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NPS Group offers expert services in real estate, land development, and home renovation, providing a one-stop solution for transforming living spaces in Calgary and Toronto.
Industry Sector: Construction
Tech Area: Advanced Building Products, Advanced Tooling, Robotics
The project involves establishing a manufacturing plant in Calgary, Alberta, to increase the housing supply by utilizing proven machinery from China and incorporating advanced German technology. This initiative aims to accelerate prefab housing production and improve the rate of construction across Alberta.
Enhance Workforce Training and Development: Invest in specialized training programs for the workforce to effectively operate advanced manufacturing technologies, ensuring a skilled labor pool capable of maintaining high standards in prefab housing construction.
Foster Industry Collaboration and Innovation: Establish partnerships with industry leaders, academic institutions, and research organizations to drive continuous innovation, share best practices, and stay at the forefront of technological advancements in the homebuilding sector.
Develop Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities with Integrated Automation: Establish state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities equipped with cutting-edge robotics and automation technologies to enhance production efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure precision in the construction of prefabricated housing.
Accelerate Construction Speed: Increase the speed of home construction in Calgary by leveraging advanced manufacturing techniques, enabling faster project completion and delivery.
Land Acquisition and Development Expertise: With a deep understanding of land acquisition and development, NPS Group will secure and prepare the land necessary for the advanced manufacturing facility and housing projects.
Building and Construction Proficiency: NPS Group has extensive experience in construction, bringing knowledge in building design, project management, and the implementation of advanced construction techniques to ensure high-quality, efficient outcomes.
Factory Setup and Operational Management: Leveraging expertise in establishing and managing industrial facilities, NPS Group will oversee the setup of the manufacturing plant, ensuring it is equipped with the latest technologies and optimized for productivity.
Labor and Workforce Development: NPS Group will provide skilled labor, with a focus on training and developing the workforce to operate advanced machinery and automation systems, ensuring a highly efficient and capable production team.
Experienced Builders: We are looking for partners who have a strong background in construction, particularly those who have successfully completed large-scale building projects.
Prefab Housing Specialists: Partners with proven experience in the design, manufacturing, and construction of prefabricated housing are essential to help streamline the process and ensure high-quality outcomes.
Technology and Automation Experts: We seek partners who can contribute expertise in advanced robotics, automation, and manufacturing technologies, helping to optimize production and enhance efficiency.
Homiie (homiie.site), an innovative platform transforming the real estate sector with comprehensive, decarbonization and cost-effective energy efficiency solutions.
Industry Sector: Construction
Tech Area: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Homiie is revolutionizing the real estate industry by connecting developers, builders, and material suppliers through a unified platform. We provide everything from material procurement to real-time energy analytics, helping to streamline and optimize building practices.
Technology and Vision, Marketing, Network
Expertise of Building Material, Expert of Math, Programming.
Valleyhaus is a new prefab home builder located in Kitchener ON.
Industry Sector: Construction
Tech Area: Advanced Building Products
Our project involves the construction of a state-of-the-art, automated manufacturing facility designed to revolutionize the prefab homebuilding industry. By integrating advanced robotics and precision engineering, this facility will significantly enhance production efficiency, reduce costs, and minimize environmental impact, setting a new standard for sustainable and scalable home construction.
Our company brings decades of expertise in industrial automation and custom automation software development to the project. We will leverage this extensive experience to design and implement a cutting-edge assembly line for prefab home manufacturing, ensuring it is both highly efficient and adaptable for licensing to other manufacturers.
We are seeking partners with expertise in real estate development to collaborate on deploying our prefab homes in small subdivision projects. The ideal partner would have experience in land development and a strong market presence to facilitate the successful integration of our innovative housing solutions into new communities.
NUNAFAB CORP specializes in developing advanced and smart concrete technology solutions for sustainable construction and infrastructure development.
Industry Sector: Cement Manufacturing, Construction, Marine, Nuclear, Oil & Gas
Tech Area: Advanced Building Products, Advanced Materials, Green Technology
NUNAFAB has successfully developed and commercialized cost-effective premixed blends of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) products with self-healing and smart properties using local raw materials under the brand name Nanook UHPC. The UHPC products are characterized by extreme mechanical and operational performance, including structural grouts and mortars with compressive strengths exceeding 17,000 psi (120 MPa) for various industries. The UHPC mixes are suitable for various applications such as:
Civil and bridge construction
To successfully scale smart UHPC technology in various construction and infrastructure projects across North America.
