NGen’s
Collaboration Corner
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EPIC Semiconductors, Inc.
Project description:
EPIC Semiconductors is looking to establish a partnership with an industrial manufacturer to develop and deploy a comprehensive blockchain secured, AI supported production chain using its proprietary Smart Dust sensors (microscopic AI sensor chips) for Industry 4.0 solutions.
About EPIC:
EPIC Semiconductors (EPIC) is a technology manufacturer founded in 2008 in Vancouver, Canada.
To meet the growing need for connectivity, EPIC Semiconductors has developed microscopic AI sensor chips featuring energy harvesting, sensing, processing and bi-directional non-magnetic communication (Smart Dust). Its small size allows it to be easily embedded into everyday objects and can sense “human actions, physical forces, chemical reactions and bio-effects”.
About the Project:
EPIC Semiconductors is looking to establish a partnership with an industrial manufacturer to develop and deploy a comprehensive blockchain secured, AI supported production chain using its proprietary Smart Dust sensors (microscopic AI sensor chips) for Industry 4.0 solutions.
Smart Dust can improve risk monitoring and prevention in manufacturing facilities. For instance, it can detect any tampering, damage, or quality issues, allowing manufacturers to tweak their operations and processes accordingly, without concern of tampering. Smart Dust enhances the features of machines and protects their operators by monitoring mistakes, unauthorized presence and quality issues. They ensure blockchain secured supply chains. Smart Dust can be installed without pause or change in the manufacturing process.
Their expertise:
To meet the growing need for connectivity, EPIC Semiconductors has developed microscopic AI sensor chips featuring energy harvesting, sensing, processing and bi-directional non-magnetic communication (Smart Dust). Its small size allows it to be easily embedded into everyday objects and can sense “human actions, physical forces, chemical reactions and bio-effects”. The Smart Dust is capable of harvesting power from low frequency electric fields to power itself up and also to provide efficient power to peripherals (e.g. other sensors and displays). This eliminates the need for toxic batteries (e.g. button cells). Also, the Smart Dust operates at a clock frequency below 500KHz. No harmful electromagnetic radio-waves are generated.
If you are interested please complete the following form.
They are looking for:
Industrial manufacturer with facilities that are interested working with EPIC Semiconductor for an NGen project and protecting access to their manufacturing data.
Lion Electric Co.
Project description:
The Lion Electric Co. project targets the automation of their production line, more specifically the automation of the paint shop. Lion has identified a project partner based in Quebec named Genik. The automation of the paint shop will allow Lion to efficiently and safely paint the Lion truck chassis. Further, Lion did not have a paint shop as part of its production line and this process is entirely new to Lion, hence why it is crucial to automate this area of our production line.
Project objectives:
Develop an industrial paint booth for Lion Chassis
Apex Industries
Project description:
Apex is looking to establish a manufacturing process to produce a new composite material. This material will provide a cost-effective alternative with superior hardness and heat resistance to current available artificial solid surface materials for counter tops, interiors and exteriors of buildings.
Through this project, Apex is looking to establish an advanced manufacturing process encompassing a viable printing technology, resin mixing, glass and paper impregnation, continuous in-line drying, in-line cutting and stacking capabilities. The end product will incorporate 50-100 layers of impregnated material and printed product.
Company Description
Apex Industries is a manufacturer, distributor and solutions company located in Moncton, NB employing 265 people. The company has been established for over 60 years and has 5 distinct business units.
Project Description:
Apex is looking to establish a manufacturing process to produce a new composite material. This material will provide a cost-effective alternative with superior hardness and heat resistance to current available artificial solid surface materials for counter tops, interiors and exteriors of buildings.
Through this project, Apex is looking to establish an advanced manufacturing process encompassing a viable printing technology, resin mixing, glass and paper impregnation, continuous in-line drying, in-line cutting and stacking capabilities. The end product will incorporate 50-100 layers of impregnated material and printed product.
Apex requires the following expertise:
Partner who can provide large format printing services and aid in the development of an advanced printing process providing high resolution images. Key to the success of this will be the ability to fully saturate the paper product with ink.If you are interested please complete the following form.
