Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Abbreviated as 'AM' and commonly called 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing have demonstrated its competence in speeding up engineering processes through rapid prototyping. At ADML, researchers work on various cutting-edge 3D printing technologies entailed below.
  • Binder-jetting process modeling and control
  • Selective laser melting process
  • Electron beam melting process
  • Laser beam powder deposition process
  • Fused deposition modeling (FDM) process
  • Additively manufactured component design
  • Additively designed and manufactured bone implants

MITACS Accelerate Grant

NSERC Discovery Grant

2018/4 - 2023/4
Function-driven design and simulation methods for hierarchical multi- material structures fabricated via additive manufacturing processes

NSERC Network for Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing (HI-AM)

2017/6 - 2022/5

Canadian Additive Manufacturing Network (Can-AMN)

2017/5 - 2022/4

Additive manufacturing technology for aerospace II

2018/10 - 2021/10

NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS) Program,

2018/4 - 2021/4

Additive Manufacturing Optimization and Simulation Platform for Repairing and Re-manufacturing of Aerospace Components

2016/2 - 2020/1

Bioprinter with electrospinning printhead

2018/4 - 2019/4

NSERC CREATE in competitive manufacturing for the aerospace industry: technology and design

2014/4 - 2018/4

Infrastructure for research on process control, modeling, and sustainability analysis of additive manufacturing

2013/9 - 2018/4

AAMI - Aerospace additive manufacturing initiative

2015/11 - 2017/11

Additive Manufacturing of Light Weight Structures: Design Methodologies and Allowable

2015/4 - 2017/4

Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Aerospace Components

2014/1 - 2017/1

Manufacturing informatics platform for simulation and optimization of manufacturing product design and process integration

2012/8 - 2015/8

Investigation of electrochemical post-processing procedure for Ti-6Al-4V lattice structure manufactured by Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)

Completed

Design and analysis of complex conformal lattice structures for injection molding

Completed

Innovative Design and 3D Fabrication of New Urban VeloCarsTM Bumper

Completed

Additive Manufacturing and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Titanium and Ceramic-based Bone Implants

Completed

Adapting existing mechanical testing module to stiff freeform implant samples

Completed

Study of 3D printing process and mechanical characterization of hollow silica and bio- compatible ceramic composites

Completed

Integration and validation of toolpath optimization algorithm with STEP-NC enabled machining process

Completed

Manufacturing and dimensional metrology interoperability analysis and process optimization research

Completed

Industry 4.0

Computer-aided engineering tools have advanced through the last decades. ADML aim at integration of numerous types of engineering softwares, such as CAD, CAM, CMM and CNC, into more robust packages to help advance the industry.
  • Information modeling of design, manufacturing and quality control
  • Manufacturing systems integration and optimization
  • Lean manufacturing supply chain
  • Quantification of key performance indicator in manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing Automation, Digitization, and Optimization (AMADO)

Sustainable Manufacturing

Globalization places emphasis sustainability and environmental friendliness over business and industry. This echoes with ADML's research principle and research works are conducted in this field.
  • Information modeling of design, manufacturing and quality control
  • Manufacturing systems integration and optimization
  • Lean manufacturing supply chain
  • Quantification of key performance indicator in manufacturing

NX CAD/CAM Simulation, Optimization and Automation Software Development for Tooling Development Industry

Completed

Research on sustainability assessment of manufacturing processes and product design

2013/4 - 2018/4