Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01453, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : PIGNOLET, Alain (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Datec Coating Inc. is "a Canadian technology company that specializes in heating solutions that enable_x000D_
manufacturers to optimize the performance of their products". Their core business lies around their patented_x000D_
unique thick film technology involving a processing temperature under 400°C that enables printing heating_x000D_
elements directly onto a wide range of materials, including low melting point materials, such as aluminum, and_x000D_
materials where thermal expansion mismatch would be a severe issue with other processes, such as mica,_x000D_
giving its customers a unique design flexibility for a wide-range of application and products. While many_x000D_
possible new applications of Datec thick film process are envisioned, the technology is limited by drifts in the_x000D_
resistance of their resistive heaters. While mostly benign for their present line of business, this drift, could be_x000D_
detrimental to some of Datec's prospective customers' applications. During the Engage project with Datec that_x000D_
has been recently completed, a thorough investigation on the nature of the resistance drift in Datec's printed_x000D_
heater was performed. Structural and chemical analysis of Datec's printed resistors, performed by X-ray_x000D_
diffractometry, Raman spectroscopy, and thermo-gravimetric analysis, lead to the development of a theory_x000D_
involving the presence of metastable transition components and their hydration when exposed to atmospheric_x000D_
humidity. Once the cause of the resistance drift was identified, preliminary investigations on possible solutions_x000D_
were performed and a limited number of viable solutions proposed. Initial results on the first two solutions_x000D_
proposed revealed that these ideas lead to appreciable improvements in the resistor structure and performances._x000D_
The objective of this continuing project is now to implement the various solutions proposed, investigate their_x000D_
efficacy, as well as the ease with which the solutions could be integrated into Datec's manufacturing process._x000D_
The success of both the Engage and the present Engage PLUS project is meant to consolidate the existing_x000D_
collaboration in order to explore and develop together the rapidly rising opportunities for business development_x000D_
in the more general and very promising field of printing of functional ceramics., program purpose french : Datec Coating Inc. is "a Canadian technology company that specializes in heating solutions that enable_x000D_
manufacturers to optimize the performance of their products". Their core business lies around their patented_x000D_
unique thick film technology involving a processing temperature under 400°C that enables printing heating_x000D_
elements directly onto a wide range of materials, including low melting point materials, such as aluminum, and_x000D_
materials where thermal expansion mismatch would be a severe issue with other processes, such as mica,_x000D_
giving its customers a unique design flexibility for a wide-range of application and products. While many_x000D_
possible new applications of Datec thick film process are envisioned, the technology is limited by drifts in the_x000D_
resistance of their resistive heaters. While mostly benign for their present line of business, this drift, could be_x000D_
detrimental to some of Datec's prospective customers' applications. During the Engage project with Datec that_x000D_
has been recently completed, a thorough investigation on the nature of the resistance drift in Datec's printed_x000D_
heater was performed. Structural and chemical analysis of Datec's printed resistors, performed by X-ray_x000D_
diffractometry, Raman spectroscopy, and thermo-gravimetric analysis, lead to the development of a theory_x000D_
involving the presence of metastable transition components and their hydration when exposed to atmospheric_x000D_
humidity. Once the cause of the resistance drift was identified, preliminary investigations on possible solutions_x000D_
were performed and a limited number of viable solutions proposed. Initial results on the first two solutions_x000D_
proposed revealed that these ideas lead to appreciable improvements in the resistor structure and performances._x000D_
The objective of this continuing project is now to implement the various solutions proposed, investigate their_x000D_
efficacy, as well as the ease with which the solutions could be integrated into Datec's manufacturing process._x000D_
The success of both the Engage and the present Engage PLUS project is meant to consolidate the existing_x000D_
collaboration in order to explore and develop together the rapidly rising opportunities for business development_x000D_
in the more general and very promising field of printing of functional ceramics., agreement title english : Investigating, implementing and testing solutions to eliminate the drift in the resistance of ceramic thick film printed heaters in order to ensure a stable operation., agreement title french : Investigating, implementing and testing solutions to eliminate the drift in the resistance of ceramic thick film printed heaters in order to ensure a stable operation., agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., 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