University of Waterloo | Advanced Manufacturing

Key facilities

Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab: One of the largest research and development additive manufacturing facilities in the world.

Supply Chain Management and Logistics: Engineering-focused and optimization of management of supply chain, logistics and operations

Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems: A world-class radio science & technology research facility, which focuses on low-cost modular/scalable technologies for intelligent antenna/radio systems for emerging millimetre-wave mobile communications and sensing.

Major collaborations

Advanced Monitoring for Laser Power-bed additive manufacturing: In partnership with EOS GmbH Electrical Optical Systems, and funded by FedDev, Ehsan Toyserkani led this project to help with many manufactures

Smart Graphene Based Composites for High-Energy and Self-Healing Lithium Ion Batteries: Professor Zhongwei Chen, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Clean Energy with support from Canadian Solar , General Motors Canada and Grafoid inc, sponsored by an NSERC strategic grant.

Machine Optimization for Combustion Chamber manufacturing: Kaan Erkorkmaz optimized the processing time to manufacture combustion chambers for Pratt and Whitney Canada.

Researchers

Ehsan Toyserkani, Professor Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University Research Chair in Additive Manufacturing.
Samir Elhedhli, Professor and Departmental Chair in Management Science Research Chair. Optimization of supply-chain, logistics, inventory, routing and scheduling.
Kirsten Morris, Professor of Mathematics in Applied Math, research interests in control and estimation of systems modelled by partial differential equations such as smart materials
Kaan Erkorkmaz, Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Research in precision Controls of machinery
Linda Nazar, University Professor of Chemistry & Canada Research Chair Solid State Energy Materials, research in electrochemical energy storage devices and materials

Special programs and work integrated learning initiatives

Member of the Advanced Manufacturing Consortium and the Next Generation Manufacturing Canada Supercluster.
Global Entrepreneurship and Disruptive Innovation (GEDI)
Corporate Research Partnership Managers
Co-operative Education and Career Action Centre
Waterloo Commercialization Office
University of Waterloo- Velocity

Partners

Siemens
C-Com
GE
GM
Pratt & Whitney Canada