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Title:

Lightweight design of components for exploration/production drilling equipment

Agreement Number:

CARD2

Agreement Value:

$75,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 7, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-01382

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:

Omri, Karim (Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology)

Program:

Applied Research and Development Grants (<$75k)

Program Purpose:

Drill Co Mining and Exploration is seeking to partner with Canadore College to reduce the mass of their main mast assembly.x000D
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The proposed project will involve in the development and initial validation of designs through prototypes of components for the mast assembly of Drillco's exploration and production drill. The research team at Canadore College will use detailed load cases and lightweight structural design principles (including topology optimization) to reduce the mass of a number of critical components on the mast assembly. x000D
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Considerations in the process development will include upstream load case analysis, component interoperability, and manufacturability of the final design. The process will be validated through the development of a number of prototype components to be tested by the Drill Co and Canadore teams.x000D
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