Burloak Technologies is an Oakville, Ontario contract manufacturer that takes complex components from additive design and process development through printing, heat treatment, machining and materials verification. Its metal processes include laser and electron-beam powder-bed fusion and directed-energy deposition. The operation combines these processes with CNC machining, hot isostatic pressing and an in-house testing laboratory.
Named work makes the offering tangible: Samuel announced a contract for more than 50,000 MDA AURORA flight-hardware components in 2024, and Kinectrics subsequently documented a 17-4 PH hydraulic-manifold demonstration for nuclear qualification. These establish specific industrial applications; qualification, acceptance and production commitments remain component- and customer-specific. Burloak became part of i3D Manufacturing within BTX Precision in May 2026, with its Oakville name, brand and team retained.
Operating context
Burloak's ownership changed in May 2026 when Samuel transferred the business to i3D Manufacturing within BTX Precision. The buyer says the Oakville operation retains its name, brand and team, with metal AM, CNC machining, heat treatment, HIP and testing integrated in one process chain. The company's About page still mentions Samuel; the dated buyer and seller announcements take precedence.
MDA's June 2020 five-year satellite-antenna agreement remains historical and should not be assumed renewed. A distinct May 2024 announcement identifies more than 50,000 flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, corroborated by Tekna's 2025 powder-supply partnership. That quantity describes contracted/programme scope, not confirmed deliveries. Kinectrics adds a concrete nuclear-manifold demonstration, with utility and regulatory acceptance work still described as a pathway.
For engagement, the main questions are which site approvals and customer qualifications remain applicable under the new owner, how build and thermal-treatment capacity is allocated, and which laboratory services are available externally. Printed DNV and A2LA terms improve the evidence beyond certification logos; they do not replace the current scope and part acceptance package for an order.
Canadian footprint
Burloak lists its operating site at 3280 South Service Road W, Oakville, Ontario. Both the DNV quality-system certificate and A2LA mechanical laboratory scope identify this site, and i3D says it retains Burloak as an Oakville Centre of Excellence. NRC separately documented technology licensing and industrial R&D support. The 2018 funding announcement described a planned centre in Burlington; the current official address controls the present location. Published job projections and historical overseas certificate sites do not establish current Canadian headcount or capacity.
Oakville, Ontario is the published city-level context for Burloak Technologies. It does not imply a street address or exact facility location.
Burloak is a Canadian entry point for turning complex metal designs into manufactured and verified parts, with named space-production scope and a concrete nuclear qualification demonstration. Its value lies in joining printing, thermal processing, machining and laboratory evidence at Oakville. The i3D/BTX transfer retains that operating base, but a sourcing decision should resolve part-specific approval continuity, MDA-related capacity commitments and conditional external laboratory access. Equipment ratings, certificate scopes and programme quantities make diligence more specific; they do not substitute for the acceptance and delivery package for the proposed component.
Interpretation of the public record. Not qualification, endorsement or evidence of buyer interest.
Additive manufacturing and materials qualification
Complex metal parts from process development through finishing and acceptance testing.
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Burloak provides an integrated route from additive design and process development to metal component production, thermal treatment, precision machining and verification. Its published process set comprises laser powder-bed fusion, electron-beam powder-bed fusion and directed-energy deposition. Listed materials span aluminium alloys, titanium, stainless steels, Invar and nickel alloys; a material listing does not qualify every machine/material combination.
The production proposition has named applications. A 2024 Samuel announcement selected Burloak for more than 50,000 MDA AURORA flight-hardware components, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer; Tekna later described the associated aluminium-powder supply partnership. This is programme scope rather than a delivered count. For a different industrial use, Kinectrics documents an EOS M290 LPBF demonstration of a 17-4 PH hydraulic manifold, followed by in-house heat treatment, five-axis machining and testing. Kinectrics reports no leaks at 2,812 psig (1.25 times design pressure) over 10 minutes, density above 99.9%, and material properties exceeding ASTM A564 Type 630/H1150. These measured results apply to that demonstrated component and do not establish general nuclear acceptance.
