Prototype profile: Compact 1U Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) shelf
This 3D-printed project presents a compact 1U Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) shelf developed for educational and testing purposes within the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter project.
The mechanical design provides a cost-effective platform for standalone test benches, which do not require a complete ATCA shelf. The rear section of the 3D-printed prototype integrates a custom backplane to provide communication and power to the AMC modules inserted.
Create your own ATLAS experiment with 3D printing
Recreate the iconic ATLAS experiment using 3D printing!
Recreate the iconic ATLAS experiment using 3D printing!
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Prototype profile: Switch Support for High Pressure valves
CMS and ATLAS have several cooling systems underground and on the surface with manifolds that need to be operated manually. In these manifolds, there are several high-pressure valves which are purely mechanical parts.
The aim of the switch support is to be able to install on each valve a simple switch in order to allow the monitorisation of the valve position from a SCADA platform without the need to be on-site.
Prototyping profile: Alignment mechanism for ATLAS/CMS
Installed inside the shielding of two of the largest experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, ATLAS and CMS there are special collimators known as the Target Absorbers (TAS).
This equipment needs to be adjusted manually each time the detector opens. In addition to this, the TAS has been modified over the years, meaning that the alignment procedure does not match the procedure that was originally envisaged.
Prototype profile: ATLAS Phase II Screwholder
Prototyping makes up one of the key pillars of IdeaSquare. A recent prototype, started in March 2023, aims to make a screwholder for the ATLAS Phase II Upgrade on MDT detectors.
Prototyping makes up one of the key pillars of IdeaSquare. A recent prototype, started in March 2023, aims to make a screwholder for the ATLAS Phase II Upgrade on MDT detectors.