Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1

Currently, military, police and security personnel use regular ammunition for training purposes. This is very costly and, in case of training accidents, could be very hurtful or lethal. The challenge is to replace the ammunition for training purposes - and possibly peace keeping purposes - with synthetic materials that will perform in terms of trajectory travel like metal-based ammunition, but will have much lower penetration of the target. Lambton College in partnership with Lamperd Less Lethal will design, model and produce a prototype and final product of cost effective, less lethal and environmentally friendlier new shell casings and projectiles made of synthetic materials. This will be done using 3D solid modeling as well as advanced additive manufacturing using selective laser sintering (SLS) procedures, with SLS 3D printing capabilities at the Bluewater Technology Access Centre, Lambton college (BTAC | Lambton College). The new product will provide sufficient and efficient supply of less lethal munitions to police, military and security forces, in Canada and United States, providing needed resources for training and protection of public at very moderate and lower cost compared to the conventional metallic products, used presently. It also save environment and maintain our natural resources. Lamperd Less Lethal will produce the final product at its Sarnia Ontario facilities, keeping the innovation, technology and the investment local. Lamperd will commercialize and market the product within Canadian police, military and security organizations, as well as the United States and International Allies forces.