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 …Continue reading »
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 …Continue reading »
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 …Continue reading »
Current Funding Opportunities: October 2018 Thanks to funding from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), Niagara College is addressing social media usage challenges for social marketing by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Vouchers for e-Business (VEB) program with the Research & Innovation division is almost full for the 2018-19 program, with two more spots …Continue reading »
Business Research Assistant The Business Research Assistant will work on a number of applied research projects assisting small- and medium-sized businesses to solve real-world problems relating to operations management, sales, and marketing. The successful candidate will work individually and as part of a team to complete project deliverables. Hours completed during this work term may be …Continue reading »
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