Pacefactory
Project description: Pacefactory has developed a real-time production efficiency monitoring solution using video analytics to track combined machine and human performance metrics. This analytical approach can simultaneously find quality and safety anomalies in production patterns, while visually representing problem solving examples for teams to collaborate on. The result is a consultative problem solving tool that rapidly increases productivity and profitability of manufacturing operations
Pacefactory is a video analytics software company that uses computer vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies to help manufacturing companies in the areas of worker safety, product quality and production efficiency. It is essentially a new technology for industrial applications to help improve safety and profitability of companies.
Project objectives:
Evaluate complex manufacturing environments
Identify top losses including labour utilization
Use video examples for problem solving and training
Use real time computer vision and AI to sustain results
Expertise and role in the project:
Providing software development resources
Expertise needed:
Manufacturing sites with complex issues in efficiency, quality or safety
Labour or capacity constrained environments
Change management, training and implementation expertise
Manufacturing consultants
If you are interested please complete the following form.
Aspire
Project description:
Description of the Project
Our fully-automated and modular technology can be scaled to any size in any geography.
Aspire targets markets utilizing insects and their by-products for applications in nutrition, biomedicine, and agrochemicals with a vision to mitigate climate change and alleviate global food insecurity in a sustainable, regenerative way.
The project will build a new industry and a new agricultural sector. Cricket protein will displace premium meat and fish in a variety of applications with a significant impact on the environment.
The Aspire facility will transform protein production and processing by introducing for the first time ASRS (Dematic Canada), Bluetooth mesh and sensor technologies (TELUS) in the context of intensive micro-livestock farming and production.
Aspire will employ an array of scientists and engineers, opening new avenues of employment.
Expertise we are looking for…
AI, machine learning, and analytics
Aspire currently has a robust network of sensors in the current R&D facility and an extensive database of readings going back years
Aspire is looking for partner(s) who can develop tools that will:
interrogate existing datasets for missing insights
analyze new data from our new facility in near-real time to adjust variables and facilitate machine learning
Material separation
Aspire has developed patent pending processes to separate a variety of mixed products that are generated by our manufacturing process.
Aspire is looking for partner(s) who has:
existing gravimetric, density, air classification or related sorting equipment or expertise
the engineering experience to work with this type of equipment and adapt it to our needs
Injection molding
Aspire has need for high volume, high-throughput, high-pressure, structural foam injection molding using large molds
Aspire is looking for partner(s) who have:
Large scale equipment suitable OR
Who are willing to partner to increase their capacity so that they can fulfill Aspire’s requirements
Dry Material Pasteurization
Aspire has a volume of relatively low moisture-content material that would be improved through the application of heat to reduce microbial load, but cannot be cooked at a very high temperature. The material is of low value but high volume
Aspire is looking for partner(s) who have:
A high throughput system that does not add more than a few pennies per kilogram of cost to treated material
The expertise to adapt an existing system or design and manufacture a novel system
HVAC
Aspire needs to maintain fairly tight environmental tolerances in large, full enclosed spaces with substantial vertical columns
Aspire is looking for partner(s) who have:
Significant experience or equipment that will prevent environmental stratification in extremely high-bay spaces
If you are interested please complete the following form.
CCRM Enterprises
Project description:
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
Process development and scale-up for 5-7 SME’s with novel CGT IP
Develop a novel platform technologies for advanced CGT manufacturing
Integrate SME processes and manufacturing platforms into a best-in-class CDMO serving the North American CGT market
OUR EXPERTISE AND ROLE IN THE PROJECT:
Process development (PD) and scale-up for new CGT technologies and products.
Facilities for Phase I and II clinical grade production of GMP products.
Advanced manufacturing platforms (e.g. closed, automated, scalable, and quality systems) for CGT manufacturing.
Understanding of industry and global network.
EXPERTISE WE ARE SEEKING:
Companies with CGT therapy products at TRL 4 – 6 requiring PD and GMP manufacturing.
Companies with CGT manufacturing platform technologies that can be developed and integrated into the CDMO as a service offering to SMEs.
Partners in regulatory approval; training; logistics; supply chain; and distribution.
If you are interested please complete the following form.
JITbase
Project Description: Dynamic scheduling for CNC production.
Complete integrated dynamic scheduling solution that includes optimal scheduling, GPS for the CNC machinist on the shop-floor (JITbase current product), and automatic rescheduling based on live production data.
JITbase will provide:
Looking for:
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