Long term partnership for technology scale-up and adoption in infrastructure projects
Prosaris is a provider of state-of-the-art ultrasonic compressed air and electrical leak detection technology for use in manufacturing.
Industry Sector: Electronics manufacturing, Energy
Tech Area: Green Technology, Automation, Analytics, Sensors
We are expanding our current compressed air detection technology to also detect electrical leakage in manufacturing production lines.
In partnership with both small and large scale Canadian manufacturers, we will be integrating our new detection hardware, helping our project partners identify opportunities for operational efficiencies, GHG reduction, and energy savings.
We will also be developing on-premises cyber-secure ISO 50001 energy management software (EnMS) platforms created uniquely for our project partners’ production facilities, which will track the life-cycle of any compressed air and electrical leaks.
Elevating Forklift Safety With Predictive AI
Industry Sector: Warehousing, Cement Manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, Construction, Electronics manufacturing, Food processing, Metal Manufacturing (Iron, Steel, Aluminium etc), Oil & Gas, Plastics, Textiles, Wood Product Manufacturing
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data
Seeteria employs advanced AI technology to significantly enhance safety in facilities that utilize material handling vehicles, such as forklifts. Our solution analyzes CCTV footage in real time to activate forklift sirens at crucial moments, thereby aiding drivers in taking preventive actions to avoid collisions.
Additionally, our system delivers real-time mobile notifications to management about high-risk activities, along with AI-generated forecasts of potential safety hazards and recommendations for mitigation actions.
Seeteria offers advanced expertise in predictive AI and machine learning, specialized in enhancing safety around material handling vehicles in industrial and logistics environments.
We bring a robust track record of successfully implementing software solutions. We are adept at collaborating with organizational employees at various levels to ensure smooth integration and operation
We are looking for partners who are passionately committed to elevating safety standards within their operations
Industrial energy and process optimization solutions
Industry Sector: Other:
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins, IIoT
Leveraging Panevo’s proven Energy Management Information System (EMIS) software development, energy efficiency and decarbonization expertise, industrial site data will be collected to inform, refine and test AI and Reinforcement Learning EMIS functionality. This new functionality will dynamically analyze data and inform control system optimization to improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions and increase competitiveness beyond standard solutions.
1) Emissions reduction & energy efficiency
2) Digital transformation
3) Data-driven decision making
4) Establish collaborative partnership
Expert NGen project enablement and management
Meter & sensor gap analysis and implementation PM
Industrial decarbonization & energy efficiency
EMIS integration and machine learning development
Host sites for industrial EMIS deployment & data gathering
A need to achieve decarbonization & cost reduction targets
Personnel to support energy efficiency projects, data integration & strategies
Illuming Power develops and manufactures high performing materials, components and fuel cell stacks for stationary power and transportation OEMs and their suppliers. The Company’s cost leadership in expanded graphite/resin composite bipolar plates (“BPP”) is key to ensuring customers can compete on Total Cost of Ownership (“TCO”) with current diesel power systems. Its innovation is based on trade secrets, knowhow and filed patent applications
Industry Sector: Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Rail
Tech Area: Advanced Materials, Green Technology, Electric Vehicle technology
Develop, construct and commission a volume production PEM fuel cell stack assembly line utilizing Illuming Power’s expanded graphite composite plate material, advanced rapid elastomeric sealing technology, and catalyst coated membranes. The line must be flexible for runs of fuel cell, electrolyzer and other electrochemical stacks, such as Ayrton Energy’s LOHC hydrogenation and dehydrogenation stacks.
We bring Fuel Cell plate, seal and MEA design, material science and development, and stack prototyping experience. We have stack development and prototyping capabilities and currently produce at very low volume.
We require capable manufacturing equipment developers to design and build volume scale workcells for expanded graphite plate manufacturing, seal manufacturing, unit cell assembly and stack assembly.
Terra Bioindustries has developed the 2nd Generation of Upcycling to provide Food and Fermentation ingredients that decarbonize supply chains.
Industry Sector: Agrifood, Biomanufacturing
Tech Area: Agritech / AgTech, Green Technology, Biotech
The project aims to deliver a validation for a circular solution that decarbonizes scope 1 and 3 areas by connecting three main industry sectors within Saskatchewan: Baking, Precision fermentation and Brewing industries. This approach to be achieved by enabling Terra Bioindustries upcycling process.
