Carnegie's Earth and Planets Laboratory, located in Washington, D.C., maintains a modern machine shop with state-of-the-art CNC capabilities. This includes a Cincinnati Milacron 12 tool CNC lathe, a Tormach 15L Slant-PRO CNC Lathe, a Matsura ES-550V CNC mill with 30 tool holder, an Okamoto 820 surface grinder, and a new AgieCharmilles CUT 200 Sp wire cut EDM machine with a DRILL 20 starting hole machine. Work orders may be submitted by BBR staff through the internal website reservation system.
Primary staff:
- Victor Lugo | Shop Foreman
- Seth Wagner | Machinist/Instrument Maker
- Troy Walthour | Instrument Maker

Our Machines
CNC Lathe:Cincinnati milacron 12 tool CNC Lathe with vise and collet holder |
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Tormach 8 tool CNC lathe with vise and collet holder |
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Cut 200 SP CNC Wire EDM machine |
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Drill 20 Hole popper EDM machine |
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Matsura ES-550V 30 tool holder CNC mill |
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Okamoto 820 surface grinder |
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Okamoto cylindrical grinder with Internal grinding attachment |
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Miller syncrowave 350 LX TIG welder |
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