Title:
Exploratory study of cost-effective wire-arc additive manufacturing for mining applications
Agreement Value:
$24,800.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 12, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The purpose of this project is to carry out a feasibility study of using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to produce ultra-wear-resistant parts for mining operations. The overall project objective is to evaluate whether the relatively low-cost WAAM process is able to produce these mining parts with satisfactory dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and crack- and wear-resistant properties. The research work involves the development of a trajectory planning system to generate the complex 3D trajectories for the robotic welding systemto produce a given mining part shape. The trajectories of the welding robot are to be generated by considering two main factors: (1) dynamics of the robot in motion; and (2) deposited shape of the welded material. These two factors will be studied experimentally by performing a large number of WAAM tests. It is expected that empirical cause-effect relationships will be derived from the test results to facilitate the trajectory planning of the robotic welding system.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6T 1Z3
Reference Number:
172-2019-2020-Q4-945934
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108161779
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 84 days.
Recipient's Operating Name:
The University of British Columbia
Recipient's Legal Name:
The University of British Columbia
Federal Riding Name:
Vancouver Quadra
Federal Riding Number:
59039
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.