An end-to-end AI platform for robotic vision
Industry Sector: Aerospace, Warehousing, Space, Metal Manufacturing (Iron, Steel, Aluminium etc), Electronics manufacturing, Automotive
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics
Sentire offers a decentralized robotic solution tailored for Industry 4.0, enabling OEMs to achieve operational excellence.
This project is set to revolutionize warehouse and production lines, creating a blueprint for tomorrow's manufacturing using state-of-the-art AI and robotics for seamless automation of complex tasks and real-time processing.
https://sentire.ai
Tooketree Passive Homes manufacture's carbon sequestering panels for buildings and are developing a mycelium insulation panel with structural qualities
Industry Sector: Biomanufacturing, Construction, Wood Product Manufacturing
Tech Area: Advanced Building Products, Advanced Materials, Agritech / AgTech, Green Technology
We have a patented method to produce Mycelium based building materials, but for now only at a very small scale. The product is a mix of mycelium and feedstock (hemp, straw, etc) and early testing suggests we can make insulating panels for home insulation and some structural elements for buildings. This project is to design the equipment and processes to manufacture the product (insulation board, Drywall replacement, some structural elements) at commercial scale, validate the testing for use in the building industry and develop the business model for commercial scale production
Automated greenhouse gas emissions accounting platform to empower businesses to measure and reduce their impact with confidence and integrity.
Industry Sector: Mining, Metal Manufacturing (Iron, Steel, Aluminium etc), Medical Equipment and Supplies, Food processing, Marine, Energy, Electronics manufacturing, Construction, Chemical Manufacturing, Cement Manufacturing, Biomanufacturing, Biomedical, Automotive, Agrifood, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Rail, Retail, Entertainment, Space, Textiles, Tooling/Metalworking, Warehousing, Wood Product Manufacturing, Defence
Tech Area: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Green Technology, Automation
Leverage Carbonhound's comprehensive, third-party verified carbon accounting platform to measure your organizations' greenhouse gas emissions and the climate impact of your sustainability projects. Through automated connections to your primary sources, industry & peer benchmarking, flexible reporting options, and monthly data refreshes, Carbonhound gives manufacturers the confidence and baseline data they need to set credible reduction goals and prove the business value of sustainability.
Carbonhound is trusted by over 100 companies to track, measure, and report their carbon emissions. The software is third-party verified against ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol and saves up to 70% of the time & resources required when compared to a manual process or hiring external consultants. Through our Data Concierge, Carbonhound ingests source data and we have been able to automate 100% of customer requests.
We are looking for businesses who are looking to automate their emissions data to track and prove the climate impact of sustainability initiatives. We are interested in learning more about manufacturing processes that reduce emissions, data sources unique to the industry, further develop our capability to support manufacturing processes, and most importantly increase our ability to automate data ingestion.
At Edgecom Energy, we empower large energy consumers to take control of their energy costs and reduce emissions by harnessing the power of IoT and AI solutions. Our innovative technology helps you optimize energy usage, save money, and contribute to a greener, more sustainable future.
Industry Sector: Wood Product Manufacturing, Textiles, Plastics, Metal Manufacturing (Iron, Steel, Aluminium etc), Food processing, Energy, Electronics manufacturing, Cement Manufacturing, Agrifood, Automotive, Tooling/Metalworking, Mining
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Green Technology, IIoT, Sensors, Analytics
We have launched an initial version of our AI Energy CoPilot and envision using this tool to automate the control of assets and processes within a facility to minimize costs and emissions in coordination with what’s happening on the grid. We have experience dispatching BAS/BMS, BESS and generators, and now want to expand this control ability to PLCs within a facility’s processes. This project also involves further training and developing new capabilities of our CoPilot with feedback and data from employees and processes with manufacturing facilities.
Train AI Energy CoPilot on unique priorities and constraints of manufacturing facility
Integrate CoPilot with existing systems (ERP, SCADA, PLCs, etc)
Use CoPilot to optimize and eventually control certain facility operation considering internal and external information to reduce costs and emissions
Collaborate with on-site staff to improve and expand capabilities of CoPilot
Unleash the Power of Safe, Stable, Dense Energy Storage
Industry Sector: Energy
Tech Area: Green Technology, Advanced Materials, Automation
Atlas Power Technologies is a company specializing in cutting-edge energy storage solutions.
https://atlaspowertechnologies.ca/
Industry Sector: Energy, Automotive
Tech Area: Other:
Atlas has successfully commercialized a dry electrode supercapacitor manufacturing process and is looking for partners to bring our technology into the world of lithium-ion battery production.
