Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
St. Clair College
$25,000.00
Robot development and programming for the automation of additive manufacturing processes
FY 2018-19
Summary
Automation of advanced manufacturing processes increases capacity and enables scaling. Automation of additive manufacturing (AM) processes has yet to be implemented in an industrial setting and the process design regarding such automation is not well defined. Automation of AM processes will revolutionize this sector and enable AM tools to be utilized by conventional manufacturers. This project will design and implement an automated 2-axis gantry-style robot to conduct labour-intensive AM processes such as: Identification and travel to printers with completed parts, removal of printer plate with extendable gripper arm, transfer of plate to a repository for manual part removal during a dedicated time of the work day, replace the plate with a new one, and printing initiation of a new part. Such process automation will decrease personnel costs, increase productivity, and allow for scaling.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
530193-2018
Name nom
Wawrow, Peter
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
1806
Institution établissement
St. Clair College
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
2601
Research subject group en
Robotics
Research subject group fr
Robotique
Research subject en
Robotic control
Research subject fr
Systèmes de commande
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Robot development and programming for the automation of additive manufacturing processes
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Automation of advanced manufacturing processes increases capacity and enables scaling. Automation of additive manufacturing (AM) processes has yet to be implemented in an industrial setting and the process design regarding such automation is not well defined. Automation of AM processes will revolutionize this sector and enable AM tools to be utilized by conventional manufacturers. This project will design and implement an automated 2-axis gantry-style robot to conduct labour-intensive AM processes such as: Identification and travel to printers with completed parts, removal of printer plate with extendable gripper arm, transfer of plate to a repository for manual part removal during a dedicated time of the work day, replace the plate with a new one, and printing initiation of a new part. Such process automation will decrease personnel costs, increase productivity, and allow for scaling.
