About the Welding Shops

The Machine Shop and Welding Shop provide the following services to the campus community:

Machine Shop

Designs and fabricates metal and plastic precision and specialty parts and machinery components such as

• Student solar car project
• Student future car project
• Historical or obsolete components as in the Burton Bell tower clock mechanism and the Detroit Observatory telescope restoration

Welding Shop

• Provide assistance in design and fabrication for prototype or research projects and specialty items
• Repair or replace all interior and exterior metals as needed due to damage, weather or wear
• Repair, reconstruct or fabricate kitchen or medical equipment
• Install rigging beams and walkways to aid in gaining or improving access

To comply with the U-M Design Guidelines & Specifications and for continued quality assurance, Welding Shop personnel are certified by the American Welding Society. Welders are William S. Smith, William Rentenbach, Jeff Erskine, James McLeod, Keith O'Neil, Jack Haynes and Dale Turner.