Research
Industry-Informed, Globally Connected
The AbAMI Hub’s research priorities are driven by industry needs-informed and led by Alberta’s academic institutions in collaboration with other research institutions and international partners. The AbAMI Hub brings together engineers, scientists, and industry practitioners with expertise across all major advanced manufacturing processes and materials to design, develop, and deploy new technologies that close critical gaps in the sector.
Responsive to the Full Manufacturing Value Chain
The AbAMI Hub’s research activities span the entire value chain and are designed to directly address the needs of Alberta and international manufacturing industry partners.
- Targeted Industry Sectors
- Conventional and renewable energy systems;
- Mining and materials extraction;
- Construction, buildings, and infrastructure; and
- Security, defence, and aerospace.
Current Research Activities
Within these sectors, the Hub’s current priorities include:
- Feedstock materials – developing reliable, cost-effective inputs for manufacturing and applying circular economy principles.
- Fabrication processes – advancing welding, laser technologies, thermal spraying, 3D printing, and robotic integration.
- Testing and prototyping – validating performance and service integrity
- Digital and AI-enabled systems – integrating controls, sensing, health monitoring, and autonomous manufacturing.
Driving Competitiveness and Gowth
By focusing on these areas, the AbAMI Hub is integrating enabling technologies, such as AI, automation, and networked autonomous systems at scale. This work, improves efficiency, productivity and competitiveness for Alberta’s manufacturing industry and beyond.
Research at University of Alberta
- Additive Manufacturing and Systems Laboratory (ADAMS) Lab
- Advanced Heat Transfer and Surface Technologies Laboratory
- Alberta Next-Generation Additive Manufacturing Laboratory
- Centre for Defence: Advanced Materials (CDAM)
- Corrosion and Electrochemistry in Advanced Energy Systems (CEAES)
- https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/ceaes-center/home
- Functional Materials Laboratory
- Networked Optimization, Diagnosis, and Estimation (NODE) Laboratory
- https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/networked-optimization-diagnos/about-us?authuser=0
- Smart & Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Laboratory (SMART Lab)
- Welding and Metallurgy Laboratory
Research at InnoTech Alberta
Research at InnoTech Alberta
Research at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Research at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – Centre for Innovation and Research in Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
Research at Red Deer Polytechnic
Research at Red Deer Polytechnic – Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing – Technology Access Centre
- https://rdpolytech.ca/research-innovation/advanced-additive-manufacturing