Axis Prototypes creates architectural model of telescope

Written by  Mike Edwards June 11, 2009
Axis Prototypes (www.axisproto.com) of Saint-Laurent, QC, has created a 1:144 scale model of the Thirty Meter Telescope project (www.tmt.org) for the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA). This model is one of Canada’s contributions to TMT, an international partnership involving ACURA, The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of California and with participation from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (DPN cover story, May 2009).

Axis fabricated the model on the company’s prototyping systems (SLA and SLS).

Caption: Gilles Desharnais, president of Axis Prototypes.
Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards

Editorial Director: Ryerson Polytechnical Institute electronic engineering technologist with over a decade of manufacturing experience and 20-plus years in technical publishing, is also trained in hydraulics, electro-pneumatics, bearings, mechanical CAD software, sensors, motor drives and electric motors.

Website: www.dpncanada.com

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