FACILITIES

USAGE RATES

AMTEL Rates for load frames and Diagnostic equipment

UIUC USERS (Public Sector)

Rates for researchers employed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, other public sector employers, and companies located in the EnterpriseWorks Incubator at the University of Illinois Research Park.
Rates valid from July 1, 2018 and are subject to change.
The rates listed below do not include overhead fees, such as Facilities and Administration, which will be added depending on your funding instrument or agreement.

Rates for load frame usage*
Instrument Self-Use Hourly
($/Hr)
Self-Use Daily
($/Day)
Staff Time**
($/Hr)
Electro-Mechanical $50 $100 $35
Servo-Hydraulic $50 $100 $35
Biaxial Test Frame $75 $150 $35
Rotating Bending Fatigue $25 $50 $35
*Monthly rates are possible for long term testing, and can be arranged on a case by case basis
**Staff Time rates are added to usage rates
Rates for diagnostic equipment usage*
Instrument Self-Use Hourly
($/Hr)
Self-Use Daily
($/Day)
Staff Time**
($/Hr)
Thermal Camera $25 $50 $35
Thermoelastic Stress Analysis (TSA) $25 $50 $35
Digital Image Correction (2D/3D DIC) $25 $50 $35
Induction Heating $25 $50 $35
Clam-shell Furnace $25 $50 $35
Environmental Chambers $25 $50 $35
Micro VIC 3D $25 $50 $35
*Daily rates are possible for testing, and can be arranged on a case by case basis
**Staff Time rates are added to usage rates

Note: You can check out the AMTEL equipment for use in your own lab. Different rates will apply. Please contact lab director at amtel@illinois.edu for details.

Rates for Microscopy and IR Wafer Visualization
Self-Use Hourly
($/Hr)
Staff Time*
($/Hr)
$10 $35
*Staff Time rates are added to usage rates

NON-UIUC USERS (Private Sector)

Rates for Private Sector companies and researchers.
Rates valid from July 1, 2018 and are subject to change.
The rates listed below do not include overhead fees, such as Facilities and Administration, which will be added depending on your funding instrument or agreement.

Rates for load frame usage*
Instrument Self-Use Hourly
($/Hr)
Self-Use Daily
($/Day)
Staff Time**
($/Hr)
Electro-Mechanical $200 $400 $125
Servo-Hydraulic $200 $400 $125
Biaxial Test Frame $300 $600 $125
Rotating Bending Fatigue $100 $200 $125
*Monthly rates are possible for long term testing, and can be arranged on a case by case basis
**Staff Time rates are added to usage rates
Rates for diagnostic equipment usage*
Instrument Self-Use Hourly
($/Hr)
Self-Use Daily
($/Day)
Staff Time**
($/Hr)
Thermal Camera $100 $200 $125
Thermoelastic Stress Analysis (TSA) $100 $200 $125
Digital Image Correction (2D/3D DIC) $100 $200 $125
Induction Heating $100 $200 $125
Clam-shell furnace $100 $200 $125
Environmental Chambers $100 $200 $125
Micro VIC 3D $100 $200 $125
*Daily rates are possible for testing, and can be arranged on a case by case basis
**Staff Time rates are added to usage rates
Rates for Microscopy and IR Wafer Visualization
Self-Use Hourly
($/Hr)
Staff Time*
($/Hr)
$40 $125
*Staff Time rates are added to usage rates