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

NSERC 增材制造整体创新网络 (HI-AM)

• 批准号: 494158-2016
• 负责人: Toyserkani, EhsanE
• 金额: $ 13.93万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Strategic Network Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=760396
• 关键词: NSERC; Network; Holistic; Innovation; Additive

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, has been identified across sectors as the next generation technology that will fundamentally change manufacturing. AM is on the cusp of being widely adopted to replace many conventional manufacturing processes and enable the development of new industry practices. AM products are fabricated directly from computer designs, with precise geometries and material gradients that typically offer higher performance than conventionally made parts. AM is expected to play an important role in the digital transformation of manufacturing known as "Industry 4.0".The proposed NSERC Network for Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing (HI-AM) will bring together leading research groups across Canada and their government, industry, and international academic partners, to coordinate and accelerate national research efforts to overcome critical challenges in AM adoption. HI-AM's multidisciplinary team has pioneered and patented intelligent control technologies, innovative AM processes, and new materials providing a foundation to solve some of the key obstacles facing commercial AM applications, positioning Canada to play an important role in the global AM supply chain. Canadian researchers are also at the forefront of the international effort to develop ISO/ASTM standards for AM technologies. Their industry partners demonstrate the breadth of the research's potential impact, encompassing Canada's aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, natural resources, biomedical and tooling sectors. This will be the first national academic AM initiative in Canada. The timing is critical with the global market for AM expected to quintuple by 2020. The proposed Network is poised to build the partnerships, develop the intellectual property, and train the highly skilled people Canada needs to compete in this crucial emerging arena of advanced manufacturing.

增材制造 (AM)，也称为 3D 打印，已被跨行业视为将从根本上改变制造业的下一代技术。增材制造正处于被广泛采用以取代许多传统制造工艺并促进新行业实践发展的风口浪尖。增材制造产品直接根据计算机设计制造，具有精确的几何形状和材料梯度，通常比传统制造的零件具有更高的性能。增材制造预计将在被称为“工业 4.0”的制造业数字化转型中发挥重要作用。拟议的 NSERC 增材制造整体创新网络 (HI-AM) 将汇集加拿大各地的领先研究小组及其政府、行业、和国际学术合作伙伴，协调和加速国家研究工作，以克服增材制造应用中的关键挑战。 HI-AM 的多学科团队开创了智能控制技术、创新增材制造工艺和新材料并获得了专利，为解决商业增材制造应用面临的一些关键障碍奠定了基础，使加拿大在全球增材制造供应链中发挥着重要作用。加拿大研究人员也处于制定增材制造技术 ISO/ASTM 标准的国际前沿。他们的行业合作伙伴展示了该研究潜在影响的广度，涵盖加拿大航空航天、汽车、国防、能源、自然资源、生物医学和模具行业。这将是加拿大第一个全国性学术 AM 倡议。全球增材制造市场预计到 2020 年将增长五倍，时机至关重要。拟议的网络旨在建立合作伙伴关系、开发知识产权并培训加拿大在这一重要的新兴先进制造领域竞争所需的高技能人才。