UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO PROFILE
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Background
The Centre for Advanced Materials Joining (CAMJ) deals with the analysis of a wide range of welding processes (laser, arc, friction, plasma) and materials (ferrous, non-ferrous) in different scales (macro, micro and nano) in order to improve joining quality and productivity. There has been a greater need for development of laser processing and joining methods for the application of joining for device integration and in additive manufacturing processes such as metal 3d printing.
The required infrastructure will be used in combination with existing ND: YAG and other few types of low-power laser in CAMJ lab for the laser processing and joining research. The infrastructure will provide the ability to additively manufacture parts and devices and post-process with a laser down to sub-micro resolution for laser processing. The delivery date is estimated to be Q2 2019.
The budget for the project (Net Selling Price) is $250,000 CAD, plus HST.
This acquisition is made possible in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.
Questions regarding this Request for Proposal may be submitted in writing (via email) to the RFP Contact Person as follows:
Christine Wagner, CPPB, CSCP, Senior Buyer - Procurement and Contract Services
200 University Avenue West
University of Waterloo, East Campus 2
Waterloo ON N2L 5Z5
Email: procure@uwaterloo.ca
