Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Queen's University
$93,228.00
A desktop factory for versatile micro/meso-manufacturing
EF 2009-10
Résumé
Recent developments in micro-manufacturing technology have the potential to significantly boost technological progress in such fields as advanced manufacturing, materials engineering, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), biomedical engineering, and health care, etc. Micro-manufacturing technology is destined to be a key driver technology for innovations in numerous applications with dramatic impact on a wide spectrum of industries, from automotive to biomedical engineering.
The co-applicants are conducting a wide range of research, including MEMS, micromanufacturing, materials characterization and processing, artificial joint and knee mechanics, nano engineering, microfluidics, and conductive polymers. Intensive prototyping with various materials at the micrometer scale is required as a key part of each co-applicant's research. In order to process materials properly at a microscale, a micromilling system with high-speed spindle is required. This tool is of critical importance to the success of these emerging researches.
The funding requested in this grant application will be used to purchase a micromilling system to support each co-applicant's research. Successful prototyping will support and enhance the analytical modeling and design of novel structures/devices, materials and materials processes, as well as novel manufacturing processes. Consequently, it will significantly advance these fields in Canada. The requested equipment will complement a CFI-awarded Microsystem Analyzer (MSA), micro hot embossing machine, RAMAN system, and an NSERC-awarded MEMS testing probe station, Focused-Ion-Beam machine, etc. The proposed equipment will be accessible to interested local and/or national researchers across Canada.
Trainees from each co-applicant's group will learn how to design and prototype microscale devices using this micromilling system, providing a unique opportunity to prepare them for industrial and academic innovation in these emerging fields.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
390688-2010
Name nom
Lai, Yongjun
Department département
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Organization id
29
Institution établissement
Queen's University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2009
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
93228
Program id
EQPEQ
Program nane en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1512
Committee name en
Mechanical Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie mécanique
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
2100
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie mécanique
Research subject en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie mécanique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
A desktop factory for versatile micro/meso-manufacturing
Keyword
NA
Application summary
Recent developments in micro-manufacturing technology have the potential to significantly boost technological progress in such fields as advanced manufacturing, materials engineering, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), biomedical engineering, and health care, etc. Micro-manufacturing technology is destined to be a key driver technology for innovations in numerous applications with dramatic impact on a wide spectrum of industries, from automotive to biomedical engineering.
The co-applicants are conducting a wide range of research, including MEMS, micromanufacturing, materials characterization and processing, artificial joint and knee mechanics, nano engineering, microfluidics, and conductive polymers. Intensive prototyping with various materials at the micrometer scale is required as a key part of each co-applicant's research. In order to process materials properly at a microscale, a micromilling system with high-speed spindle is required. This tool is of critical importance to the success of these emerging researches.
The funding requested in this grant application will be used to purchase a micromilling system to support each co-applicant's research. Successful prototyping will support and enhance the analytical modeling and design of novel structures/devices, materials and materials processes, as well as novel manufacturing processes. Consequently, it will significantly advance these fields in Canada. The requested equipment will complement a CFI-awarded Microsystem Analyzer (MSA), micro hot embossing machine, RAMAN system, and an NSERC-awarded MEMS testing probe station, Focused-Ion-Beam machine, etc. The proposed equipment will be accessible to interested local and/or national researchers across Canada.
Trainees from each co-applicant's group will learn how to design and prototype microscale devices using this micromilling system, providing a unique opportunity to prepare them for industrial and academic innovation in these emerging fields.
