Western University | Advanced Manufacturing

Surface Science Western is Canada’s most comprehensive surface analysis laboratory, analysing and characterising surfaces and materials.
Nano+Energy@Western provides the scientific basis for large-scale production of highly tailored nanotube-based materials for applications in fuel cells, batteries and sensing technologies.
Nanofabrication Laboratory fosters, supports and sustains advanced research in biotechnology and nanotechnology in a wide range of disciplines.

Fraunhofer Project Centre @ Western (industry partnership) develops, tests, validates and characterizes new lightweight materials at industrial scale.
Centre for Advanced Biomedical Device Design and Fabrication (Canada Foundation for Innovation) houses Canada’s first high-resolution 3D metal printer with capacity to print patient-specific metal components based on 3D imaging data.
Advanced Manufacturing Consortium is a partnership between Western, McMaster and Waterloo to lead advanced manufacturing initiatives across the Ontario.

Andrew Hrymak, Dean, Faculty of Engineering; Deputy Director, Fraunhofer Project Centre, specializes in complex rheology, filled polymer systems and polymer processing simulation.
Jeffrey Wood, Professor, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, leads research related to physical metallurgy and materials selection in engineering design.
David Shoesmith, NSERC/Nuclear Waste Management Organization Industrial Research Chair, uses electrochemistry and corrosion science to investigate various industrial corrosion and environmental corrosion processes.

International Composites Research Centre leverages the Fraunhofer Project Centre to provide a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment for fundamental and applied research in the manufacturing and application of polymer composites.
Western’s Network for Industry 4.0 is an initiative that integrates expertise in the faculties of Science, Engineering and Ivey Business School.