Successfully scale Atlas’ proven dry electrode technology to produce lithium-ion batteries at commercial scale.
Atlas Power Technologies is a company specializing in cutting-edge energy storage solutions.
Industry Sector: Automotive, Energy
Tech Area: Other:
This project looks to integrate Atlas’ supercapacitors into electric and hybrid vehicles to boost their efficiency by providing better regenerative breaking performance.
The aim is to work collaboratively with an OEM or Tier 1 vehicle manufacturer to incorporate Atlas’ high-performance supercapacitors into hybrid and electric vehicles to produce the next generation of vehicles.
Atlas Power Technologies is a company specializing in cutting-edge energy storage solutions.
Industry Sector: Automotive, Energy
Tech Area: Other:
Atlas is looking to identify partners who face industrial and grid challenges, where high-power and short-duration energy storage technologies can play a role to resolve these challenges.
LCY has developed a line of fermented carotenoids, including astaxanthin and lycopene.
Industry Sector: Biomanufacturing
Tech Area: Advanced Materials
With innovative collaboration and co-creation between LCY and its partners, and through the support provided by the NGen program - LCY will commercialize and produce fermented carotenoids in Southwestern Ontario for the dietary supplements market.
Through LCY’s proprietary yeast fermentation and downstream process, carbon emissions are significantly reduced by up to 90%.
LCY’s fermented carotenoids project aims to work with partners to design dietary supplement formulations and conduct scientific process trials for review.
Construct carotenoids extraction and purification production lines of up to 10,000kg/year for fermented astaxanthin and lycopene.
Design of high-efficacy formulations based on the active ingredients in dietary supplements, such as liposome or cold-water-dispersible powders.
Design and collect scientific data from clinical trials, in-vivo or in-vitro tests to support the efficacy and sustainability benefit claims of the key ingredients and formulations.
Commercialization of the end form of dietary supplement products, such as soft gels, through green process and packaging.
Award-Winning Company with a Technology Platform of Smart Polymers and Composites for Health and Cleantech Applications
Industry Sector: Chemical Manufacturing
Tech Area: Advanced Materials
The Objective of this Project is to create a Canadian supply chain to manufacture, adopt, and recycle a new generation of bio-based and biodegradable foams.
MAJiK Systems provides an enterprise manufacturing solution for: Equipment data capture & monitoring;Analysis & visualization across machines, lines, and factories;AI for Continuous Improvement
Industry Sector: Other:
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Enterprise solution that uses AI to learn from best practices across multiple factories to drive sustainability and efficiency.
OPX Ai is at the forefront of revolutionizing environmental sustainability and energy efficiency through pioneering AI-driven solutions, particularly in the field of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), marking a pivotal step towards mitigating carbon emissions and fostering a greener future.
Industry Sector: Oil & Gas, Energy, Mining
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Big Data, IIoT, Green Technology
EnviroCap" aims to revolutionize clean energy by deploying cutting-edge AI-driven Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) solutions. Our project focuses on capturing and storing CO2 emissions from industrial processes, contributing significantly to global sustainability efforts and fostering a cleaner, greener future.
Enersion is a Toronto based cleantech company that has developed a new heat pump technology which provides cooling and heating using 10X less electricity and no synthetic refrigerant. Enersion’s patented technology is compressor less and uses low grade waste heat or solar heat as the energy source.
Industry Sector: Energy
Tech Area: Other:
Design and manufacture of novel heat pump. Setting up cleantech manufacturing facility.
Gölu-H2 is a subsidiary of SBI BioEnergy Inc., an Alberta-based producer of unique environmentally friendly drop-in renewable fuels. Gölu-H2 has a proprietary green hydrogen production technology that can produce hydrogen for a variety of applications, including: electricity production, industrial uses, and on-board for FCEV’s. With zero Nox and zero Sox, the only emissions are CO2 borne from the ethanol itself.
https://www.sbibioenergy.com/golu-h2
Industry Sector: Energy
Tech Area: Other:
The Gölu-H2 process consists of the following phases: Ethanol used to start the process, going through the Gölu-H2 reactor and the proprietary PSA unit developed by SBI to produce 100% pure hydrogen in a self-sustaining process requiring no external energy inputs. The resulting hydrogen and/or electricity is carbon-negative.
