Sharing for Agility (PDF)
Markets today are becoming more segmented, demand more volatile, and consumption more global than ever before. Mass customization is increasing the complexity of requirements in the supply network.
Markets today are becoming more segmented, demand more volatile, and consumption more global than ever before. Mass customization is increasing the complexity of requirements in the supply network.
Next generation manufacturing innovation will be enabled by imitating biological systems in production environments. This white paper motivates new research in this biomimetic manufacturing arena through several examples. The expectation is that these illustrations will spawn follow-on discussions and a fundamental new direction in manufacturing research.
Fast Robotic Soft Matter 3D Printing for Neurosurgical Phantoms Fabrication: Proof of Concept
Runner-Up of 2021 Aubin Case Study Award
Improving Critical Rocket Engine Performance with Advanced Metal AM [PDF]
Application: Commercial presented by Rick Young, NASA, at Aerospace Composites Forum on July 20, 2022.
The University of Waterloo team investigated the redesign of a heat sink for cooling central processing units (CPUs). The new heat sink features an organic, branched fin design revolved around a circular base which is situated on top of the CPU. It will be part of an assembly with a fan mounted above the heat sink to facilitate forced convection, making it an active heat sink system.