Aalto Fablab
Aalto Fablab is the digital fabrication laboratory of the Aalto University.
Machines, tools and workshops in Aalto for Artistic and Creative Practices
This page contains list of machines and tools across Aalto to help students to make amazing things. The list details what tools are available, where to locate them and some basic information to help get you started with them. Many workshops have their own resources and they are also linked here. Some of the workshops and devices might require prerequisite courses, special permissions, training or agreements between departments. In theory, all tools are available to all students - just have good reasoning for your needs!
This page will be updated periodically, if you have suggestions or changes, please email the author of this page found at the bottom of this page. Basic information updates can also be submitted via the form.
This page will be updated periodically, if you have suggestions or changes, please email the author of this page found at the bottom of this page. Basic information updates can also be submitted via the form.
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infrabooking.aalto.fi (external link)
Aalto Research & Teaching Infrastructure booking system
booking.aalto.fi: Quick guide
The new user interface for booking.aalto.fi provides a fresh and updated experience for searching available spaces on Aalto campus. In this version several new features are added to make the booking experience better. Please see the change log at the end of this User Guide for details of new features in each release.
In the below screenshot, you can see the landing page, which provides the starting point for all space bookings.
Aalto Studios Takeout (external link)
Wide selection of equipment for audiovisual projects at the Otakaari 7 Takeout office. Part of the Aalto Takeout network.
MyCourses Instructions for Students (external link)
Manual for the online learning environment
Start here:
Imaging
Photography
| Device and description (specs) | Additional information | Physical location and contact info |
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Equipment borrowing service for Aalto community has a boat load of great cameras and photography gear to help you take amazing pictures, video and more |
takeout.aalto.fi |
There are two sites for takeout. Väre Takeout has the most cameras and Studios specializes in video production |
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Photography Studio |
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| Dark Room | ||
| Self Service Studio | Small user groups, panel discussions, lectures or thesis presentations. Computer Works with Aalto ID and recordings go to Panopto. |
takeout.aalto.fi/614221 |
| Screening Room |
Genelec speakers, Yamaha 11.2 sound system (not calibrated). Projektori Panasonic 4K laser (not calibrated). Room for 10-14. people |
Väre F005. https://booking.aalto.fi/onlinekalenteri/aaltobooking/?find_resource=28758 Booking rights from Mattila Esa |
| Movie screening room |
Mayer 7.1 suond system, Dolby CP950 sound processor. Oppo Bluray player (code free) HDMI for computer connection |
Maarintie 8, 2007 Odeion. |
360 Photography, 3D scanners and Photogrammetry
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Photorobot Turntable and multicam system. Device capable of making 360 degree spins of artefacts. Using photogrammetry |
360 spins, photogrammetry Software
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✉ Contact the responsible personnel
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| Turn table | Aalto ADDLAB | |
| Turn table 2 | Aalto ADDLAB | |
| Mechanical hand scanner | Aalto ADDLAB | |
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| Lidar RIEGL VS-400 |
Riscan pro used for aligning and processing pointclouds. Also see Cloud Compute and Reality Capture. RiPano for hosting scans for online viewing. |
Aalto FABLAB * Requires Magics permit to book via takeout. |
| Artec LEO 3D Hand scanner |
Artec Studio Design X software |
Aalto FABLAB Solomon Embafrash Krisjanis |
| Microscope with DSLR | Siemens + Canon | Aalto FABLAB |
| Microscope with DSLR | Leica | Chemarts lab |
| Microscope with DSLR | Other Chemistry labs | |
| 3d scanning (pizza robot and whitebox) | Aalto Civil Engineering Department | |
| Insta360 ONE X2 | 360 photos, 360 video | ELEC takeout |
| Insta360 pro titan |