Gölu-H2 is looking for a manufacturer who currently uses natural gas or electricity in their manufacturing process, to partner with on a demonstration project for our stand-alone green hydrogen unit. For NG users, co-feed hydrogen into the manufacturers existing natural gas equipment. For Electrification projects, users integrate carbon negative renewable electricity into their plant, reducing overall carbon intensity for all plant processes.
gas supply, reducing carbon intensity to even SubZero <0gCO2eq/MJ, resulting in carbon-neutral and carbon-negative operations. The project will also demonstrate the technology’s ability to generate biogenic food-grade CO2, which can be liquified or compressed and sold for additional revenue.
The project will include the following phases:
Phase 1 – FEED Studies, feasibility, optimized solution
Phase 2 – Project buildout
Phase 3 – Deployment and commissioning, after sales service
Golu Hydrogen Technologies deploys modular hydrogen generators that use ethanol.
Gölu-H2 is looking for a manufacturing company that uses natural gas in its manufacturing process to partner with on a demonstration project—cofeeding hydrogen generated from our on-site production unit.
We are also interested in any companies that would be interested in partnering with us on the integration side, and/or for demonstrating the use of our biogenic food-grade CO2 in their production process.
pH7 Technologies (pH7) is a Canadian cleantech startup founded in 2020 in BC. pH7’s closed-loop, net-zero, circular process uses bio-degradable and green solvent medium combined with inorganic and electro chemistry to unlock unrecoverable copper on mining sites to support emerging markets such as EV supply chain with increased supply and access to 99.9% copper;mined, extracted, and processed (zero emissions) in Canada while producing Hydrogen.
https://ph7technologies.ca/
Industry Sector: Mining
Tech Area: Green Technology
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pH7 has already developed and commercialized Platinum Group Metals (PGM), sustainable, closed-loop metal processing through partnerships with BASF, Johnson Matthey, and Mitsubushi International Corporation. We have developed and successfully tested a similar process for copper that we aim to commercialize.
We're an AI for Manufacturing Canada company and we've developed the first automatic tuner for fuzzy logic control.
Industry Sector: Automotive, Chemical Manufacturing, Energy, Oil & Gas
Tech Area: IIoT, Sensors
Working with a manufacturer and/or system integrator, Xiera will develop a fuzzy logic controller for an application in which higher efficiency, lower material wastage, or higher product yield are of significant monetary benefit (over $100,000 per year) and environmental concern Xiera can also work as a third partner on another eligible project to improve energy efficiency and solve a complex control problem.
Note that fuzzy logic control can be implemented in almost any feedback control loop, such that the project could entail using fuzzy logic control on multiple loops in a plant.
We will design and tune the fuzzy logic controller and provide technical support for our hardware, gdeX.
Developing novel hydrogen production technology with the potential to dramatically change the way hydrogen is used in everyday life.
Industry Sector: Energy
Tech Area: Robotics, Green Technology, Advanced Materials, Advanced Tooling
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New Earth Solutions specializes in supply and installation of biological air filtration systems.
https://newearthsolutions.com/
Industry Sector: Energy, Construction
Tech Area: Advanced Building Products, Additive Manufacturing, Green Technology
The focus is on partners who produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their manufacturing processes, including those using adhesives, solvents, paints, and other off-gassing
procedures. The goal is to enhance indoor air quality while minimizing the need for traditional, energy-intensive ventilation systems.
New Earth Solutions offers expertise in designing air filtration systems tailored to specific air quality targets and air volume requirements. We also oversee the construction and implementation of the technology. Additionally, we have developed tools to simulate impacts on ventilation and ease of use for engineers unfamiliar with the IAQP formula.
We need expertise from a facilities manager familiar with the building and its challenges, particularly related to ventilation and indoor air quality. Collaboration with labs is essential for detailed air quality measurements beyond what field devices can detect. We also need a mechanical engineer's approval for the technology's implementation to meet regulatory and safety standard
We are Canada's Research and Technology organization, with a mandate to support Canada's strategy to decrease GHG emissions.
