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NRC Canada to advance adoption of cold spray additive manufacturing

加拿大国家研究委员会(NRC)已发起了一项新的计划,重点介绍了冷喷雾添加剂制造(CSAM)的研究,开发和采用。与位于魁北克的水面工程公司合作多控制,NRC计划于2020年2月开设专业的CSAM设施。布切维尔,,,,魁北克,Poly/CSAM中心将努力扩展CSAM的大规模生产过程。

多控制has proven expertise in cold spray implementation for aerospace and transport industries. Through this project, according to VP Operations Luc Pouliot, the company is hoping “to showcase its capabilities as a large-scale manufacturing integrator.”

该项目的第一阶段将在未来六年内通过魁北克投资魁北克投资(约300万美元)的初步投资(约合300万美元)进行。Canada和银行蒙特利尔。Pouliot补充说:

“We see Poly/CSAM as a way to strengthen Canada’s industrial leadership in cold spray additive manufacturing and becoming more agile and competitive on the national and international scene.”

加拿大的添加剂制造专业知识

这aim of the NRC is to turn research into beneficial products for the commercial market. Working closely with industry, the council prioritizes areas of interest based on those that will help provide “creative, relevant and sustainable solutions” to the nation’s “current and future economic, social and environmental challenges.”

将添加剂制造确定为感兴趣的一个领域,理事会已经在支持多项计划。与GE添加剂一起AP&CNRC开发了一种新方法analyzing metal powdersfor additive manufacturing. The council has also given aDED development licenseto 3D printing service bureauBurloak Technologies。而且,自2019年2月以来,NRC一直与Aspect Biosystems开发一个3D bioprinted blood-brain barrierto study the effects of new medicines.

AP&C金属粉。通过GE添加剂的照片
AP&C金属粉。通过GE添加剂的照片

随着新的CSAM焦点,NRC进一步进入工业添加剂制造业,开发解决方案以使汽车,航空航天和运输行业受益。NRC的运输和制造业副总裁FrançoisCordeau说:“加拿大国家研究委员会承认这种合作可以为行业和加拿大高级制造生态系统提供的价值和重要性。”

“我们认为,将不同的利益相关者汇集在一起​​,以实现创新并建立一个为加拿大供应和价值链建立工业合作伙伴网络的潜力。”

Particular benefits of CSAM include an ability to repair or add to pre-fabricated parts and a fidelity to feedstock materials unattainable through melt-based technologies. As identified by the NRC, CSAM can also help reduce material waste.

将CSAM推向市场

Founded in 1982, Polycontrols provides instrumentation, calibration and manufacturing solutions relating to gas and liquid flow. For cold spray in particular, the company supplies powder feeders, controllers and compressors required by both additive manufacturing and plasma-generated powders industry.

Applying this expertise, Polycontrols will work at the Poly/CSAM facility with the support of 40 NRC experts. In addition to coating and 3D fabrication using cold spray methods, technologies to be provided by the Poly/CSAM facility include surface preparation; local, laser-based thermal treatment; in-situ robotic machining and surface finishing; state-of-the-art sensor technologies; extensive data logging and analytics; and machine learning.

Cordeau concludes, “Our renowned technological expertise and capabilities in additive manufacturing research and development will support Poly/CSAM and contribute to developing demonstration platforms targeted at end user-industries and cluster networks.”

Poly/CSAM的徽标,一种新的金属添加剂制造设施,可在2020年2月开放。图片通过CNW Group/National Research Consil
Poly/CSAM的徽标,新的金属添加剂制造设施将于2020年2月开放。图片通过CNW Group/National Research Consil

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特色图显示Poly/CSAM的徽标,即2020年2月开放的新金属添加剂制造设施。图片通过CNW Group/National Research Consil

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