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Aalto Takeout * Requires Magics permit to book via takeout. |
| Insta360 pro 2 | 360 photos, 360 video | Aalto Takeout, Studios * Requires Magics permit to book via takeout. |
| Insta360 ONE X3 | Aalto Takeout, Studios | |
| iPhone 12Pro | Lidar and photogrammetry, slow motion, time lapse | Aalto Takeout, Väre |
| ipad Pro | Lidar and photogrammetry, slow motion, time lapse | Aalto Takeout, Väre |
High-Speed Cameras
The following are the list and the location of high-speed cameras publicly available for researchers to use at Aalto University. To book these cameras, please visit Aalto University's Infrastructure booking services and search for the keyword 'High-speed cameras'. To use high-speed cameras, researchers need to have completed appropriate prior training. To know more know about necessary training, please contact IT Customer Relationship manager at your school. Contact IT Customer Relationship manager
| High-Speed camera models available at Aalto | Physical location and contact info | |
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RPI High-Speed Camera System - RAMI (Sony IMX219) |
Kemistintie 1, 02150 Espoo, FINLAND Contact the responsible personnel |
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| Photron Fastcam APX-RS - PHYS Active Matter |
Department of Applied Physics Contact the responsible personnel |
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Phantom Miro - PHYS SMW |
Department of Applied Physics |
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Phantom v1610 - PHYS SMW |
Department of Applied Physics |
3D Printers
The following are the list and the location of 3D printing equipment publicly available for students, staff researchers to use around campus.
| 3D print lab |
Great selection and multiple printers including FDM, SLA, Polyjet and a Clay printer Booking via mycourses |
Mainly for students of Art, Design and Architecture |
| ADD lab |
Experimental printers including Metal printer, bioprinter, foodprinter, carbonfiber composite FDM, metal composite printers, a small clay printer and traditional FDM and SLA printers. Booking via google calendar (talk to the workshop manager) |
Mainly for students in Engineering |
| Fablab |
FDM and SLA printers Booking via takeout.aalto.fi |
Everyone |
| ELEC |
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Mainly for IT, electronics and automation |
| Design Factory | Some multimaterial printers (bit dated) | Everyone? PrintShop | Aalto Design Factory |
| Space 21 |
Just 1 Ultimaker, a Prusa and a CR10 Booking via appointment and only if not in use by ELEC |
Everyone, just for emergencies |
Do you know of other 3d printers or extruders that we could list here, even if they aren't always accessible to outsiders?
| 3D printer models available at Aalto | Additional information | Physical location and contact info |
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Otaniementie 14, Väre. Ground floor: Room K005 ✉ Contact the responsible personnel
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FDM | ELEC |
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FDM | Space 21 |
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School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, AM2group, Puumiehenkuja 3 |
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School of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Sähkömiehentie 4 |
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FDM FDM |
PrintShop | Aalto Design Factory |
TIP! Did you know that Aalto School of Arts, Design, and Architecture offers a 3D Print workshop for Aalto students and researchers? The workshop is equipped with low- to high-end machines and the latest software that are used as teaching tools and for research support in the fields of design, the arts, and architecture. Everything you need to know about 3D Print Workshop
Aalto Fablab
Aalto Fablab is brought to you by Aalto Studios and is a low-threashold environment for making this with digital fabrication tools. Staff are there to guide you to go from design to manufactured parts/artworks, but you still need to do the actual work yourself. Fablab is a great place to start because they have materials that can be purchased from the lab for very fair prices (thought they should also be used in the lab). While you can walk in from 10-16 there are courses and other things keeping the workshop busy, so try to send an e-mail before hand.
