PolyControls, Ottawa partner to improve accessibility of cold spray additive manufacturing technology
Don Horne
News3D printing of metal-based parts – also known as metal additive manufacturing technologies – is a rapidly growing industry with significant potential for new uses in the Canadian and international automotive and aerospace industries, among others.
As this emerging technology is used by more sectors of the Canadian economy, industrial-scale demonstrations are needed to help assess its full potential.
That’s why, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Polycontrols, a Quebec-based company specializing in surface engineering solutions and equipment integration, have joined forces to build a new, collaborative research facility to help manufacturers and researchers study, adopt, and deploy cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) technology.
“Polycontrols is eager to leverage its proven track record in thermal and cold spray implementation (aerospace and surface transportation industries) to showcase its capabilities as a large-scale manufacturing integrator offering custom equipment platforms with the objective of bringing disruptive technologies such as hybrid robotic manufacturing, data analytics and machine learning (supported by Artificial Intelligence) to the shop floor,” says Luc Pouliot, vice-president operations, Polycontrols. “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.”
“Polycontrols is eager to leverage its proven track record in thermal and cold spray implementation (aerospace and surface transportation industries) to showcase its capabilities as a large-scale manufacturing integrator offering custom equipment platforms with the objective of bringing disruptive technologies such as hybrid robotic manufacturing, data analytics and machine learning (supported by Artificial Intelligence) to the shop floor,” says Luc Pouliot, vice-president operations, Polycontrols. “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.”
Expected to open in February 2020, the Poly/CSAM facility will be located at the NRC’s Boucherville site in Quebec. Specifically, Poly/CSAM will focus on scaling-up the CSAM process by helping industry adapt laboratory-developed technology to meet factory and mass production requirements.
The six year venture will also offer training for manufacturers to ensure the technology is implemented safely and securely.
The six year venture will also offer training for manufacturers to ensure the technology is implemented safely and securely.
Poly/CSAM is a new metal additive manufacturing facility set to open in February 2020. (CNW Group/National Research Council Canada)
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