouring acrylamide gels for electrophoresis

Description:

• Real-time PCR machines can perform the heating and cooling cycles that enable exponential DNA copying via Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR).
• Unlike traditional PCR, in real-time PCR, the main interest lies in tracking the rate of the exponential DNA copying reaction, rather than the PCR products themselves.
• These machines are equipped with a multi-channel fluorescence detection system that measures the concentration of fluorescent molecules, which are released each time a DNA molecule is copied.

Typical Uses:

• Real-time PCR machines are employed in a wide range of experiments, with the two most popular uses being:
  • Determining an individual’s genotype at a specific location in their genome.
  • Measuring the concentration of a specific DNA or RNA sequence in a sample.

Description:

• This plate reader is fully equipped for absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence measurements of samples, capable of handling both cuvettes and multiwell plates.
• It features monochromator-based optics, allowing freely selectable wavelengths over the UV-to-NIR range.
• Equipped with an injector, thermal regulation, and agitator hardware, it can handle complex measurement protocols.
• Computer control enables the instrument to run complex mixing and measurement sequences.

Good to Know:

• Plate readers like this one are used to automate optical measurements on liquid samples.
• Typical applications include checking cell growth, measuring enzymatic activity, and determining the concentration of specific chemicals in samples.

Description:

• PCR machines perform precise heating and cooling cycles required for the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
• This reaction enables the selective and exponential amplification (copying) of specific DNA sequences, even in the presence of various other DNA sequences

Typical Uses:

• PCR is used extensively in molecular biology and genetic engineering experiments.
• Common applications include detecting specific DNA sequences in a sample (e.g., checking for genetic modifications in organisms or identifying specific microorganisms).
• PCR is also used to generate DNA samples for transfer into other organisms.

Description:

• This is a large-capacity shaker specifically for shaking liquid cultures of microorganisms.
• The shaking platform can be outfitted with various clamps to hold flasks and sample tubes, ranging in size from a few milliliters to several liters.
• Both temperature and shaking speed can be adjusted over a wide range to support various growth conditions.

Typical Uses:

• This shaker is used to grow either large numbers or large volumes of liquid cultures containing microorganisms, such as bacteria (e.g., E. coli), yeast, or mycelium.

Description:

• The Institute of Molecular Systems Biology (IMSB) has granted us use of a shelf in one of the -80°C freezers within the institute’s freezer farm, located on the A-floor of the HPM building.

• Samples are stored in standard cardboard boxes and need clear labeling to indicate:
  • Potential hazards.
  • Owner identity.

Typical Uses:

• Properly frozen and stored at -80°C, bacteria, yeast cells, and mammalian cell lines can remain viable almost indefinitely.
• -80°C storage is also recommended for flash-frozen samples of purified proteins.

Description:

• Applying heat above 121°C for more than 20 minutes is a very effective sterilization method.
• Autoclaves use pressurized steam for sterilization, allowing efficient heat transfer and heating of water-based solutions beyond water’s boiling point.
• Note that pressurized steam and super-heated liquids can cause severe burns.
• A number of precautions are required to use an autoclave safely, and users must receive an introduction to safe use before operating it for the first time.

Typical Uses:

• Autoclaves are routinely used to sterilize both solid objects (e.g., glassware and plastic consumables) and aqueous solutions.
• This autoclave has specific features that make it especially effective for sterilizing large solution volumes and solids enclosed in bags.

Description:

• This is a high-precision balance for weighing moderate quantities (up to 200 grams) of samples with extremely high precision (± 0.01 mg).
• Other balances are available for larger quantities.

Typical Uses:

• The balance is typically used to weigh small quantities of dry chemicals for preparing solutions.
• Another use is measuring biomass from liquid cultures, where cells are captured through filtration, and the filters are then dried and weighed.

Description:

• The lab has a small centrifuge suitable for 1.5 ml “Eppendorf” tubes.
• Larger centrifuges, for sample volumes ranging from a few milliliters to liters, are available through the institute’s shared equipment pool.

Typical Uses:

• Centrifuges are used to separate solids (such as cells and aggregated macromolecules) that are finely dispersed in solutions or growth media from the surrounding liquids.

Description:

• The lab houses two large-capacity incubators that can be temperature-adjusted from room temperature to 100°C.

Typical Uses:

• The incubators are primarily used to grow bacteria and other microorganisms on agar plates at their optimal growth temperatures.
• Using dilute starter solutions allows individual cells to spread out on the agar plate, where each cell grows into a small colony visible to the naked eye.
• By counting the number of colonies, one can determine the number of individual cells initially present in the sample.

Description:

• The Zeiss AxioVert 35 is a high-quality, older model inverted microscope, designed with the objective below the sample stage to view samples from the bottom.
• It has four objectives with magnifications of 2.5x, 10x, 20x, and 32x.
• The microscope supports bright-field, phase-contrast, and GFP fluorescence modes (GFP fluorescence available only at 20x and 32x).
• An introduction is required before first-time use.

Typical Uses:

• In inverted microscopes, light passes from a light source positioned above the sample, through the sample, and into the objective below.
• This design works best with samples that are thin and transparent.
• Common applications include observing cells grown on the bottoms of cell-culture flasks and examining thin samples on microscope slides.