Industry Sector: Automotive, Cement Manufacturing, Construction, Aerospace, Energy, Mining, Rail, Tooling/Metalworking
Tech Area: Additive Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing, Advanced Building Products, Advanced Materials, Advanced Tooling, Digital Twins, Sensors, Biotech, Analytics, Photonics / Lasers
NRC has developed IP for Linear Friction welding. we are looking for partners to support scale up, demonstration and whom are interested in licensing the technology. The IP is applicable in the mining industry, automotive industry, aerospace....anywhere where you are looking to create materials with enhanced strength.
Our organization has many capabilities for materials development according to needs and environmental specification.
We are seeking partners who are interested in having the research support.
We are a hydrogen production company intended to bring a new energy paradigm to clean energy via shock wave heating. The company specializes in shock wave heating with no direct carbon emissions, low electricity, no water demand, and low cost, shock-wave driven temperature amplification, helping clients with new waves embody, zero direct carbon dioxide production, and scalable-distributed production.
Industry Sector: Aerospace, Agrifood, Automotive, Cement Manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, Food processing, Energy, Metal Manufacturing (Iron, Steel, Aluminium etc), Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Textiles, Wood Product Manufacturing
Tech Area: Green Technology, Electric Vehicle technology
Natural gas grid-edge production of hydrogen for delivery to power, steel, and other industrial end-users.
The initial Team includes Simon Fraser University (SFU), Natural Gas leader Fortis BC, New Wave H2, and Coanda R&D engineers. The project budget can be stacked with other, current NWH2 NRCan grants.
Proposing distributed, point-of-use, NWH2 hydrogen production allows the natural gas grid to become an effective way to distribute low-carbon fuel to power turbines, hard-to-abate sectors, combustion engines, fueling stations, and other end-uses for clean hydrogen.
NWH2 technology development and lead for pilot demonstrating clean H2 production. The project and pilot will demonstrate differentiating benefits, including:
Industry partner(s) that are potential end-users and potential future offtake partners.
Mantle Developments’ mission is to accelerate the decarbonization of the built environment and support the creation of climate-resilient communities.
Industry Sector: Other:
Tech Area: Other:
Mantle Developments is seeking a manufacturing project partner who is interested in quantifying the emissions associated with their supply chain (scope 3 emissions) and the publication of environmental product declarations (EPDs). This work will complement a wide variety of projects in terms of identifying emissions hotspots within a manufacturer's supply chain. This will allow for lower carbon options to be investigated and increase the competitiveness of the manufacturer's products. This can also be applied to the verification of new low-carbon products.
Mantle is seeking a manufacturing partner interested in conducting an in-depth analysis of its supply chain, emissions accounting, and verification of low-carbon products or EPD publication.
Vitacore is a dynamic enterprise with focus onhealthcare, recycling, and innovation. Weproduce top-tier PPE including N95 respirators,and focus on recycling hard-to-recycle materials through our Planet Impact initiative. We also address global challenges though innovative approaches.
Industry Sector: Plastics, Medical Equipment and Supplies, Other:
Tech Area: PPE, Green Technology, Automation
The project aims to enhance PPE recycling by automating the process and innovating key steps. By disinfecting plastic PPE waste, implementing advanced sorting technology, and increasing processing capacity, the project efficiently converts PP/PE-based waste into high-quality recycled plastic pellets. These pellets are then used to produce plastic lumber or other alternative valuable products, contributing to sustainability by reducing plastic pollution and supporting Canada's circular economy initiatives.
FEED Clean Tech is a scientific and engineering consulting company working on biodegradable Polymers.
Industry Sector: Biomanufacturing, Energy, Plastics
Tech Area: Additive Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing, Advanced Building Products, Advanced Materials, Biotech, Nanotech
FCT is dedicated to the development of biodegradable plastics for different applications to replace traditional plastics which are harmful to environment. FCT bioplastics are eco friendly and biodegradable, while at the same time, having mechanical and physical properties that are similar to traditional plastics—making it the ideal option to replace traditional plastics with.
Expertise in biotechnology for designing the process of biodegradable materials, plus nanotechnology and plastic formulations.
Packaging products manufacturing such as film, container and injection molding process.
Solaires is a cleantech company based out of Victoria, BC, who produces next-generation photovoltaic technologies.
Industry Sector: Electronics manufacturing
Tech Area: Green Technology
Developing the world’s first closed loop, thin-film perovskite photovoltaic module manufacturing line.
