Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04325, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hoa, Suong Van (Concordia University)|Hoa, Suong Van (Université Concordia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Industrial Research Chairs, program name french : Professeurs-chercheurs industriels, program purpose english : In order to remain competitive, there is a need for the Canadian aerospace industry to reduce its manufacturing_x000D_
costs, whilst adding durability and energy efficiency to its products. In this regard the industry has in recent_x000D_
years placed particular emphasis on carbon fiber composites. These materials whilst satisfying all structural_x000D_
considerations resulting in enhanced durability and reduced weight have traditionally however not competed_x000D_
well in terms of manufacturing costs. Recently new automated manufacturing processes such as Automated_x000D_
Fiber Placement (AFP) have shown significant promise in composite manufacturing cost reduction and much_x000D_
research has been carried out resulting in extensive application to recent major platforms such as the Boeing_x000D_
787 Dreamliner. Though AFP processing of thermoset matrix materials has provided significant manufacturing_x000D_
cost reduction, there remain further gains to be achieved should the processing be extended to thermoplastic_x000D_
matrix materials. Here it is possible to consolidate material directly on to the tool face with no requirement for_x000D_
autoclave post processing and this combined with other specialist thermoplastic processing such as_x000D_
thermo-stamping and thermo-forming promises significant further cost reductions.The overall objective of this_x000D_
Industrial Research Chair (IRC) is therefore to develop novel scientific and technical know-how relating to the_x000D_
ACM of primary aerospace structures with a special focus on thermoplastic matrix materials. The automation_x000D_
is based on robotic systems conducive with the emerging cyber physical system developments in the aircraft_x000D_
industry and "Factory of the Future" composite primary structure manufacture. Graduate students employed in_x000D_
this program will be provided with an exceptional level of experience at the facilities of both Concordia and_x000D_
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd., so that they may enter the workforce with the skills required to exploit_x000D_
the developed technologies and derived tools to strengthen the position of the Canadian aerospace industry in_x000D_
the global market place., program purpose french : In order to remain competitive, there is a need for the Canadian aerospace industry to reduce its manufacturing_x000D_
costs, whilst adding durability and energy efficiency to its products. In this regard the industry has in recent_x000D_
years placed particular emphasis on carbon fiber composites. These materials whilst satisfying all structural_x000D_
considerations resulting in enhanced durability and reduced weight have traditionally however not competed_x000D_
well in terms of manufacturing costs. Recently new automated manufacturing processes such as Automated_x000D_
Fiber Placement (AFP) have shown significant promise in composite manufacturing cost reduction and much_x000D_
research has been carried out resulting in extensive application to recent major platforms such as the Boeing_x000D_
787 Dreamliner. Though AFP processing of thermoset matrix materials has provided significant manufacturing_x000D_
cost reduction, there remain further gains to be achieved should the processing be extended to thermoplastic_x000D_
matrix materials. Here it is possible to consolidate material directly on to the tool face with no requirement for_x000D_
autoclave post processing and this combined with other specialist thermoplastic processing such as_x000D_
thermo-stamping and thermo-forming promises significant further cost reductions.The overall objective of this_x000D_
Industrial Research Chair (IRC) is therefore to develop novel scientific and technical know-how relating to the_x000D_
ACM of primary aerospace structures with a special focus on thermoplastic matrix materials. The automation_x000D_
is based on robotic systems conducive with the emerging cyber physical system developments in the aircraft_x000D_
industry and "Factory of the Future" composite primary structure manufacture. Graduate students employed in_x000D_
this program will be provided with an exceptional level of experience at the facilities of both Concordia and_x000D_
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd., so that they may enter the workforce with the skills required to exploit_x000D_
the developed technologies and derived tools to strengthen the position of the Canadian aerospace industry in_x000D_
the global market place., agreement title english : NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Automated Composites Manufacturing, agreement title french : NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Automated Composites Manufacturing, agreement number : IRC, agreement value : 600000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2022-2023)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2022-2023)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada