NRC Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI)

The NRC Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI) promotes the growth and competitiveness of Canadian industry, through research and development activities related to materials processing technologies. The NRC-IMI is a research and development centre focused on materials, their formulation and forming, as well as the control of their processes. Its activities extend over all regions in Canada, and have a significant impact at the international level.

Eligibility Criteria 

• Canadian industry;
• universities;
• government.

Summary

The NRC Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI) has an international reputation as a leader in the field of science and technology and as an active player in the system of innovation, helping firms to become more competitive and innovative.

The NRC-IMI seeks to promote innovation and economic growth by working with partners on research and development involving materials technologies. R&D activities focus on metals, polymers and ceramics, as well as composites and alloys. The NRC-IMI puts its expertise to work for industries where materials and manufacturing play a role, from instrument and equipment suppliers, to software engineering service providers and manufacturers of finished and semi-finished products.

The NRC-IMI's multidisciplinary expertise focuses on: 

• materials and process design that optimizes the formulation and behaviour of materials to enhance process-structure-performance relations;
• smart technologies and technologies of virtual simulation and control involving modelling, visualization, high-performance computing and information processing;
• advanced aluminium manufacturing technologies, such as hydroforming, electromagnetic forming, bonding, laser welding, vertical roll strip casting, as well as semi-solid forming die casting.

The NRC-IMI has state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for developing new technologies. These facilities, some of which are unique in Canada, are also made available to industries for their own experimental development work.

R&D efforts are centred on three fields of activities:

• Design of Materials Processing;
• Virtual Technologies and Intelligent Control;
• Aluminium Manufacturing Technology Centre.

Manitoba Contact(s):
See National Contact. 

National Contact(s):
Mr. Nafez Melhem
Marketing Officer
Industrial Materials Institute (IMI)
National Research Council Canada
75 de Mortagne Boulevard
Boucherville, Quebec  J4B 6Y4
Telephone: (450) 641-5291
Fax: (450) 641-5103
E-mail: nafez.melhem@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html