Expertise

Along with HR, Finance, Communications, Policy, Facility Management and Real Estate Management, DEMO is a department of TU Delft’s University Corporate Office. DEMO facilitates experimental technical and scientific education and research. We achieve this through rapid development and construction of unique experimental setups and prototypes.
The DEMO organisation exists primarily to serve TU Delft, but where possible we also offer our services to other educational and research institutions, knowledge companies and high-tech start-ups. With a staff of approximately 85 and a modern, well-equipped range of machinery, DEMO is present at a number of faculties.

  • Providing advice regarding subsidy applications
  • Designing and developing equipment and rigs for experimental research
  • Building prototypes
  • Providing specialised support
  • Providing advice in the fields of mechanical engineering and electronics

Based on our in-house expertise and knowledge, we translate the client's request into specifications. We then use modern computer tools to turn these specifications into a digital design.
Working with our range of modern and well-equipped machines, we are also able to physically implement the digital design in our workshop.

If we do not have the facilities or capacity needed, we assist our clients with contracting the work to other parties.

Obtaining grants, working on international projects, collaborating in revolutionary medical innovations, increasing safety, and research into sustainability. DEMO has contributed to successes in all these areas.

Just as the size of a project may vary, DEMO's contribution may be big or small; some projects may require a one-off contribution, some may continue for many years and sometimes there may be a request for a follow up to a project that was rounded off years earlier, etc. There is an enormous diversity in every respect.

But DEMO is proud of all its achievements! Achievements that have led to DEMO having a very good reputation.

Mechanical Electronics
  • Modelling and simulation
  • Precision machining
  • Design and construction
  • Building experimental instruments  
  • Milling: conventional and CNC
  • Lathing: conventional and CNC  
  • CNC electrical discharge machining (EDM)
  • Micro EDM
  • Wire EDM 
  • 3D printing
  • Sheet metal work   
  • (Laser) welding
  • Systems design
  • Instrumentation, calibration, data acquisition, imaging
  • Servo and control techniques for electrical and hydraulic  systems
  • Analogue techniques, low noise, high frequency, integrated circuits
  • High-voltage techniques
  • Digital techniques including programmable hardware
  • Digital signal processing
  • Power electronics (energy conversion)
  • PC software (LabVIEW) and embedded software
  • Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 
  • Component mounting techniques, PCB assembly, coil winding
  • Maintenance and management of existing and new equipment