Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab
Organizational focus: The Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab focuses on addressing the manufacturing and performance of advanced lightweight structures needed for the transportation sector.
Who they are: Based at the University of Waterloo, the Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab is a research lab that studies the response of advanced high-strength and lightweight materials to the conditions that occur during manufacturing operations and impact events. It creates new innovation opportunities for assemblers, parts manufacturers, material suppliers, regulators, and software technology companies.
What they offer: The Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab offers a variety of research services from its six facilities including characterizing materials and predicting their behavior under strain, impact testing, and model development. It also has faculty with expertise across several research areas related to the characterization and performance of transport materials.
Location
Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab
Room 2105, 2106 & 2121G – Engineering Building 3
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
N2L 3G1
Contact Information
Published: June 5, 2024