Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
$25,000.00
Digital Additive Manufacturing Material Blending to Achieve Impact Resistant Materials with Over-Molding_x000d_ for a Direct Use Hand-Held Instrument Housing
EF 2020-21
Résumé
Environmental Instruments Canada Inc. provides radiation safety solutions for the uranium mining industry, residential radiation control, and public radiation safety. Environmental Instruments Canada Inc. has done preliminary work on direct manufacturing of housings for hand held instruments using Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing technology. Initial results are very encouraging because of the ability to print the base part and the over-mold in a single print, and also because of the total design freedom enabled by Additive Manufacturing. Although they are functionally very promising, initial prototypes are not as durable as desired, both from manufacturing assembly toughness as well as from a drop test point of view. The project with Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Research in Additive Manufacturing and Prototyping (RAMP) facility will examine digital blending of Additive Manufacturing materials to produce a tougher and durable base material that can still be over-molded with a rubber-like material, all in a single 3D print.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Saskatchewan, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
556305-2020
Name nom
Blum, Susan
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
44957
Institution établissement
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2020
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
515
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Instrumentation technology
Area of application fr
Technologie de l'instrumentation
Research subject code
1700
Research subject group en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject group fr
Conception et fabrication
Research subject en
Design and manufacturing
Research subject fr
Conception et fabrication
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Digital Additive Manufacturing Material Blending to Achieve Impact Resistant Materials with Over-Molding_x000d_
for a Direct Use Hand-Held Instrument Housing
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Environmental Instruments Canada Inc. provides radiation safety solutions for the uranium mining industry, residential radiation control, and public radiation safety. Environmental Instruments Canada Inc. has done preliminary work on direct manufacturing of housings for hand held instruments using Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing technology. Initial results are very encouraging because of the ability to print the base part and the over-mold in a single print, and also because of the total design freedom enabled by Additive Manufacturing. Although they are functionally very promising, initial prototypes are not as durable as desired, both from manufacturing assembly toughness as well as from a drop test point of view. The project with Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Research in Additive Manufacturing and Prototyping (RAMP) facility will examine digital blending of Additive Manufacturing materials to produce a tougher and durable base material that can still be over-molded with a rubber-like material, all in a single 3D print.
