Burloak Technologies Inc., a division of Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, and Kinectrics sign an agreement to develop and qualify additively manufactured parts for the global nuclear power generation industry.
Kinetrics provides life cycle management services for the electricity industry. Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, is a family-owned integrated network of metal manufacturing, processing and distribution divisions. However, Burloak Technologies is acknowledged for delivering engineering and design services for additive manufacturing, materials development, high precision CNC machining, post-processing and metrology.
As part of this agreement, Burloak Technologies will provide its expertise in design and manufacturability of a range of components and replacement parts for a range of applications used in the nuclear power generating process.
This will be a profitable experience for both Burloak Technologies and the nuclear industry. So far, we have seen the company provide its expertise in the production of 3D printed parts for space-bound satellite antenna applications. On the other hand, the use of AM in the nuclear industry is very nascent. The very first application that has been developed for this niche market is the metal 3D printed thimble-plugging device installed in Exelon’s Byron Unit 1 nuclear plant, followed by the 3D printed nuclear components developed by ORNL.
“The nuclear power generation industry has exacting performance and reliability requirements because reactors simply cannot fail,” stated Martin Baxendale, Vice President of Operations at Burloak. “We look forward to working with Kinectrics to leverage our collective knowledge to offer performance and cost benefits to nuclear operators.”
As for Kinectrics that will bring its expertise in power generation and electricity industries, there is a huge excitement in working with Burloak “to bring additively manufactured safety-critical parts to the global nuclear power generation industry with increased quality, shorter lead times, complex geometries, and a lower overall cost of ownership”.
As per the words of David Harris, President and CEO of Kinectrics, “Burloak’s experience in the global additive manufacturing industry, coupled with Kinectrics’ extensive nuclear experience and deep understanding of materials, testing, codes and standards, nuclear regulation, and safety critical applications, will offer its clients innovative solutions for plant obsolescence issues and new options for Small Modular Reactors.”
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