For questions please contact Dr. Mohammed Yandouzi: yandouzi@uottawa.ca
High Pressure Cold Spray System
Our advanced high-pressure cold spray system features a 6-axis robotic arm, enabling precise coating deposition, component repair, and additive manufacturing on large and complex parts. Ideal for aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications, this system delivers high-performance, solid-state bonding without melting, ensuring superior material properties and minimal thermal distortion.
SST-EP Cold Spray System
Operating at pressures up to 3.45 MPa (500 psi) and temperatures up to 500 °C, the system enables the effective application of a wide range of metals, polymers and ceramics. It includes a spray cabinet, system control panel, a pressurized powder feeder, and a robotic-style spray gun, making it suitable for automated applications. The SST-EP is ideal for industries requiring coating depositions without the thermal distortion associated with traditional thermal spray methods.
Scanning Electron Microscope
Detectors/Techniques: Secondary electron, Backscattered electron, Electron backscattered diffraction, Energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy, CT-Scan
FT-NMT04 In-Situ SEM Nanoindenter
Capabilities: Micro-pillar compression, Micro-cantilever testing, Micro-tensile testing and nanoindentation. The FT-NMT04 is a high-precision nanoindenter integrated within a scanning electron microscope (SEM), enabling real-time mechanical testing and characterization at the nanoscale. It allows accurate measurement of hardness, elastic modulus, and deformation behavior while directly observing sample microstructure under high magnification.
Digital Microscope
This advanced Keyence optical microscope offers high-resolution imaging with automated stitching in X, Y, and Z directions. It enables detailed 3D surface profiling and large-area analysis, ideal for inspecting complex topographies and capturing seamless, high-depth composite images across wide fields of view.
Sample preparation
Cutting: Secotom-60, Mounting: CitoPress-30 and Polishing: Tegramin-30. Our complete suite of sample preparation tools, including cutting, mounting, and polishing systems, enables high-precision preparation of coatings and materials for advanced characterization.
Grit blasting
Our grit blasting system is designed for effective surface preparation and activation, ensuring optimal adhesion for coatings, repairs, or additive manufacturing.
