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DMG MORI joins Canada Makes
Canada Makes is pleased to welcome DMG MORI Canada as its newest Leadership level partner. A global leader in machine tool manufacturing, DMG MORI offers…
Burloak Technologies Announces Commercial Development Capacity on Industry’s Largest Additive Manufacturing System
Burlington, Ontario, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 — Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son and Co., Limited, has signed an agreement with Sciaky, Inc., a…
Agile announces the addition of Markforged Metal X 3D Printer
Uxbridge, Canada, September 26th, 2018 – Agile Manufacturing, Inc. (Agile), a leading provider of 3D Printing & Rapid Manufacturing solutions, announces today the installation of a…
Introduction to Green Supply Chain Management – Special Bonus Workshop
On the morning of October 25th and an added special bonus for aerospace professionals attending the Canada Makes Additive Manufacturing Forum October 24th at the…
University of Alberta joins Canada Makes
Canada Makes is pleased to announce the addition of the University of Alberta to its list of world-class Additive Manufacturing research institution partners. The University…
Canada Makes 3D Challenge 2018-19
Canada Makes is again offering its Pan-Canadian 3D Printing Design Challenge for postsecondary students enrolled in a Canadian college or university. Winners to be announced…
Lambton College’s Bluewater Technology Access Centre joins Canada Makes
Canada Makes is pleased to announce Sarnia, Ontario based Lambton College’s Bluewater Technology Access Centre’s (BTAC) as it newest member. BTAC is Lambton College’s frontline…
SLM Solutions joins Canada Makes
Canada Makes is pleased to announce SLM Solutions has joined its Additive Manufacturing (AM) network. SLM Solutions provides powder bed fusion machinery and applications development…
Interview with NRC’s David Muir
Canada Makes is pleased to have had the chance for a one-on-one interview with David Muir of Canada’s National Research Council (NRC). David shares with…
Additive Manufacturing Alberta Workshop
InnoTech Alberta, in conjunction with Canada Makes and the University of Alberta, is hosting a two-day workshop addressing Additive Manufacturing in Alberta. How do we…
Promation joins Canada Makes
Canada Makes is pleased to announce Promation as its newest partner to join our National Additive Manufacturing network. The Oakville, Ontario based Promation is now…
Canada Makes Additive Manufacturing Forum – Aerospace and Automotive Tooling
The CME Canada Makes Additive Manufacturing Forum of October 24, 2018 at the University of Waterloo will feature speakers from both the Aerospace and Automotive/tooling…
Additive Manufacturing 101: How to (re)design your parts for Additive Manufacturing
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the final article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
Tekna receives $21.1 million investment from the Governments of Canada and Quebec
Canada Makes applauds the announced investment of $21.1 million to help scale up TEKNA and create 170 new jobs as well as promote Canadian innovation.…
Wohlers Associates deliver first ever DfAM session in Canada
Wohlers Associates, represented by Terry Wohlers and Olaf Diegel, delivered its first and successful session in Montreal, Quebec. The June 12-14 Design for Additive Manufacturing…
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and Canada Makes Announce the Winner of the National 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge
Ottawa, 14 June, 2018 – Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and Canada Makes are pleased to announce Robert Hunter as the winner of the National 3D Printed…
Canada Makes 3D Challenge Trophy, Concept to Product
View the following video showing the process of using both additive and subtractive manufacturing to go from a concept to a product. Thank you to…
Additive Manufacturing 101-7: What is vat photopolymerization?
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the eighth article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
Nanogrande moves into a new larger facility
Montreal, June 6, 2018— Canada Makes partner Nanogrande has moved to a new location in Montreal, multiplying the company’s floor space by four times of its…
Canada Makes once again to lead trade mission to Formnext in Germany
Canada Makes is once again looking for delegates interested in joining a trade mission to the Formnext trade-show in Frankfurt Germany November 13 to 16th.…
Additive Manufacturing 101-6: What is sheet lamination?
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the seventh article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
Canada Makes Announces first ever winning team for the 3D Challenge
Waterloo, Ontario May 22, 2018 – Canada Makes is very pleased to announce the first ever recipients of the Canada Makes 3D Challenge award. The…
Workshop: Industrial applications of 3D – Presented by Réseau Québec-3D, Canada Makes & AON3D
September 12, 2018 is the next in our series of additive manufacturing workshops Industrial applications of 3D hosted by Montreal’s AON3D. Réseau Québec-3D and Canada Makes are again…
FusiA Impression 3D Métal & Groupe Meloche join forces to carry out additive manufacturing projects in the aerospace sector
FusiA Impression 3D Métal, a Canada Makes member company specialized in the 3D printing of metal parts and Groupe Meloche, a major supplier of aerostructure…
AMM announces partnership with Dimanex, a global enterprise for distributed 3D manufacturing
Additive Metal Manufacturing Inc. (AMM), a Canada Makes member company, is an independent Canadian 3D Printing metal service provider announced it is expanding its on-demand Electronic Warehouse…
Finalists announced for the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and Canada Makes’ National 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge
Canada Makes and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra are pleased to announce the top three finalists for the National 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge: Jared Kozub is…
Additive Manufacturing 101-5: What is powder bed fusion?
