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Digital Engineering April 2026
In the latest issue of Digital Engineering, we take a look at the latest innovations in design for additive manufacturing, including the use of natural language inputs, social media cosplayers, and AI integration. The issue also includes a feature…
January Special Focus Issue: Design for Additive
In this Special Focus Issue of Digital Engineering, learn about the latest advancements in design for additive manufacturing, including new software tools, additive in automotive, custom medical devices, and more.
Tekna, provider of advanced materials, set up partnership with Burloak Technologies (Burloak), a Canada-based additive manufacturing (AM) company, to supply materials for production of more than 50,000 satellite components. The collaboration supports Burloak’s role in manufacturing advanced flight hardware for the MDA Aurora program.
Through the agreement, Tekna will supply aluminum metal powders engineered for use in high-performance aerospace applications. The powders, produced through Tekna’s Plasma Atomization process, are certified to meet AS9100D aerospace quality standards as well as Nadcap accreditation for metallic powder manufacturing.
"By joining forces with a global leader in advanced materials, we are able to deliver critical 3D printed flight hardware in the satellite industry," says Jason Ball, general manager of Burloak.
Burloak’s use of Tekna’s high-purity powders allows for design freedom in components such as antennas, mounts, and structural supports, the companies report.
"It is always an honor to collaborate with innovation leaders like Burloak,” says 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."
Both companies acknowledge their commitments to advancing the national and global space manufacturing ecosystem.
Tekna is a provider of sustainable, advanced material solutions, headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada. The company specializes in high-purity metal powders used in critical applications such as additive manufacturing (3D printing) across the aerospace, defense, medical and consumer electronics industries.
Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co. Limited, supports its partners with end-to-end capabilities that include DfAM (design for additive manufacturing), materials development, high precision CNC machining, heat treatment, post-processing, materials lab testing and metrology services. Burloak is a large AM contract manufacturing company in Canada.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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