Design and Optimization of Circuit Board Enclosure using Additive Manufacturing Techniques

OES Inc.是一家领先的电子制造和设计服务技术解决方案提供商，该公司开发了一套用于检测汽车线束生产中的压接缺陷的系统，从而提高了线束的可靠性。目前，有两种包含传感器和电子设备的外壳是定制制造的，对于批量生产来说成本太高。该项目与Lambton College的Bluewater Technology Access Centre合作，将研究一种可以通过注射成型制造的外壳的开发，这种外壳将更具成本效益，并且可以批量制造。研究团队将专注于将目前的OES设计转化为可以使用注塑成型的设计。该项目将加速CQS技术的商业化周期，并使他们能够经济地开始向全球线束制造商运送示范装置。这项技术将给他们带来竞争优势，更低的成本将增加OES的市场份额，使他们能够在竞争激烈的汽车市场竞争。这最终将为加拿大带来经济和出口方面的好处。

OES Inc. is a leading London, ON based provider of technology solutions in Electronic Manufacturing & Design Services that has developed a system for detection of crimping defects in the production of automotive wiring harnesses, which has benefits in harness reliability. Currently, there are two housings containing sensors and electronics that are custom fabricated and are too costly for volume manufacturing.The proposed project in collaboration with Lambton College's Bluewater Technology Access Centre will investigate the development of a case that can be fabricated by injection moulding that will be much more cost effective and that can be fabricated in volume. The research team will focus on translating the current OES design into one that can be fabricated using injection mouldingThe project will result in accelerating the commercialization cycle for the CQS technology and enable them to economically start shipping demonstration units to global manufacturers of wiring harnesses. The technology will give them a competitive advantage and lower cost will increase the OES market share, allowing them to compete in the cut throat automotive market. This ultimately will provide benefits for Canada, providing economic and exporting impact.