Current Shop Rates 2011 - 2012

Effective May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012

University Machine Services (UMS) develops hourly charge-out rates from supporting historical data and the extrapolation of forward revenues and expenses. The number of billable hours is divided by the total of all shop expenses with the intent of providing services internally at cost. Any surplus is used for operational and faculty improvements.

Charges and estimates are calculated hourly as follows including overhead and all support equipment not listed. The shop’s hourly charge-out rates will be the following:

Engineering - Research - Instructional and Operating Rate

Technicians:

Manufacturing technicians including all conventional equipment:

$ 59.00

Engineering and Project Management:

$ 64.90

Contract and External Basic Rate (including all non-Engineering related research)

Technicians:

Manufacturing technicians including all conventional equipment:

$ 64.50

Engineering and Project Management:

$ 70.95

Equipment (run time cost per hour)

CNC 4 axis machining centers

Fadal 15 x 30

$ 11.00

Haas 20 x 50

$ 16.50

CNC Lathe

Standard Modern 17 x 50

$ 10.50

Stratsys Fused Deposition Rapid Prototyping

Stratasys Vantage

$ 30.00

Stratasys 400MC

$ 40.00

University Machine Labour Rates (printable):

Internal (18 kb - pdf)
OR
External (18 kb - pdf)

Also from this web page:

Please review our updated Shop Rates for 2011/2012.

University Machine Services includes the appropriate labour rate in every quote we estimate.

Contact Us:

The University of Western Ontario,
Thompson Engineering Bldg,
Room #50,
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5B9
Ph: 519.661.4276
Fax: 519.661.3066
Email: ums@uwo.ca

Effective Jan., 2011, new hours are:
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
By appt. - deliveries
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Open - Walk-in Service
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Closed for Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Open - Walk-in Service
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
By appt. - deliveries

For further info., please see our UMS Brochure.