Category Archives: Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre

Even green screen tech can be improved

Alex Davis, Computer Programming graduate and current Research & Innovation Research Associate helped develop a user-friendly interface for the innovative green screen tracker prototype created by Keyframe Studios in St. Catharines. When Keyframe Studios, an award-winning animation and visual effects company, created a concept prototype to reduce green-screen post-production compositing time, they needed assistance taking it to the next level, and in making it sophisticated … Continue reading Even green screen tech can be improved »

Race car measurement device drives out guesswork

Research Assistant and Mechanical Engineering Technologies (Co-op) student Cedric Malangis-Valdes (bottom left) demonstrates the digital measurement device he helped develop for industry partner Speed Composites. The measurement data is transmitted wirelessly to a tablet or smart phone app (right). Speed Composites, manufacturers of composite panels for race cars competing at tracks in Canada and the United States, were looking to expand their product line to … Continue reading Race car measurement device drives out guesswork »

Flourishing success for local agri-food innovator

Pictured with the Hamill’s Microgreens Harvester Dryer: Lucas Howe, Mechanical Engineering student and former Research Assistant with NC’s Research & Innovation division and Al Spence, PhD, Research Lead at the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre. No longer just a tiny garnish, microgreens — the edible delicacies grown from the seeds of vegetables and herbs — are now a flourishing market in North America. To save … Continue reading Flourishing success for local agri-food innovator »

POSITION AVAILABLE: Centre Manager, Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre with Research & Innovation team

Centre Manager, WAMIC The Centre Manager, WAMIC for the Technology Access Centre (TAC) in Advanced Manufacturing, is responsible for the day-to-day performance of the Centre to ensure successful outreach, development, implementation, and dissemination of advanced manufacturing technical services. Reporting to the Associate Director, Research and Innovation, this role involves managing the TAC team including the Applications Specialist and the Research Laboratory Technologist. For more details, … Continue reading POSITION AVAILABLE: Centre Manager, Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre with Research & Innovation team »

Position Available: SONAMI Network Manager

SONAMI Network Manager The Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI) is a Niagara College led consortium of seven post-secondary institutions supporting manufacturers’ research and development needs through applied research projects. Reporting to the Manager, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, the SONAMI Network Manager is responsible for managing a range of strategic initiatives and partnership activities in an effort to grow and sustain the … Continue reading Position Available: SONAMI Network Manager »

57th Annual Advanced Technology Think Tank (ATTT) Conference

The 57th Annual Advanced Technology Think Tank (ATTT) will be held at Niagara College’s Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre on June 6 & 7. The conference, with the theme, “Smart Manufacturing – Using Tomorrow’s Technology Today,” provides a forum for leading experts and specialists in productivity-enhancing technologies to meet and share. The conference will conclude with a tour of the Research & Innovation advanced manufacturing … Continue reading 57th Annual Advanced Technology Think Tank (ATTT) Conference »