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the sixth article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
Visit Canada Makes’ Partners at MMTS
Starting May 14 till the 16th is the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS) at Place Bonaventure in Montreal. Produced by SME, this is Quebec’s premier event for the…
Burloak announces $104 million investment in a new Additive Manufacturing Technology Centre
On May 4, 2018 the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development,…
Canada Makes’ 3D Challenge Finalists Video Presentations
On March 21, 2018 Canada Makes announced its five finalist for the 3D Challenge. At the time we requested that each of them produce a short…
Experts in Demand: Growth in Metal Additive Manufacturing Creates Need for Professionals
Last week at Rapid + TCT in Fort Worth, Texas SME released a report “Experts in Demand: Growth in Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Creates Need for Professionals.” The…
Canada Makes Partners enjoyed a successful Rapid + TCT
The 2018 Rapid +TCT event last week in Fort Worth, Texas proved to be a successful event for Canada Makes’ partners. The first day of…
Additive Manufacturing 101-4: What is material jetting?
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the fifth article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
Rapid exhibition starts for Canada Makes’s partners
Rapid + TCT exhibition in Fort Worth, Texas started today and Canada Makes’ partners are well represented. This morning was highlighted by GE Additive’s unveiling of…
Visit Canada Makes’ partners on the floor at Rapid
April 23rd RAPID + TCT conference opens in Fort Worth, Texas. This yearly event is where additive manufacturing industry meets to learn about new applications…
4th Annual Réseau Québec-3D Conference: Transforming your business model with 3D Printing
This coming May 16th, Réseau Québec-3D will hold its fourth annual 3D Printing conference in Montreal with the theme: “Transforming your business model with 3D Printing”.…
Highlights of AMUG 2018
The Additive Manufacturers User Group, AMUG to all concerned, held its 30th anniversary event last week at the historical Union Station Hotel in St. Louis…
Custom Prototypes repeats as winner at AMUG with metal Roman helmet
Canada Makes offers congratulation to our member Custom Prototypes for once again being awarded first place in the Advanced Finishing category of the AMUG Technical Competition in St.…
Additive Manufacturing 101-3: What is material extrusion?
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the fourth article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
CAD MicroSolutions Drives Canadian Innovation with Addition of BigRep Large-Format 3D Printers
Canada Makes partner CAD MicroSolutions Inc., a leading service provider and distributor of 3D technology in Canada, announced today that it has partnered with BigRep…
Canada Makes’ partners at AMUGexpo
This year is the 30th Annual Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference in St. Louis, Missouri April 8 – 12, 2018. The historic St. Louis…
AON3D joins Canada Makes
Canada Makes is very pleased to welcome Montreal based AON3D as a member. The team at AON3D developed a line of 3D printers that is…
Additive Manufacturing 101-2: What is directed energy deposition?
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the third article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
Canada Makes announces finalists for its 3D Challenge
Montreal March 21, 2018 – Canada Makes announced its five finalist for the 3D Challenge at the Design for Additive Manufacturing workshop at McGill. The finalist…
Additive Manufacturing 101-1: What is binder jetting?
Published by Cassidy Silbernagel Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is the second article in a series of original articles that will help you understand the…
Creadditive, Canada Makes newest member
Canada Makes is pleased to announce Creadditive as a Canada Makes member. Creadditive specializes in the use of cutting-edge scanning technologies to provide high-quality services…
Expanse Microtechnologies joins Canada Makes
Canada Makes is pleased to welcome Expanse Microtechnologies Inc. as its newest member. Expanse Microtechnologies’ analysis capabilities using X-ray computed tomography (CT) brings highly specialized…
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra & Canada Makes launch a National 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and Canada Makes are pleased to announce a National 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge to improve or design an ergonomically optimized musical…
National 3D Printed Musical Instrument Challenge
Canada Makes and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra are launching a new Canada-Wide 3D Printing Challenge to improve or design an ergonomically optimized musical instrument that…
Why the next-generation of electronics matter to Canadian manufacturers
By Leo Valiquette Products and applications using printable, flexible and hybrid electronics (FHE) are already on the market, in industries ranging from consumer electronics to…

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