Project focus on solvent recycling, photovoltaic-grade glass recycling, lead recycling, and advanced QC and tracking technologies.
Develop portable sensors used for tracking manufacturing performance and inventory which are powered by recycled indoor light
ONYM Group is a Canadian pioneer in sustainable energy, transforming woody biomass waste into eco-friendly bioenergy and bioproducts, utilizing advanced pyrolysis technology to support industries in reducing carbon footprints and fostering circular economy practices.
Industry Sector: Chemical Manufacturing, Energy
Tech Area: Green Technology
The project is a strategic collaboration aimed at developing a bioenergies and bioproducts unit within a metallurgical complex to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It leverages ONYM’s advanced thermolysis technology to transform residual wood biomass into carbon-neutral bioenergies and bioproducts, supporting the steel industry’s transition to sustainable and eco-friendly practices
Rarevalue Solutions provides industrial automation services to manufacturers using industry 4.0 technology.
Industry Sector: Oil & Gas, Mining, Energy
Tech Area: IIoT, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Robotics
With this project we will execute the automation of production pipelines and well tank inspection for mining wells using a combination of Robotics, AI, Machine vision, IoT and cloud computing to manage asset life cycle of metal pipelines and tanks in real time and provide recommendations for remediation's and mitigation's.
ThinkRF designs and manufactures Realtime Spectrum Analyzers and specialized over-the-air RF monitoring & Detection SW
Industry Sector: Aerospace, Electronics manufacturing
Tech Area: 6G, 5G, Robotics, Sensors, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Big Data, Cloud Computing
This project aims to develop an AI-based Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) detection and reporting system to enhance the security and reliability of manufacturing processes and facilities. The system will utilize advanced spectrum analysis and real-time monitoring to identify and mitigate interference sources, ensuring uninterrupted and secure operations.
The project will utilize ThinkRF's real-time Spectrum Analyzers which offer wide frequency ranges (up to 27 GHz), deep dynamic range, and bandwidth capabilities up to 100 MHz. These analyzers are essential for capturing detailed spectral data in real-time.
Leverage the Spectrum Analysis Software for comprehensive data visualization, signal demodulation, and real-time data recording and playback.
AI and Machine Learning: Develop custom AI algorithms to process the captured data, identify interference sources, and provide predictive analytics to anticipate future interference events.
Data Integration and Reporting: Implement a robust data integration system that collates data from various analyzers, processes it in real-time, and generates detailed reports and alerts.
Looking for a Manufacturing partner that utilized Private Wireless networks as part of their Business and/or manufacturing processes and has concerns about RF interference situation impacting daily operations.
In-crew.app is a convenient operational issue tracker for manufacturing teams, employing traditional Continuous Improvement techniques and AI. It assists industrial teams in handling work-related challenges and helps organizations reduce losses.
Industry Sector: Aerospace, Agrifood, Biomanufacturing, Cement Manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, Energy, Food processing, Marine, Metal Manufacturing (Iron, Steel, Aluminium etc), Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Textiles, Tooling/Metalworking, Wood Product Manufacturing
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Other:
In-crew.app is dedicated to assisting manufacturing teams in handling work-related challenges and helps organizations reduce losses by providing an advanced issue tracking platform equipped with AI and traditional Continuous Improvement techniques.
This project aims to test In-crew.app within manufacturing facilities, enhance operational efficiency and gather user feedback. By implementing this system, companies will establish a robust framework for troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
NISO Energy leads in transforming global energy access by converting waste heat into clean, reliable power anywhere, anytime.
Industry Sector: Energy
Tech Area: Green Technology
Support the energy transition through advanced technology to develop robust infrastructure and reduce costs. We are focusing on high-temperature waste heat recovery. At Niso Energy, we are developing highly efficient thermoelectric modules in collaboration with academia and national laboratory partners. We seek partners to produce thermoelectric materials via 3D printing and build highly automated module production to establish production in Canada.
Advanced Technology Development: NISO Energy is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge thermoelectric modules, leveraging its expertise in high-temperature waste heat recovery.
Collaboration with Academia and National Laboratories: NISO Energy collaborates with leading academic institutions and national laboratories, ensuring access to the latest research and technological advancements.
Thermoelectric Module Efficiency: NISO Energy is focused on creating highly efficient thermoelectric modules, which are crucial for effective energy conversion and waste heat recovery.