The retained Oakville operation is now an i3D/BTX Centre of Excellence. Engagement remains customer-scoped: select the alloy and process, establish design and acceptance requirements, and confirm the applicable approval and delivery plan. A 2021 company announcement of Boeing BAC 5673 approval is specifically for AlSi10Mg; it should not be generalized across the portfolio.
Evidence of maturity
Named MDA AURORA production scope and a Kinectrics manifold demonstration establish more than a generic process offer. Samuel reported Boeing AlSi10Mg/BAC 5673 approval in 2021. The i3D acquisition retains the Oakville team; each part still needs current material/process approval and acceptance.
Commercial availability
Customer-scoped engineering, production and post-processing from Oakville. Agree material, machine/process route, inspection and acceptance package, delivery schedule and post-acquisition approval applicability before commitment. Public sources do not quantify spare capacity.
Core features
Laser powder-bed fusion, electron-beam powder-bed fusion and directed-energy deposition
Published equipment includes EOS M400-4/M290, Renishaw AM500Q, GE Arcam Q20+ and Optomec DED systems
Listed metal choices include AlSi10Mg, Ti6Al4V, Inconel 625/718, Invar 36 and stainless steels; customer qualification remains specific
Design-for-AM and process development, including adaptation of conventionally manufactured components
Integrated HIP/heat treatment, multi-axis machining and laboratory verification
Kinectrics demonstration: 17-4 PH manifold printed by LPBF on an EOS M290
Recorded applications
Complex aerospace and satellite hardware under customer-specific qualification
Component redesign and low-volume replacement-part development
Thermal processing with documented QIH 60 equipment limits and customer-specific qualification.
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Burloak offers hot isostatic pressing (HIP), stress relief, solution annealing and age hardening as part of its post-processing chain. Quintus documented deployment of a QIH 60 M URC press at Burloak in 2021. The supplier specifies a 410 by 1,000 mm hot zone, maximum temperature of 1,400°C and maximum pressure of 207 MPa; these are equipment limits, not a validated recipe or acceptance envelope for every part.
The thermal route can be integrated with precision machining and materials verification after additive manufacture. Kinectrics describes that combination in its hydraulic-manifold demonstration, providing a concrete application beyond an equipment list. Burloak currently advertises Nadcap-accredited heat treatment, but the applicable current process specification, alloy, load configuration and customer approval need confirmation. A buyer should establish the required thermal cycle and test evidence, then confirm availability and lot traceability with the Oakville team.
Evidence of maturity
Quintus documented the deployed press in 2021 and Kinectrics later documented use of in-house thermal processing in a manifold demonstration. Equipment maxima and company accreditation claims do not establish a qualified cycle for every alloy or continued customer approval after the acquisition.
An Oakville laboratory with a published A2LA mechanical scope and conditional commercial access.
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Burloak's Oakville laboratory supports AM process control and witness testing through powder characterization, mechanical testing, metallography and nondestructive inspection. It creates a verification route alongside the company's printing, heat treatment and machining services; an external test order still needs an agreed method, specimen and acceptance criterion.
The recovered A2LA mechanical scope, certificate 6622.01, lists tensile, hardness, density and axial-fatigue methods, metallographic preparation and grain analysis, powder size/flow/density methods, and X-ray CT for dimensions, foreign-object debris and porosity. Its printed validity runs to December 31, 2026. The live A2LA directory also lists chemical certificate 6622.02, and codes both fields C2: conditionally available for commercial services. The detailed chemical scope was not recovered, so the company's broader chemistry and metrology service list should not be read as accredited coverage of every advertised method.
Kinectrics documents Burloak laboratory testing and advanced metrology in the nuclear-manifold demonstration. That is application evidence for the process chain, not independent approval of all nuclear components.
Evidence of maturity
A2LA mechanical certificate 6622.01 provides a method-level scope with printed validity to December 31, 2026. The live register lists mechanical and chemical fields as C2 conditional commercial services. Kinectrics documents laboratory and metrology use in its manifold case.
