HI-AM

NSERC NETWORK FOR
HOLISTIC INNOVATION
IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

About Us


NSERC HI-AM Network has been formed to address the challenges that prevent the industrial adoption of metal additive manufacturing, and to equip Canada for the era of Industry 4.0.

The HI-AM Network brings together 19 leading AM experts from seven Canadian universities, and is hosted by the University of Waterloo.
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Vision



Provide realistic and transferable solutions for the foremost challenges preventing the industry from adopting metal AM processes.

Mission



Create collaborative interactions between partners and academic researchers to develop and commercialize novel materials, processes, control systems, and products for metal AM.

Latest News


June 28, 2024 / Network News

Progress Report 5: 2022-2024

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May 8, 2023 / Network News

Progress Report 4: 2021-2022

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November 23, 2021 / Network News

Progress Report 3: 2020-2021

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June 2, 2021 / Conference, Network News

NSERC HI-AM Network Signs Memorandum of Understanding with ASTM International

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Progress Report 2
October 6, 2020 / Network News

Progress Report 2: 2019-2020

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December 20, 2019 / Network News

Progress Report 1: 2017-2019

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December 13, 2019 / Network News

NSERC HI-AM Network Welcomes New Members

The NSERC Network for Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing (HI-AM)...
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August 23, 2019 / Network News

Metal AM Magazine Covering HI-AM’s New International Partnerships

HI-AM Network was featured in an article in Metal AM...
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August 14, 2019 / Network News

Expanding Our International Collaborations

As part of our international strategy, we have been in...
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May 28, 2019

Exclusive Q&A with HI-AM Director Ehsan Toyserkani

AMazing (additivemanufacturing.com) recently published an exclusive Q&A with NSERC HI-AM...
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About Us

NSERC HI-AM Network has been formed to address the challenges that prevent the industry adoption of metal additive manufacturing, and to equip Canada for the era of Industry 4.0.

The HI-AM Network brings together 19 leading AM experts from seven Canadian universities, and is hosted by the University of Waterloo.

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Events



The HI-AM Conference is the Network’s most important event taking place annually in summer to facilitate the dissemination of HI-AM research results to the scientific community and among HI-AM Network members.

Join us for our annual conferences to stay up-to-date with the latest research in the field of metal additive manufacturing!
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HI-AM 2024

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HI-AM 2024: Nexus Forum

September 2024
Virtual

HI-AM 2023

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HI-AM 2023

June 27 - 28, 2023
Dalhousie University - Halifax, NS
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Budget (NSERC)
+ over $2M university & industry contributions
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Universities
+ 2 academic collaborators & 10 international academic partners
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Partners
from industry, government
& non-profit sectors
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Research Themes
24 active projects
15 completed projects
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Principal Investigator
+ 4 collaborator PIs
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Highly Qualified Personnel
including 107 graduates
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Research Outcomes
publications & presentations
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Invention Disclosures
2 filed patents

HI-AM Research Themes

Material
Development

Advanced Process
Modeling

Process Monitoring
and Control

Innovative Processes
and Products

Material Development

Advanced Process Modeling

Process Monitoring and Control

Innovative AM Processes/Products

Material Development

Advanced Process Modeling

Process Monitoring and Control

Innovative AM Processes/Products