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New advanced manufacturing Project Manager thrives on innovative ideas

If you happen to find her sitting quietly, deep in thought, there’s a good chance Amal Driouich is either mulling over a complex mathematical equation or contemplating a steady stream of creative ideas and inventions. And she’d be savouring every minute of it. As it happens, it’s her favourite way to spend any free time: A deliberate free flow of thinking that combines conventional reasoning … Continue reading New advanced manufacturing Project Manager thrives on innovative ideas »

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Current Opportunities

Manufacturing Sector Industry Survey: Gauging Industry 4.0 Readiness   Niagara College Research & Innovation is conducting a survey to understand the readiness level of the manufacturing sector in Niagara to adopt digital technology and practices.   The findings from this survey will help the manufacturing sector in Niagara by identifying key areas for leadership/management to focus on their competencies to gain traction in the new … Continue reading Current Opportunities »

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Profile: Anusha Qureshi

Profile: Anusha Qureshi

Profile: Anusha Qureshi Coming from a family comprised mostly of doctors, Anusha Qureshi grew up assuming that she, too, would enter the medical field. That destiny would change course the more her passion for mathematics grew and eventually shift to engineering, thanks to the sway of her brother. Anusha’s decision to leave Pakistan at age 17 and enrol in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at … Continue reading Profile: Anusha Qureshi »

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Improving the sewer guardian

Project Highlights: Improving the sewer guardian Residential sewer systems require backflow prevention devices to protect the home from sewage entering into the home. The current technology of backflow preventers poses a problem in that there is no way to determine if the backflow prevention device is operational. Failures of the backflow prevention device can be catastrophic. Rock Bar Construction developed a solution to this problem … Continue reading Improving the sewer guardian »

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Efficient trimming

Project Highlights: Efficient trimming The WAMIC team recently worked with Airbus Helicopters in Fort Erie, Ont., to develop 3D-printed plastic vacuum fixtures to hold composite helicopter parts, so that a robotic trimming system can be used. Enabling the vacuum, the operator was able to quickly and repeatedly locate the part on the fixture and with full vacuum applied, the part held very securely, particularly near … Continue reading Efficient trimming »

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Digital landscape meets manufacturing world

Project Highlights: Digital landscape meets manufacturing world      MTech Hub, a network created by a Burlington-based software development company Seradex, represents small- and medium-sized manufacturers devoted to exploring and introducing the digital landscape into their businesses. They came to Research & Innovation last May to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor solution that would measure equipment voltage in an attempt to mitigate long-term … Continue reading Digital landscape meets manufacturing world »