National Research Council of Canada
7 3D Printing Projects Funded by ASTM to Drive AM Standards
Last year, ASTM International completed two project calls, the Request for Ideas (RFI) and the Call for Projects (CFP), marking solid investments in the organization’s fourth year of funded 3D…
NRC Canada Partnering with Polycontrols to Scale Up Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing
Last year, we learned that Jean-Michel Lamarre and Fabrice Bernier of the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada had started fabricating electric motor magnets using a process called cold spray additive manufacturing, or CSAM….
Fabricating Better Magnets with Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing
The high-performance magnets used in electric motors are typically made through processes like powder compaction, for sintered magnets, or injection molding for bonded magnets. These processes require multiple steps –…
Students to Study Corn Syrup in the Sky for a Better Understanding of 3D Printing in Microgravity
If you’ve ever squeezed honey or syrup out of a bottle, you may have noticed that the thick, sticky liquid does a curious thing when it’s poured – it coils,…
Thanks to a Group Effort, 3D Printed Satellite Bracket Will Soon Go to Space
3D printing technology has really changed the face of manufacturing for many applications and sectors, including outer space. Canada’s premier additive manufacturing network, Canada Makes, recently teamed up with 3D…
CAN-RGX: Two of Four Finalists in Canadian Space Challenge Studying 3D Printing
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is a national nonprofit organization that was founded in the 1980s by Peter Diamandis, Bob Richards, and Todd Hawley. It began…
BNNTs: Canada’s NRC Sees Future for Boron Nitride Nanotubes in 3D Printing Due to High Heat Tolerance
One of the most topical misconceptions about 3D printing today is that all you can produce are little plastic parts. From your desktop at home that may be what you…
