AM Ultrasonics is developing the next generation of powder delivery systems for directed energy deposition 3D printers
CORE TECHNOLOGY
The next wave in metal 3D printing
The core technology of AM Ultrasonics is a patented solid-state control method, ultrasound particle lensing (UPL), that can fine-tune the powder stream in a laser directed energy deposition via powder feeding (LDED-PF) machine used for additive manufacturing (AM). UPL technology enables high-deposition rates while maintaining a high fraction of raw material utilization, with finer print resolution when required, and reduces the need for post-processing. The UPL concept replaces the nozzle of an LDED-PF machine with a force field, generated by an ultrasound phased array.
Meet the Team
Our team has over 25 years of expertise in product development, laser directed energy deposition and ultrasonics
Founder
Alex Martinez
After his master's in mechanical engineering at the University of Toronto, Alex worked as a research engineer at Dyson Technology Ltd., where he specialized in gas-particle separation technologies, fluid dynamics, and CFD, and obtained an international patent on a low-energy particle separation system. Afterward, he completed a Ph.D. at the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) lab, where he researched laser ultrasonics, and developed and obtained a patent together with Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani for UPL.
Advisor
Ehsan Toyserkani
Ehsan Toyserkani holds the Canada Research Chair position in Additive Manufacturing (AM) and has over 20 years of experience in different aspects of AM research and development, from mechatronics AM system development, in particular LDED-PF systems, to AM applications in medicine and engineering. He established the first AM laboratory at a Canadian university, the MSAM lab, which focuses on the development of the next generation of AM processes and applications.
