Created in 1985, the CMQ’s focus is to support the competitiveness of metallurgy industry through research and development and a collaborative approach with public and private sector partners, while promoting college-level technical training and knowledge transfer to businesses.
The centre's 45-person team focuses on applied research and technology transfer to support the growth of metal processing companies. In addition to providing cutting-edge training in the metallurgical field and non destructive testing, the CMQ offers a range of professional services to companies following the latest technological advances in aluminum processing, additive manufacturing, metal shaping, advanced alloys, powder metallurgy, corrosion, metal protection, non-destructive testing, welding and modeling. The CMQ offers more than $25 million in research infrastructure.
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Gheorghe Marin
General Manager
819-376-8707, ext. 5024
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Nicolas Giguère
Scientific Director
819-376-8707, ext. 5025
3095, rue Westinghouse, Parc industriel des Hautes-Forges Trois-Rivières G9A 5E1 819 376-8707
General Expertises
- Advanced manufacturing and additive manufacturing
- Aeronautics and aerospace
- Applied physics
- Biomedical industry
- Circular economy
- Electrochemistry
- Energy efficiency
- Foundry
- Industrial ecology
- Industrial waste
- Materials and advanced materials
- Medical equipment
- Metal production
- Metallurgy
- Mining
- Prototyping
- Renewable energies
- Transportation
- Welding
Specific expertises
- Additive manufacturing
- Corrosion
- Development and shaping developed alloys (titanium, zirconium, nickel)
- Foundry
- Heat treatment
- Mechanical testing
- Metallographic and chemical analysis
- Scanning electron microscopy
- Study of metallurgical failure
- Thermal spraying
- Vacuum melting
- Welding
Areas of intervention
- Aeronautics and aerospace
- Biomedical industry
- Electrochemistry
- Foundry
- Industrial design
- Industrial ecology
- Industrial waste
- Intelligent vehicles
- Materials and advanced materials
- Medical equipment
- Metallurgy
- Mining
- Renewable energies
- Transportation
- Welding
- Wind power
Examples of applications
Process development
- Casting nickel superalloys
- CMT welding repair of aeronautical parts
- Ferro-alloys development
- Lost wax casting of titanium
- Low pressure molding of aluminum and magnesium
- Partial heat treatment on aluminum parts obtained by die casting
Product development and optimization
- Addition elements for the manufacture of ductile cast iron
- Development of biodegradable alloys for biomedical applications
- Emergency brake pad for wind turbine
- Formatting of automotive components in low pressure molding
- High tenacity steel with high wear resistance for the mining industry
- Molded part design
- Robotic component welding
Equipments
- Additive manufacturing devices: ExOne binder projection, LENS concentrated energy deposition, ultrasonic welding
- Buhler die pasting press
- Consarc vacuum induction furnace for advanced alloys
- Heat treatment furnaces (Pyradia)
- Hot isostatic compaction press
- Induction furnaces (100 and 500 lbs) with liquid argon protection
- Kurtz low pressure molding press
- Mechanical testing equipment
- Non-destructive testing equipment (radiography, DR, CR, real time, ultrasound, Eddy current, penetrant and magnetic particle)
- Optical microscopes
- Optical emission mass spectrometer
- Pacific Kiln nitrogen stripper
- Retech arcplasma melting furnace
- Sand casting, welding and finishing equipment
- Scanning electron microscope (Hitachi SU-3500)
- Thermal spray systems
- Vac Aero and BMI vacuum heat treatment furnaces