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Title:
Design and 3D printing of lightweight architected materials: Characterization of FDM, SLA, SLS, and CBAM prototypes
Agreement Number:
EGP
Agreement Value:
$25,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 7, 2018 -
Organization:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Location:
Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
GC-2017-Q4-00030
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:
Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi, Abdolhamid (McGill University)
Program:
Engage Grants for universities
Program Purpose:

Axis Prototypes is a leading Canadian 3D printing company offering high-quality additive manufacturingx000D
services, ranging from fused deposit modelling (FDM) to stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sinteringx000D
(SLS) for parts used in aerospace and automotive sectors. In these applications, multifunctionality and weightx000D
reduction are major design strategies for structural components. Axis Prototypes aims at offering 3D printingx000D
services for design and manufacturing of lightweight structural components with high energy absorptionx000D
capabilities. One of the promising solutions is to exploit the potential of 3D printed lightweight architectedx000D
cellular solids. However, mechanical properties, durability, and manufacturing cost of architected cellularx000D
materials fabricated by 3D printing facility available in the company need to be evaluated, especially for 3Dx000D
printed components made of carbon fiber-reinforce composites. The research objectives of this research projectx000D
are to design, simulate, and characterize 3D printed lightweight advanced materials made of polymers andx000D
fiber-reinforced composites, to design and characterize 3D printable lightweight architected sandwich panelsx000D
made of cellular cores, and to optimize 3D printing parameters in order to improve the structural performancex000D
of lightweight architected 3D printed materials. The world-wide 3D printing industry is expected to grow fromx000D
$3B revenue in 2013 to $21B by 2020. As a result, the proposed research on lightweight architected materialsx000D
will keep Axis Prototypes and Canadian Advanced Manufacturing industry on the vanguard of fabrication ofx000D
innovative, cost-effective, 3D printable products, while will allow the McGill's team collaborating in thisx000D
research to apply their expertise on computational mechanics and multiphysical simulation of advanced cellularx000D
solids to develop a predictive model for structural properties of additively manufacture architected materialsx000D
which commonly contain 3D printing defects. The transferred technology will also increase the company'sx000D
market size by attracting customers in Automotive, Aerospace, and Construction and will contribute to thex000D
growth of Canadian economy.