OAKVILLE, ON and SHERBROOKE, QC, Canada, Nov 10, 2025 – Tekna (OSE: TEKNA), a world-leading provider of advanced materials to industry, has entered a strategic partnership with Burloak Technologies (Burloak), Canada’s leading additive manufacturing (AM) company, to supply materials for the production of more than 50,000 satellite components. The collaboration supports Burloak’s role in manufacturing advanced flight hardware for the MDA Aurora program.
Under the agreement, Tekna will supply aluminum metal powders engineered for use in high-performance aerospace applications. The powders, produced through Tekna’s proprietary Plasma Atomization process, are certified to meet AS9100D aerospace quality standards as well as the recently obtained Nadcap accreditation for metallic powder manufacturing, ensuring exceptional consistency, mechanical performance, and part integrity.
“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,” said Jason Ball, General Manager of Burloak.
Additive manufacturing is transforming how satellites are built, enabling highly complex, lightweight, and performance-optimized structures that traditional methods cannot match. Burloak’s use of Tekna’s high-purity powders allows for unprecedented design freedom and performance efficiency in components such as antennas, mounts, and structural supports.
“It is always an honor to collaborate with innovation leaders like Burloak,” said 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 are deeply rooted in innovation and are committed to advancing the national and global space manufacturing ecosystem. This partnership leverages the strengths of two industry pioneers—Tekna in advanced powder metallurgy and Burloak in full-lifecycle additive manufacturing—to provide aerospace OEMs with cutting-edge, flight-ready components.
About Tekna
Tekna is a world-leading 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. The company is positioning itself in the fast-growing market of advanced nanomaterials for the microelectronics sector.
Tekna also develops cutting-edge induction plasma systems designed for both industrial research and production. Its unique, IP-protected plasma technology is powering its hypersonic wind tunnels, PlasmaSonic, which enable simulating material exposure conditions in space.
With over 30 years of experience, Tekna is a trusted partner to a broad portfolio of multinational blue-chip customers for its high-quality products and innovation. Its material solutions help enhance productivity, enable more efficient use of materials and support the transition to more resilient supply chains and a circular economy. For more information, visit https://www.tekna.com.