Public record
Recent activity
May 12, 2026
Samuel announced Burloak Technologies' transition to i3D Manufacturing, part of BTX Precision, effective May 12, 2026.
Offers customer-scoped engineering, additive production, post-processing and testing from Oakville. MDA AURORA provides a named production programme; actual capacity, delivery commitments and qualification depend on the part. A2LA lists the mechanical and chemical laboratory services as conditionally commercially available (C2).
Financing and disclosed activity
Historical public support includes a C$14 million repayable federal Strategic Innovation Fund investment and a C$7 million Ontario grant announced in 2018 for a C$104.7 million manufacturing-centre project. CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for lunar AM research during July 2022–December 2023. NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for pre/post-process R&D during July 2023–August 2025. These are announced support or disclosed agreements, not current cash balances, annual revenue or proof of completed project outcomes.
Ownership and entity scope
Acquired by i3D Manufacturing, a BTX Precision business, effective May 12, 2026. The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team as an Oakville Centre of Excellence.
MDA announced a five-year satellite-antenna AM partnership in June 2020. A distinct 2024 Burloak announcement identifies more than 50,000 flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Tekna later describing the associated powder partnership. Original-term renewal and delivered quantities are not established.
Metal powder supplier
Tekna
Tekna announced a Burloak aluminium-powder partnership in November 2025 for the MDA AURORA satellite-component programme. Tekna's powder certifications apply to its powder manufacturing; they should not be transferred to Burloak's process or site.
Nuclear component qualification partner
Kinectrics
Kinectrics dates its Burloak partnership to 2021 and documented a 17-4 PH LPBF hydraulic-manifold demonstration in 2025. Work addresses nuclear component obsolescence and a repeatable qualification path; the case does not identify a reactor installation.
Technology transfer and industrial R&D partner
National Research Council Canada
NRC reported licensing laser-consolidation technology to Burloak in 2020. Its IRAP contribution agreement 1009350 later supported pre/post-process R&D for commercial-scale space and defence AM production over 2023–2025.
Funding and ownership
Questions for a first conversation
01
Which Oakville site approvals and customer qualifications apply to the proposed part after the i3D acquisition?
The May 2026 transaction preserves the operating name and team, but buyer and seller releases do not enumerate transferred customer approvals. Printed DNV and A2LA scope documents predate the transfer; applicability to the proposed material, machine and process needs confirmation.
02
What delivery and machine-capacity commitments are available alongside the MDA AURORA programme?
The announced scope exceeds 50,000 flight-hardware components, with a later Tekna powder partnership supporting the programme. Neither source supplies delivered-to-date quantities, machine loading, remaining backlog or a lead-time commitment for another customer.
03
Which mechanical and chemical tests can an external customer order under the laboratory's C2 commercial status?
A2LA lists both Oakville laboratory fields as conditionally available for commercial services. The recovered mechanical scope identifies specific methods, including CT under BTI-SOP-712; the detailed chemical scope was not recovered, so an order needs its own test-method and access confirmation.
04
What utility or regulator acceptance is required to take the demonstrated manifold process into a nuclear plant?
Kinectrics documents a 17-4 PH LPBF manifold and controlled post-processing as a qualification reference. The case describes engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators but does not identify a reactor installation or transferable approval for all AM nuclear components.
Original sources 28 linked records
These records support the organization, its owned capabilities and their reviewed connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
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Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
The March2024 DNV appendix lists Camarillo, California for additive manufacturing and inspection; this is not Canadian plant capacity or proof of its current ownership after the May2026 transaction.
Offered within Burloak post-processing services. Confirm external-job acceptance, current process accreditation, component/load envelope, cycle requirements, witness testing and scheduling; no public spare-capacity or universal acceptance commitment was found.
Core features
QIH 60 M URC HIP installation documented by equipment supplier Quintus
Supplier-specified hot zone: 410 × 1,000 mm
Supplier-specified maximum temperature: 1,400°C
Supplier-specified maximum pressure: 207 MPa
HIP, stress relief, solution annealing and age hardening services
Thermal processing integrated with machining and laboratory verification
Recorded applications
Thermal post-processing of additively manufactured metal components
Customer-qualified aerospace and industrial component production
Process-development trials linking thermal treatment to material verification
A2LA classifies the listed laboratory fields as conditionally commercially available. Confirm which external samples, methods, turnaround times and reports are accepted, and request the current scope for the specific test; detailed chemical accreditation coverage was not independently recovered.