| WWW | Workshop / Category |
Otakaari 7 7C, Otaniemi. https://takeout.aalto.fi/fablab |
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| CNC Cutting |
.svg, .dxf, .pdf, .ppt, .ai |
Max cutting area: 584 mm x 25 m, piece or continuous roll. Single colour vinyl available in the workshop, also T-shirt/fabric material. Prepare your files in vector format (Illustrator, Inkscape, Powerpoint), the 'plotter' will cut outlines. |
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Laser cutter Epilog Fusion Pro 48 80W Laser Cutter .svg, .dxf, .pdf, .ppt, .ai |
Max cutting area: 1219 x 914 mm Z-depth 311 mm. Lasercut or engrave wood, plasict, coated metals or glass. No vinyl, ABS or volatile plastics. Vector for cutting (Illustrator, Inkscape, Powerpoint), Raster or bitmap for engraving. | |
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| Ultimaker 2+ Extended | FDM printer, build volume 223 x 220 x 305 mm. Cura or PrusaSlicer can be downloaded for free to prepare your files. | |
| Ultimaker 2+ Connect (2 units) | FDM printer, build volume 223 x 220 x 205 mm | |
| Ultimaker 3 Extended | FDM printer, build volume 215 x 215 x 300 mm | |
| LulzBot Mini (4 units) | FDM printer,(use only in emergency) | |
| LulzBot TAZ (2 units) | FDM printer,(use only in emergency) | |
| Mehta Heino MHI3D A04 | FDM printer, | |
| Formlabs Form 2 | SLA Printer. Build area 145 × 145 × 175 mm, 25-100 microns. Formlabs PreForm slicing software can be downloaded for free. | |
| Formlabs Form 3 | SLA Printer. Build area 145 × 145 × 185 mm, 25-300 microns. Formlabs PreForm slicing software can be downloaded for free. | |
| CNC Machining | ||
| CNC milling machine Recontech 1312 | 1250 x 1200 x 400 mm, accuracy 0.05 mm, equipped with a vaccuum bed this machine is ideal for larger pieces. 2D cutting is easy with Various drill bits available, but bring your own if you are doing something unique. | |
| CNC precision milling machine Roland Modela MDX-40 | CopperCAM, Modules (Fablab) | |
| CNC precision milling machine Roland monoFab SRM-20 | CopperCAM, Modules (Fablab) | |
| Electrical | ||
| Microscope | With a digital camera attachment. 1000x. | |
| Soldering stations | ||
| Oscilloscope | ||
| Power supply | ||
| Electronic components | Growing library of components that fit the requirements of Fabacademy. | |
| Logic analyzer | ||
| Vacuum forming | ||
| Vacuum former CR Clarke 750FLB | Sheet size 508 x 458 mm, max thickness 6mm, Max height 152 mm | |
| Profile cutter CR Clarke 145 | Max material thickness 3 mm | |
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| Drills | Basic hand drills and impact drivers | |
| Router | Makita hand router | |
| Vacuum chamber for epoxy and silicone | ||
| Plastic bending with hot wire |
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Below you can find a list of materials that are usually available. Contact the workshop master to make sure there is enough stock for your project.
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Other
Other things that might be helpful to your endevours
| WWW | Workshop / Category |
Otakaari 7 7C, Otaniemi. https://takeout.aalto.fi/fablab |
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| CNC Cutting |
.svg, .dxf, .pdf, .ppt, .ai |
Max cutting area: 584 mm x 25 m, piece or continuous roll. Single colour vinyl available in the workshop, also T-shirt/fabric material. Prepare your files in vector format (Illustrator, Inkscape, Powerpoint), the 'plotter' wi |
Contact us
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Contacts |
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Jason Selvarajan |
+358 50 5708552 |
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| Antti Laari | +358 50 402 7053 | [email protected] |
This page is updated periodically. If some information is out of date, or you know of useful equipment that is not on the list, fill out the form above, or send us a message directly.
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Links for upcoming CHEMARTS courses:
Design meets biomaterials:
https://sisu.aalto.fi/student/courseunit/otm-d45a9965-c7a8-408b-9ce3-597d32dadff5/brochure
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=36478
CHEMARTS summer school:
https://sisu.aalto.fi/student/courseunit/aalto-CU-1150932471-20220801/brochure
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=36039
Nordic biomaterials with CHEMARTS:
https://sisu.aalto.fi/student/courseunit/otm-01de46f3-e7a1-49e6-81b9-3d7f352b06e7/brochure
https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university-summer-school/nordic-biomaterials
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