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• ICTC Releases Additive Manufacturing: The Impending Talent Paradigm

  The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) announces the release of its latest report, Additive Manufacturing: The Impending Talent Paradigm. Additive Manufacturing (AM) (often referred to…

• Burloak Advances Heat Exchanger Technology

  Paris, France – June 20, 2017 – Burloak Technologies, a leading Canadian additive manufacturing company, and part of the family of Samuel companies, has announced the…

• TIGER-VAC joins Canada Makes

  Canada Makes is pleased to announce Tiger-VAC as its newest member. For over 40 years Tiger-Vac has been an industry leader in industrial vacuum cleaner…

• Additive manufacturing in archeology

  An archeological sensation is being copied true to the original using 3D printing 3D printing the cultural history of humanity? Absolutely. 3D production methods are…

• Case Study: Topology Optimisation & Additive Manufacturing of Actuator Support Fitting

  The following is a case study of an aircraft bracket built on an EOS M280 in Aluminum AlSi10Mg optimized with Altair to improve the original…

• Seeing Logistics In 3D: The Democratization Of Manufacturing

  By Alan Amling, UPS From hearing aids to jet engines, 3D printing is revolutionizing the world of manufacturing. How will commerce change when thousands of products,…

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  Mazak joins Canada Makes

  Canada Makes is pleased to welcome Mazak Canada as its newest Leadership level partner. Mazak has been contributing to the development of the machine tool…

• Jesse Garant Metrology Center is re-defining the future of service based part inspection

  Jesse Garant Metrology Center (USA & Canada) announced that it has expanded its operations to accommodate the growing demand for high volume part inspection for…

• Taking the Lead in Additive Manufacturing conference: A great success

  May 31st saw more than 200 industry professionals attend the Taking the Lead in Additive Manufacturing conference in Boucherville, Québec. The day’s sessions included both…

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  Canada Makes renews Metal Additive Demonstration Program

  Canada Makes is pleased to announce the renewal of its Metal Additive Demonstration Program for 2017/18. The program is funded by the National Research Council (NRC)…

• UNB Launches Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence

  On Tuesday the University of New Brunswick launched Canada’s first research centre for 3D metal printing for the marine and defence industries. The  Marine Additive…

• Government of Canada announces $8.9 million AM investment in the University of Waterloo

  May 24, 2017 (Waterloo, Ontario) – The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism,…

• Design for additive manufacturing: Guidelines & case studies for metal AM

  The Government of Canada recently commissioned the Fraunhofer Institute to deliver a report ‘Design for Additive Manufacturing (AM) – Guidelines and Case Studies for Metal AM’.…

• Redesigning medical instruments using 3D metal printing

  3D metal printing helps surgeons to perform heart operation Additive manufacturing methods of 3D printing are increasingly opening up new paths in medical technology. Alex…

• State-of-the-art equipment for innovative AM research at McGill University

  McGill University is very excited about its recent acquisition of new equipment that greatly increases its additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities. Located in Prof. Mathieu Brochu’s…

• Canadore introduces additive manufacturing capabilities to companies building parts for space mining

  Canadore College’s Innovation Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (ICAMP) and Canada Makes are helping ensure Canada’s participation in the next stages of mining in…

• Precision ADM, Melet Plastics & Canada Makes partner on conformal cooling project

  Precision ADM recently completed a conformal cooling mold project that developed an improved “Venturi Cup” for Melet Plastics. The project received funded from Canada Makes…

• McMaster University joins Canada Makes

  Canada Makes is pleased to welcome McMaster University as a member to its network. A world-class institution, McMaster’s Faculty of Engineering plays a key role…

• Canada Makes, Edmit & MDA team up for innovative space application parts

  Canada Makes, Edmit Industries Inc. of Chateauguay Quebec and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) of Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Quebec partnered to build 3D printed Titanium parts…

• P&G and AMM partner with Canada Makes’ Metal Additive Demonstration Program

  Procter & Gamble Belleville Plant partnered with Additive Metal Manufacturing Inc. (AMM) and Canada Makes to explore building new customized parts using additive manufacturing (AM).…

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  Canada Makes releases the Metal Additive Design Guide

  A new introductory design guide for metal 3D printing is now available. OTTAWA – Canada Makes is proud to announce the launch of the Metal…

• Canada Makes funds Shimifrez project with the Metal Additive Demonstration Program

  Shimifrez expansion to create eight jobs at its new facility in Vaughan Shimifrez Inc., a global leader in fabricating precision photo chemically etched and electroformed of…

• Taking the Lead in Additive Manufacturing presented by Réseau Québec-3D & Canada Makes

  Taking the Lead in Additive Manufacturing On May 31, 2017 come and see an impressive lineup of Canadian and international additive manufacturing experts and more than 300 participants with 20 exhibitors for…

• EMV vehicle goes metal additive with Canada Makes & Precision ADM

  Additive manufacturing is changing how we build things and electric vehicles in how we go places. For these reasons they are often referred to as…

• Budget 2017 supports industry-led advanced manufacturing super cluster

  (OTTAWA) – Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, the voice of over 10,000 leading manufacturers and exporters, is encouraged by the commitment the Government of Canada has made…

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  Canada Makes, Fusia & MDA team up for space-bound part

  Canada Makes, FusiA and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) partnered to build a part to be launched into to space later this year. Additive…

• Calgary’s Cassidy Silbernagel repeats as winner of Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2017

  Last month Canada Makes reported on the finalists for the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2017 and we are pleased to announce that…

• LLNL researchers first to 3D print aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have become the first to 3D print aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites, opening the door to greater control and optimization of…

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  Burloak Technologies purchased by Samuel Son & Co.

  It may be one of Canada’s oldest and most reliable companies but Samuel Son and Co., Ltd. is looking to reinforce its leadership position in…

• Demystifying 3D Printing

  By Andrew Wynn-Williams Divisional Vice President for Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME). For most of us, 3D printing is one of those extraordinary technologies that hits all…

• Canadian poised to repeat at Additive World Design for AM Challenge 2017

  On February 13, 2017 Additive Industries announced the finalists of Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2017. Finalists include last years’ winner Cassidy Silbernagel…

• Manufacturers Must Accelerate the Adoption of Advanced Technologies

  Canadian Manufactures & Exporters (CME) along with its strategic partners, released Accelerating Adoption of Advanced Manufacturing, the second of five reports that provide detailed analysis and…

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  AMM partners with the UNB and CanmetMaterials for hybrid builds in additive manufacturing

  Toronto based Additive Metal Manufacturing (AMM) partnering with the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and CanmetMaterials is validating hybrid builds for diecasting and injection molding…

• IDC report reveals additive manufacturing adoption barriers facing companies

  European Aerospace and Healthcare Industries Leading 3D Printing Adoption for Finished Part Manufacturing but Still Facing Long List of Adoption Barriers, Says IDC. The International…

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  Canada Makes Welcomes AP&C as its Newest Leadership-Level Partner

  Canada Makes is pleased to announce Montreal based AP&C Advanced Powders and Coatings Inc., part of Arcam Group, is joining Canada Makes. AP&C is a…