Category Archives: Research & Innovation

Position Available: Food & Beverage Research Technician with our FBIC team

Located at the Daniel J. Patterson campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Food & Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC) offers a full suite of services to support industry innovation and commercialization of new products and processes. Food & Beverage Research Technician The Food & Beverage Research Technician will work with the Scientific Manager, Research Program Manager, Lab Technologists, Research Leads, Research Assistants, and Industry Partners in operations involving the development … Continue reading Position Available: Food & Beverage Research Technician with our FBIC team »

R&D Challenge? NC has solutions

  Niagara College’s Research & Innovation division is currently offering small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) a way to advance their product development, improve their performance or take an innovative leap forward, thanks to government funding from various sources, and service opportunities available with our Innovation Centres. We can help solve your innovation challenges related to technology adoption, in the sectors of: • advanced manufacturing • … Continue reading R&D Challenge? NC has solutions »

Two exciting staff announcements for the growing R&I division

A familiar face at the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC) has secured a new position on the team. Brian Klassen is now WAMIC’s Research Laboratory Technologist. Brian has worked with the Research & Innovation (R&I) division in progressively more senior roles since joining the R&I team in 2018, from Research Assistant, to Associate, to Technician, to Research & Development Technologist, and now most recently … Continue reading Two exciting staff announcements for the growing R&I division »

A full calendar of events through October and November keeps R&I staff busy

Several staff members across all four of our Innovation Centres will be on the road at a handful of exciting industry events, but not before taking part in the annual fall open house at NC. Niagara College Fall Open House Join R&I at the Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake campuses for Fall Open House on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is your … Continue reading A full calendar of events through October and November keeps R&I staff busy »

From conceptual idea to final prototype: Navigating WAMIC’s innovative process through technology readiness levels

From an Expert's Perspective

This month, we hear from Liliana McIntosh, Mechanical Engineering Technologist with the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre. As a Mechanical Engineering Technologist, I have been fortunate enough to participate in the development and completion of many projects here at the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC). In this article, I will guide you through the steps we take moving from a conceptual idea to a … Continue reading From conceptual idea to final prototype: Navigating WAMIC’s innovative process through technology readiness levels »

Industry can turn to WAMIC for measurement magic using metrology

At the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC), the team specializes in metrology; defined as the scientific study of measurement and its application to establish a common understanding of units. “Accurate dimensional measurement is a critical factor when it comes to manufacturing,” says Neil Wilkinson, Research Program Manager at WAMIC. “Ensuring measurements or figuring out the shape and size of objects throughout all processes makes … Continue reading Industry can turn to WAMIC for measurement magic using metrology »