Core features
Mechanical scope: room-temperature tensile testing, Rockwell hardness, density and axial fatigue
Metallography scope: specimen preparation, micro-etching, average grain size and automated alpha-lath analysis
Powder scope: sieve/particle size, Hall/Carney apparent density and flow, and tap density
X-ray CT dimensional, foreign-object-debris and porosity analysis under BTI-SOP-712
Company service list also includes powder oxygen/nitrogen/hydrogen/carbon/sulphur chemistry, CMM and 3D scanning
Recorded applications
AM process control and witness-specimen verification
Powder and printed-part characterization for manufacturing development
ISED announced C$14 million in repayable SIF support for Burloak's manufacturing-centre project on May 4, 2018. This is historical project support, not current cash or revenue.
Ontario manufacturing-centre grant
May 4, 2018
$7,000,000
The May 4, 2018 federal announcement records a C$7 million Ontario grant for the Burloak manufacturing-centre project. The amount is separate from the federal repayable investment.
CSA lunar additive-manufacturing research contribution
$1,162,330
CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for AM structure, alloy and surface-finish research under lunar thermal conditions, with a July 18, 2022–December 31, 2023 term. Agreement dates do not establish announcement or project-completion dates.
NRC IRAP pre/post-process research contribution
$700,000
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for pre/post-process R&D supporting commercial-scale space and defence production, with a July 3, 2023–August 29, 2025 term. This is research support rather than a hardware procurement or reported completed output.
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Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
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Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
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Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
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Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · defence applications
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · technical tags
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · maturity
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Supports: Customer and satellite manufacturing partner relationship
Samuel announced on May 28, 2024 that Burloak had been selected to supply more than 50,000 metal AM flight-hardware components for MDA AURORA, with Telesat Lightspeed as anchor customer.
Burloak Technologies's documented portfolio in this dossier is bounded to End-to-end metal additive manufacturing and the source-backed functions listed below.
Burloak publicly offers production additive manufacturing and works with the NRC on industrial additive-manufacturing development.
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Burloak Technologies publishes Oakville as its Canadian operating city.
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Burloak combines design-for-additive engineering with production, finishing and material qualification, reducing handoffs across the component industrialization path.
Burloak Technologies publishes Ontario as its Canadian province or territory.
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True North Map classifies Burloak Technologies as a company from its documented legal or institutional role.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Burloak markets application and process development, additive manufacturing, post-processing, heat treatment, and materials testing through its current official site. The page provides a customer inquiry form; stated manufacturing and flight heritage are company claims, not current measured capacity.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · defence applications
Low-volume resilient production
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · name
End-to-end metal additive manufacturing
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Aerospace component industrialization
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Burloak provides metal additive-manufacturing engineering, production, post-processing, materials testing and qualification for complex aerospace and defence components.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · defence applications
Tooling and component redesign
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · commercial availability
True North Map derives a first-conversation question about End-to-end metal additive manufacturing configuration and accepted outcomes from the documented maturity boundary.
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The capability is applicable to defence components, but public evidence does not identify a Canadian deep-strike component or accepted weapon configuration.
The NRC collaboration supports additive-manufacturing capability, not a current deep-strike component, weapon-platform qualification, production rate or accepted delivery outcome. The first conversation should therefore separate current offer, development evidence and accepted operational use.
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End-to-end metal additive manufacturing has documented civilian or industrial applications and a bounded potential relevance to Canadian defence, security or strategic-infrastructure needs.
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True North Map applies the commercial company category to Burloak Technologies from its documented mandate and source-bounded operating evidence.
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True North Map derives this executive description for Burloak Technologies from the official identity and technical records together with National Research Council Canada's corroborating evidence.
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NRC reported in February 2020 that it licensed laser-consolidation technology to Burloak for commercialization.
