Race car measurement device drives out guesswork CHALLENGE Speed Composites, manufacturers of composite panels for race cars competing at tracks in North America, were looking to expand their product line: an innovative product that provides precise measurements of a vehicle’s chassis prior to a race. Competitive racing requires the measurement of the car’s chassis frame to determine an optimum adjustment for varying track conditions. However, … Continue reading Speed Composites »
Improving green screen film technology CHALLENGE 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 enough to hit the commercial market. Keyframe’s visual effects division, Krow VFX, partnered with the Research & Innovation team in developing a wireless product, a technology … Continue reading Keyframe Studios-Krow VFX »
Digital landscape meets the manufacturing world CHALLENGE MTechHub is an association of 400 Canadian Manufacturing SMEs created by Burlington-based software development company Seradex. Their aim is to overcome common industry business challenges through the use and adoption of digital technologies. They came to the Research & Innovation division to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor solution that would measure equipment voltage in an attempt … Continue reading Seradex – MTechHub »
User Interface for Intelligent Medical Bed Sheet CHALLENGE Studio 1 Labs is a global leader in fabric sensor technology with a patent-pending method of creating a sensor with the ability to measure variability of pressure rather than conventional wired sensors. This wireless intelligent bed sheet automates routine respiratory monitoring and documentation tasks for healthcare workers. With advanced data accuracy and analytics, this technology can … Continue reading Studio 1 Labs »
Designing a Remote Sensing Application PROJECT TYPE Web and Mobile App Development CHALLENGE Pump Pro Shop is Ontario’s largest aftermarket and surplus pump inventory supplier, providing high-quality pumps, parts and service to a wide range of industry partners in the oil, paper, steel, and water-based industries. To add to the products and services offered, they asked the team to collaborate on designing a remote … Continue reading Pump Pro Shop »
Improving the Design and Functionality of PTLevel’s User Interface PROJECT TYPE Computer Programming and Web Development CHALLENGE ParemTech is the developer of the PTLevel device to measure the water level of cisterns. A customer dashboard reports water level and usage data to the owner. To develop the market for the PTLevel among water delivery companies, ParemTech desired additional functionality to the customer dashboard while … Continue reading ParemTech »
