United Kingdom

Loughborough University, UK

An open source online system to Catalogue your valuable and useful University Kit. Making your assets findable, useful and used. For your own staff, students and beyond.

“I need access to a 3D printer for my research student. I don’t really want to buy one from my budget and there is nowhere to put it in our department. Ah, thank goodness for the Kit-Catalogue! I know who to speak to, when I can use it and how it’s used.”

Thermoplastic 3D Printer

Loughborough University, UK

Established in 2008 and contains details of 800 pieces of specialist equipment.

Bench-top fully automated CHN elemental analyzer.

Bench-top sedimentation jar test system.

Loughborough University, UK

When a number of institutions install and use Kit-Catalogue the possibilities are endless.

“My University doesn’t have the equipment I need. I wonder if I can search for an electron microscope within 50 miles of LE11.”

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Loughborough University, UK

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HELP YOUR INSTITUTION or COMPANY By installing Kit-Catalogue

Environmentally sustainable benefits include; 1.Reduced need for heating and occupation of additional space within buildings for duplicated equipment.

2.Avoid unnecessary purchasing, manufacturing and shipping of products.

3.Maximise opportunity for re-use of kit locally by HEIs, industry and Small to Medium Enterprises (SME).

United Kingdom

Loughborough University, UK

FIND OUT MORE: http://kit-catalogue.lboro.ac.uk/