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Burloak may be useful where Canadian teams need qualified additive production for complex or constrained aerospace parts. A next conversation should identify eligible materials, qualification data, repeatability, production rate and any independently accepted comparable component before assuming a program fit.
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True North Map applies the dual use category to Burloak Technologies from its documented mandate and source-bounded operating evidence.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · maturity
National Research Council Canada's public evidence confirms a company-specific project, award, program or operating context, while configuration-specific acceptance and scale remain bounded by the reviewer warning.
Supports: Technology transfer and industrial R&D partner relationship
NRC reported in February 2020 that it licensed laser-consolidation technology to Burloak for commercialization.
Supports: Technology transfer and industrial R&D partner relationship
NRC reported in February 2020 that it licensed laser-consolidation technology to Burloak for commercialization.
Supports: Technology transfer and industrial R&D partner relationship
NRC reported in February 2020 that it licensed laser-consolidation technology to Burloak for commercialization.
Supports: Technology transfer and industrial R&D partner relationship
NRC reported in February 2020 that it licensed laser-consolidation technology to Burloak for commercialization.
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The DNV appendix lists Oakville scope as additive manufacturing, CNC machining, heat treatment, materials testing, assembly, inspection and engineering for military/commercial aerospace, energy and complex industrial applications.
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DNV C563126 lists issue March10,2024 and expiry March9,2027 for AS9100D and ISO9001:2015.
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DNV C563126 lists issue March10,2024 and expiry March9,2027 for AS9100D and ISO9001:2015.
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DNV certificate C563126 names Burloak Technologies Inc., 3280 South Service Road W., Oakville, Ontario.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · defence applications
The DNV appendix lists Oakville scope as additive manufacturing, CNC machining, heat treatment, materials testing, assembly, inspection and engineering for military/commercial aerospace, energy and complex industrial applications.
Tekna’s November4,2025 partnership announcement supports material supply for production of more than 50,000 Burloak satellite components for MDA Aurora.
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Tekna’s November4,2025 partnership announcement supports material supply for production of more than 50,000 Burloak satellite components for MDA Aurora.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Under the agreement Tekna will supply aluminium powders made using its plasma-atomization process for Burloak’s satellite applications.
Supports: Customer and satellite manufacturing partner relationship
Tekna’s November4,2025 partnership announcement supports material supply for production of more than 50,000 Burloak satellite components for MDA Aurora.
Supports: Metal powder supplier relationship
Under the agreement Tekna will supply aluminium powders made using its plasma-atomization process for Burloak’s satellite applications.
Supports: Metal powder supplier relationship
Tekna’s November4,2025 partnership announcement supports material supply for production of more than 50,000 Burloak satellite components for MDA Aurora.
Supports: Metal powder supplier relationship
Under the agreement Tekna will supply aluminium powders made using its plasma-atomization process for Burloak’s satellite applications.
Supports: Metal powder supplier relationship
Tekna's November 2025 release attributes AS9100D and Nadcap metallic-powder manufacturing accreditation to Tekna's powder production, not to Burloak's factory or printing processes.
Supports: Metal powder supplier relationship
Under the agreement Tekna will supply aluminium powders made using its plasma-atomization process for Burloak’s satellite applications.
Supports: Metal powder supplier relationship
Under the agreement Tekna will supply aluminium powders made using its plasma-atomization process for Burloak’s satellite applications.
i3D Manufacturing, a BTX Precision business unit, announced its acquisition of Burloak Technologies.
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i3D, a BTX Precision business, acquired Burloak; Oakville operation retains name, brand and team as an i3D centre of excellence. Capabilities include metal additive manufacturing, CNC, heat treatment, HIP and materials testing.
i3D, a BTX Precision business, acquired Burloak; Oakville operation retains name, brand and team as an i3D centre of excellence. Capabilities include metal additive manufacturing, CNC, heat treatment, HIP and materials testing.
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The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team and continues operating from Oakville as an i3D Center of Excellence.
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The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team and continues operating from Oakville as an i3D Center of Excellence.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
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The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team and continues operating from Oakville as an i3D Center of Excellence.
