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• 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…

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  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”.…

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  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…

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  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.…

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  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 in a series of original articles that will help you understand the origins…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 in a series of original articles that will help you understand the origins…

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  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…

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  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 in a series of original articles that will help you understand the origins…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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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  Additive Manufacturing 101: What is it?

  Published by Cassidy Silbernagel   Mechanical Design Engineer and Additive Manufacturing Ph.D. student This is a series of original articles that will help you understand the origins of…

• Five things to watch for in 2018 – CME economic outlook

  CME 2017 Year in Review & 2018 Economic Outlook Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) economist Mike Holden reviews the economics highlights of 2017 and provides…

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  Whitfield Welding joins Canada Makes

  Canada Makes is pleased to announce Whitfield Welding as the latest addition to its additive manufacturing network. Since 1985, Windsor, Ontario based Whitfield Welding has…

• Canada Makes’ Metal Additive Demonstration Program to successfully conclude

  Canada Makes will soon successfully conclude the forth round of its Metal Additive Demonstration Program. The program is well on its way to completing 60 projects…

• Workshop: Design for Additive Manufacturing Presented by Réseau Québec-3D, CME Canada Makes & McGill University

  March 21, 2018 at McGill University SOLD OUT! This half-day workshop will feature presentation from some of Canada’s leading experts in additive manufacturing (AM) and…

• EOS EXPANDS ITS PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR INDUSTRIAL 3D PRINTERS

  Canada Makes partner EOS, a world leading technology provider in the field of industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers, has expanded its production capacity and…

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  Nanogrande the world’s first Nanoscale 3D printer joins Canada Makes

  Canada Makes is proud to announce Nanogrande as its newest member. Their game-changing direct nanoscale 3D printing technology is putting this Canadian company at the…

• The future of manufacturing for the energy sector is being redefined

  Innovative additive manufacturing (AM) applications continue to emerge from Canada Makes’ Metal Additive Demonstration Program.  Winnipeg Manitoba’s Precision ADM working with Calgary Alberta’s Onstream Pipeline Inspection…

• Call for delegates: Canada Makes trade mission to the UK

  Canada Makes will once again lead an additive manufacturing (AM) trade mission to the UK and is looking for delegates interested in joining. The five-day…

• “The Impact of 3D Printing on Canadian Trademark Law: Selected Issues and Potential Solutions” wins Donald F. Sim Q.C. Memorial Writing Prize

  Canada Makes congratulates James Plotkin for winning the prestigious Donald F. Sim Q.C. Memorial Writing Prize for his paper “The Impact of 3D Printing on Canadian…

• INDUSTRY 4.0 …… The Next Industrial Revolution

  Industry 4.0 is now deemed the next Industrial revolution and is facilitating what some are calling the Age of Technological Disruption. This is being driven…

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  Canada Makes year in review and season greetings

  As 2017 comes to a close Canada Makes would like to thank its members for their support and wish them happy holidays and a merry…

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  InnoTech Alberta joins Canada Makes

  Canada Makes is pleased to announce InnoTech Alberta as its newest member. InnoTech Alberta offers facilities to support technology scale-ups and a range of testing…

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  Canada Makes launches National 3D Challenge for Canada’s students

  Canada Makes is launching its first Pan-Canadian 3D Printing Challenge for postsecondary students enrolled in a college or university in Canada. Students in Canada can change…

• Canada Makes Partners with the 8th Annual Summit on Education Technology Strategies for K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities

  CME Canada Makes Partners with the 8th Annual Summit on Education Technology Strategies for K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities Canada Makes is once again pleased to…

• Two major announcements highlight Canada Makes Forum

  National 3D Challenge issued at Canada Makes Forum How Additive Manufacturing is impacting the supply chain and industrial logistics of manufacturing was the main topic…

• Additive Manufacturing changing medical landscape

  Winnipeg based Precision ADM was recently highlighted in an CTV news clip ‘3D printing changing medical landscape.’ The news piece offers a brief but very…

• Canada Makes and TraCLight announce partnership at Formnext

  During last week’s Formnext show in Frankfurt, Canada Makes, Canada’s additive manufacturing network, and TraCLight, the Transatlantic Cluster for Lightweighting announced a new transatlantic partnership of cooperation. Both…

• Canada Makes at Formnext

  This week Canada Makes is leading a trade delegation at the Formnext show in Frankfurt Germany. Formnext is the leading trade fair for Additive Manufacturing…