Located in the Montreal area, Metafoam is developing and manufacturing open-cell metal foams with an exclusive and distinctive production process.
Metafoam's basic technology comes from a discovery made at the Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). In 2001, IMI-NRC developed a new metal & ceramic foams production process which alleviates the constraints of conventional processes. In sum, the IMI-NRC process leads to metal foams with the highest surface area in the industry, the lowest production costs and a greater repeatability. Since then, Metafoam signed an exclusive licence to commercialize this disruptive innovation and has filled its own patent applications for various products and for technologies which improve the manufacturing process, bonding and the mechanical properties of the foams.
With the unique properties of this multifunctional material, Metafoam can solve some of the most critical problems in numerous industries. Nevertheless, Metafoam is focusing for the moment on the development of high performance metal foams for value added applications including in thermal management, namely heat pipes and boiling plates, and electrochemistry.
Metafoam vision is to become the #1 open-cell metal foam manufacturer. In that regard, Metafoam is looking to enter into partnerships with leading companies to co-develop high performance solutions and integrate its materials into existing products. Please contact us to learn more about this business opportunity.
Metal foam solutions
There are numerous applications for metal foams.
However, in the short term, Metafoam focuses on electronics cooling by providing critical components which significantly increase product performance:
- high surface area boiling surfaces for thermosyphons, vapor chambers and other heat spreader applications;
- metal foam wicking structure for cylindrical, flat, and loop heat pipes that perform in any orientation;
- liquid cold plates with a copper foam core eliminating high micromachining costs.
Metafoam's materials also show tremendous benefits in other fields of applications:
- high surface area porous electrodes to increase electrochemical reaction efficiency;
- water purification by using metals having properties against bacteria and algae;
- acoustics in harsh environments.
As Metafoam expertise is the development and production of affordable and highly efficient metal foams, the company is looking to create partnerships with large companies having extensive know-how in those industries to co-develop and ultimately commercialize finished products integrating metal foam. To learn more about this business opportunity, please contact us.
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