Supports: Profile · ownership
The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team and continues operating from Oakville as an i3D Center of Excellence.
Supports: Profile · operating context
i3D, a BTX Precision business, acquired Burloak; Oakville operation retains name, brand and team as an i3D centre of excellence. Capabilities include metal additive manufacturing, CNC, heat treatment, HIP and materials testing.
i3D, a BTX Precision business, acquired Burloak; Oakville operation retains name, brand and team as an i3D centre of excellence. Capabilities include metal additive manufacturing, CNC, heat treatment, HIP and materials testing.
i3D, a BTX Precision business, acquired Burloak; Oakville operation retains name, brand and team as an i3D centre of excellence. Capabilities include metal additive manufacturing, CNC, heat treatment, HIP and materials testing.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team and continues operating from Oakville as an i3D Center of Excellence.
i3D, a BTX Precision business, acquired Burloak; Oakville operation retains name, brand and team as an i3D centre of excellence. Capabilities include metal additive manufacturing, CNC, heat treatment, HIP and materials testing.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · maturity
The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team and continues operating from Oakville as an i3D Center of Excellence.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
The buyer says Burloak retains its name, brand and team and continues operating from Oakville as an i3D Center of Excellence.
The A2LA mechanical scope includes room-temperature tensile tests ASTM E8/E8M and B557, Rockwell hardness ASTM E18, density ASTM B962/B311 and axial fatigue ASTM E466.
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A2LA certificate 6622.01 for Burloak Oakville states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 mechanical testing accreditation valid through December 31, 2026.
The A2LA scope includes X-ray CT dimensional, foreign-object-debris and porosity analysis under BTI-SOP-712.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · core features
The A2LA scope includes specimen preparation, micro-etching, average grain size and automated alpha-lath size analysis.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · summary
A2LA certificate 6622.01 for Burloak Oakville states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 mechanical testing accreditation valid through December 31, 2026.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · technology readiness level
A2LA certificate 6622.01 for Burloak Oakville states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 mechanical testing accreditation valid through December 31, 2026.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · maturity
A2LA certificate 6622.01 for Burloak Oakville states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 mechanical testing accreditation valid through December 31, 2026.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · summary
The A2LA scope includes specimen preparation, micro-etching, average grain size and automated alpha-lath size analysis.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · catalogue teaser
A2LA certificate 6622.01 for Burloak Oakville states ISO/IEC 17025:2017 mechanical testing accreditation valid through December 31, 2026.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · defence applications
The A2LA scope includes sieve analysis, particle-size distribution, Hall/Carney apparent density and flow, and tap density testing for metal powders.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · display lead
The A2LA mechanical scope includes room-temperature tensile tests ASTM E8/E8M and B557, Rockwell hardness ASTM E18, density ASTM B962/B311 and axial fatigue ASTM E466.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · technical tags
The A2LA mechanical scope includes room-temperature tensile tests ASTM E8/E8M and B557, Rockwell hardness ASTM E18, density ASTM B962/B311 and axial fatigue ASTM E466.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · display lead
The A2LA scope includes X-ray CT dimensional, foreign-object-debris and porosity analysis under BTI-SOP-712.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · core features
The A2LA mechanical scope includes room-temperature tensile tests ASTM E8/E8M and B557, Rockwell hardness ASTM E18, density ASTM B962/B311 and axial fatigue ASTM E466.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · core features
The A2LA scope includes X-ray CT dimensional, foreign-object-debris and porosity analysis under BTI-SOP-712.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · summary
The A2LA mechanical scope includes room-temperature tensile tests ASTM E8/E8M and B557, Rockwell hardness ASTM E18, density ASTM B962/B311 and axial fatigue ASTM E466.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · core features
The A2LA scope includes sieve analysis, particle-size distribution, Hall/Carney apparent density and flow, and tap density testing for metal powders.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · summary
The A2LA scope includes X-ray CT dimensional, foreign-object-debris and porosity analysis under BTI-SOP-712.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · technical tags
The A2LA scope includes sieve analysis, particle-size distribution, Hall/Carney apparent density and flow, and tap density testing for metal powders.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · summary
The A2LA scope includes sieve analysis, particle-size distribution, Hall/Carney apparent density and flow, and tap density testing for metal powders.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · technical tags
The A2LA scope includes X-ray CT dimensional, foreign-object-debris and porosity analysis under BTI-SOP-712.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · display lead
The A2LA scope includes sieve analysis, particle-size distribution, Hall/Carney apparent density and flow, and tap density testing for metal powders.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · display lead
The A2LA scope includes specimen preparation, micro-etching, average grain size and automated alpha-lath size analysis.
