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A Redesigned and 3D Printed Rocket Nozzle
The printed nozzle project was created to improve the design and functionality of the nozzle within high-power rocketry applications...
TopOpt BUSBAR
The re-designed busbar was created in partnership with DANA, with a goal to demonstrate several improvements while utilizing additive...
Custom Handlebar Risers
To utilize the advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, Cycling Canada worked alongside MSAM to create custom riser blocks...
Multi-axis LDED-PF of components with variable overhang angles
A partnership between Promation, a leading integrator and manufacturer of tooling, automation and robotic solutions based in Oakville, Ontario,...
Custom Sensor Mounts
In collaboration with MSAM, Gibli set out to create custom mounts printed in AlSi10Mg, to hold sensors. These sensors...
Columbiad Space Thruster
The project was initiated to validate novel propellant and ignition strategies with the use of additive manufacturing (AM) technology....
Waterloo lab helps fill industry demand for experts in additive manufacturing
In recent years, factories have been steadily modernizing their facilities with more automation and manufacturing capabilities. With faster and...
Water Atomized Pure Iron for Laser Powder Bed Fusion
The project was initiated alongside Rio Tinto to create a novel recipe for water atomized pure iron. The objectives...
A Redesigned and 3D Printed Golf Club
The purpose of this project has been to leverage the flexibility and freedom given by additive manufacturing (AM) to...
A Redesigned and 3D Printed Rocket Bulkhead
The objective of this project was to create a bulkhead with maximized consolidated parts and minimized overall part length....
University of Waterloo Alumni Speaker Series: Next Generation of Implants and Medical Devices: Exploring Additive Manufacturing’s New Biofabrication Frontiers
Thanks to the rapid progress of additive manufacturing technology advancements and research, the biomedical industry is opening thrilling new...
Robotic Assistive Device – MIRA
The Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) lab was approached by some students in the process of completing their fourth year...
MSAM partners with The Barnes Global Advisors to reach the Advanced Manufacturing Olympics Podium
The Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) of the U.S. Air Force organized the inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Olympics (AMO) in October...
Rio Tinto partners with MSAM to develop low-cost powder feedstock for metal AM
Partner Rio Tinto Metal Powders (RTMP), a subsidiary of the multinational mining company Rio Tinto, is based in Sorel-Tracy,...
Promation and MSAM are advancing innovation in additive manufacturing
Project Summary Researchers from Promation Engineering Ltd. (Promation) and the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) lab at University of Waterloo collaborated on a...
MSAM and Xiris Automation partner up to tackle the AM quality control challenges
Partner Xiris Automation is an SME in Burlington, ON with 30 staff that specializes in manufacturing optical systems...
MSAM helps SME develop a custom surgical tool prototype for hip replacement surgery
Partner Intellijoint Surgical, an SME that develops surgical tools in Waterloo, ON, and Renishaw, a global leader in engineering...
MSAM partners with Siemens to accelerate industrial additive manufacturing
Project Summary Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is revolutionizing manufacturing. While design and prototyping are common...
UWaterloo partnership helps company become expert in a niche market
Project Summary Expanse Microtechnologies Inc. (Expanse) provides customized 3D x-ray computed tomography (CT) solutions to the additive manufacturing (AM) industry...