Burloak selects Tekna powders for MDA Aurora satellite programme
Tekna Holding AS, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, has entered a strategic partnership with Burloak Technologies Inc, Oakville, Ontario, to supply materials for the production of more than 50,000 satellite components. The collaboration aims to support Burloak’s role in additively manufacturing advanced hardware for the MDA Aurora programme.
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Under the agreement, Tekna will supply aluminium metal powders engineered for use in high-performance aerospace applications. The powders, produced through the company’s proprietary plasma atomisation process, are certified to meet AS9100D aerospace quality standards as well as the recently obtained Nadcap accreditation for metallic powder manufacturing.
“We are pleased to collaborate with the Tekna team. By joining forces with a global leader in advanced materials, we are able to deliver critical 3D printed flight hardware in the satellite industry,” stated Jason Ball, General Manager of Burloak.
“It is always an honour to collaborate with innovation leaders like Burloak,” added Claude Jean, CEO of Tekna. “We see strong global demand – and growing momentum in Canada – for additively manufactured satellite components. Together, we’re helping shape the future of space manufacturing.”
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