Kinectrics presents the manifold as a reference for nuclear qualification and ongoing engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators; the case does not identify an installed reactor component.
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Kinectrics presents the manifold as a reference for nuclear qualification and ongoing engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators; the case does not identify an installed reactor component.
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Kinectrics presents the manifold as a reference for nuclear qualification and ongoing engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators; the case does not identify an installed reactor component.
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
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Kinectrics presents the manifold as a reference for nuclear qualification and ongoing engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators; the case does not identify an installed reactor component.
Kinectrics documents Burloak manufacturing a 17-4 PH stainless-steel hydraulic manifold using LPBF on an EOS M290.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Kinectrics reports that the demonstrated manifold sustained 2,812 psig, 1.25 times its design pressure, for 10 minutes with no observed leaks.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Kinectrics reports a measured density above 99.9% for the demonstrated manifold, exceeding the project porosity requirement.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · maturity
Kinectrics documents Burloak manufacturing a 17-4 PH stainless-steel hydraulic manifold using LPBF on an EOS M290.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Kinectrics reports that the demonstrated manifold material properties exceeded ASTM A564 Type 630 in the H1150 condition after heat treatment.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Kinectrics documents Burloak manufacturing a 17-4 PH stainless-steel hydraulic manifold using LPBF on an EOS M290.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Kinectrics documents Burloak manufacturing a 17-4 PH stainless-steel hydraulic manifold using LPBF on an EOS M290.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · technology readiness level
Kinectrics presents the manifold as a reference for nuclear qualification and ongoing engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators; the case does not identify an installed reactor component.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · defence applications
Kinectrics presents the manifold as a reference for nuclear qualification and ongoing engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators; the case does not identify an installed reactor component.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · display lead
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · core features
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · summary
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · maturity
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · summary
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · maturity
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · defence applications
The manifold case used Burloak heat treatment, five-axis CNC machining, laboratory testing and advanced metrology.
Kinectrics presents the manifold as a reference for nuclear qualification and ongoing engagement with utilities, OEMs and regulators; the case does not identify an installed reactor component.
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
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The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · summary
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · commercial availability
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · catalogue teaser
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
Supports: Materials testing and AM process verification · maturity
The live A2LA directory lists Burloak Oakville certificates 6622.01 mechanical and 6622.02 chemical, both coded C2: conditionally available for commercial services.
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
The IRAP project addresses pre/post-processing barriers to commercial-scale space and defence AM production, including reducing machining of delicate near-net-shape parts.
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Supports: Technology transfer and industrial R&D partner relationship
The IRAP project addresses pre/post-processing barriers to commercial-scale space and defence AM production, including reducing machining of delicate near-net-shape parts.
Supports: Technology transfer and industrial R&D partner relationship
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Supports: NRC IRAP pre/post-process research contribution funding event
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Supports: NRC IRAP pre/post-process research contribution funding event
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Supports: NRC IRAP pre/post-process research contribution funding event
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Supports: NRC IRAP pre/post-process research contribution funding event
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Supports: NRC IRAP pre/post-process research contribution funding event
NRC IRAP agreement 1009350 records C$700,000 for Burloak pre/post-process R&D, with a July 3, 2023 to August 29, 2025 term.
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Profile · description
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Profile · display lead
Burloak lists 3- and 5-axis milling, 2- and 4-axis turning, and 4-axis wire and sink EDM.
Supports: Profile · description
Burloak lists 3- and 5-axis milling, 2- and 4-axis turning, and 4-axis wire and sink EDM.
Supports: Profile · display lead
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · display lead
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Burloak lists 3- and 5-axis milling, 2- and 4-axis turning, and 4-axis wire and sink EDM.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · summary
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · technical tags
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · defence applications
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · display lead
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · technical tags
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · capability type
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · core features
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · slug
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · name
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · technicaldomainslugs
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · commercial availability
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · technical tags
Burloak offers in-house hot isostatic pressing, stress relieving, solution annealing and age hardening, describing its heat-treatment services as Nadcap certified.
MDA and Burloak announced a five-year agreement in 2020 for design and manufacturability of additive satellite-antenna parts; source does not establish renewal after its original term.
CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for Burloak research on AM structural design, alloys and surface finishes for lunar thermal environments, during July 18, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
Supports: CSA lunar additive-manufacturing research contribution funding event
CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for Burloak research on AM structural design, alloys and surface finishes for lunar thermal environments, during July 18, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
Supports: CSA lunar additive-manufacturing research contribution funding event
CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for Burloak research on AM structural design, alloys and surface finishes for lunar thermal environments, during July 18, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
Supports: CSA lunar additive-manufacturing research contribution funding event
CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for Burloak research on AM structural design, alloys and surface finishes for lunar thermal environments, during July 18, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
Supports: CSA lunar additive-manufacturing research contribution funding event
CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for Burloak research on AM structural design, alloys and surface finishes for lunar thermal environments, during July 18, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
Supports: CSA lunar additive-manufacturing research contribution funding event
CSA agreement 20STDPO27 records C$1,162,330 for Burloak research on AM structural design, alloys and surface finishes for lunar thermal environments, during July 18, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
MDA and Burloak announced a five-year agreement in June 2020 for additively manufactured satellite antenna parts and design/manufacturability optimization.
Supports: Customer and satellite manufacturing partner relationship
MDA and Burloak announced a five-year agreement in June 2020 for additively manufactured satellite antenna parts and design/manufacturability optimization.
Supports: Customer and satellite manufacturing partner relationship
MDA and Burloak announced a five-year agreement in June 2020 for additively manufactured satellite antenna parts and design/manufacturability optimization.
Supports: Customer and satellite manufacturing partner relationship
MDA and Burloak announced a five-year agreement in June 2020 for additively manufactured satellite antenna parts and design/manufacturability optimization.
Supports: Customer and satellite manufacturing partner relationship
MDA and Burloak announced a five-year agreement in June 2020 for additively manufactured satellite antenna parts and design/manufacturability optimization.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · technology readiness level
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · capability type
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · defence applications
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · technicaldomainslugs
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · name
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · summary
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · defence applications
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · technical tags
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · defence applications
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · technical tags
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · commercial availability
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · technical tags
Burloak offers application/process development, additive component production, post-processing and documentation under a published quality-system offer. Flight heritage and certification logos are company claims; process/site certificates and part-specific acceptance must be checked for a proposed order.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · core features
BTX's announcement says i3D acquired Burloak, which continues from Oakville under its existing name, team and brand as an i3D Centre of Excellence. The acquisition announcement describes integrated metal additive manufacturing, CNC machining, heat treatment, HIP, material testing and quality systems. It does not qualify every part or disclose production capacity.
Supports: End-to-end metal additive manufacturing · maturity
BTX's announcement says i3D acquired Burloak, which continues from Oakville under its existing name, team and brand as an i3D Centre of Excellence. The acquisition announcement describes integrated metal additive manufacturing, CNC machining, heat treatment, HIP, material testing and quality systems. It does not qualify every part or disclose production capacity.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · summary
Burloak’s current quality page claims AS9100 and ISO9001 certification, Nadcap accreditation, Controlled Goods Program participation and ISO17025 certification.
Supports: Hot isostatic pressing and thermal processing · commercial availability
Burloak’s current quality page claims AS9100 and ISO9001 certification, Nadcap accreditation, Controlled Goods Program participation and ISO17025 certification.
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