Project Management and Integration: NISO Energy will manage the project, ensuring seamless integration of 3D printing and robotics into the production process of thermoelectric materials and modules.
3D Printing Technology: Expertise in advanced 3D printing methods, particularly in the production of nano-scale thermoelectric materials.
Material Science: Knowledge in the development and optimization of thermoelectric materials to enhance efficiency and performance.
Robotics and Automation: Proficiency in using robotics for the precise and efficient assembly of thermoelectric modules.
Manufacturing Scale-Up: Experience in scaling up production processes from prototype to commercial scale, ensuring consistency and quality.
Innovation and R&D: Strong background in research and development, with a focus on innovative solutions for energy transition and waste heat recovery.
Quality Control and Testing: Expertise in quality control, testing, and validation of thermoelectric materials and modules to meet industry standards and performance metrics.
Frëtt Solutions is to replace disposable textile products with reusable options with 100% circularity throughout their lifecycle, targeting both private and institutional sectors. Compliant with medical or industry standards, the products and solutions in the etrëma™ range developed by the team at Frëtt Solutions and its partners address issues of autonomy in protection, overconsumption of fossil resources, and pollution by reducing/eliminating plastic production, waste, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/80291856/admin/feed/posts/
Industry Sector: Medical Equipment and Supplies, Textiles
Tech Area: Advanced Materials, Green Technology, Medtech, PPE
Frëtt Solutions has developed and patented its textile innovation ëncore™, which ensures filtration of submicron particles and medical-level breathability that remains effective for up to 100 uses. The reusable products in the etrëma range are currently undergoing pilot projects and integration initiatives in the healthcare sector. They can be applied in the construction, industrial and air filtration sectors.
The objective of Frëtt Solutions is to replace disposable textile products with reusable options with 100% circularity throughout their lifecycle, targeting both private and institutional sectors. Compliant with medical or industry standards, the products and solutions in the etrëma™ range developed by the team at Frëtt Solutions and its partners address issues of autonomy in protection, overconsumption of fossil resources, and pollution by reducing/eliminating plastic production, waste, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
New reusable and circular fine filtering technology: patented ëncore TM technology
Expertise in textile and raw materials: sourcing, production, conformity, quality
Sampling line of production: filtering non woven materials
Diversification of solutions : R&D, analysis of problematics, solutions & value propositions, IP
Project management :(preliminary studies (meetings, resources, etc.), project development, implementation (meetings, providing protocols, training, goods, monitoring, etc. etc.), delivery (report, follow-up), purchases, management fees, travel, transportation, etc
Expertise/Project setup in collaboration with CHUM
Project and collaborative team development (ethics, IPC, research center, etc.)
R&D and Product Development
Products as such (replacement of 6 disposable Level 3 surgical gowns (approximately $5 each in disposable) X 2000 annual surgeries), this will result in approximately 200-250 gowns + 200-250 sterilization wraps per year
Traceability
Training and protocols
Review after X time
New markets & opportunities for our filtering reusable technology ëncore TM (licencees, partneships, new products)
High level management (HR)
Production
Transformation
With over 35 years of tech innovation,OPTEL transforms supply chain transparency and resilience. Our end-to-end traceability systems optimize intelligent supply chains across various industries.
Industry Sector: Textiles, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Entertainment, Mining, Metal Manufacturing (Iron, Steel, Aluminium etc), Automotive, Agrifood, Electronics manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, Cement Manufacturing, Plastics, Wood Product Manufacturing
Tech Area: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Cloud Computing, Digital Twins, Green Technology, Supply chain management technologies
The project aims to develop a AI-driven traceability solution that enhances the sustainability and security of supply chains by allowing businesses to adhere to international regulations and minimize their environmental and social impacts. It focuses on improving supply chain management related to climate change, deforestation-free initiatives, and social equity, while also facilitating the creation of digital product passports to increase transparency. Additionally, the solution will automate routine tasks, simplify regulatory compliance, and guide business decisions based on ESG performance metrics.
OPTEL is leading the consortium by leveraging its extensive expertise in developing advanced traceability solutions, providing strategic guidance, coordinating project activities, and ensuring alignment with the project's objectives. As the backbone of the initiative, OPTEL's role includes integrating its Optchain platform with innovative AI capabilities to enhance supply chain transparency, compliance, and security.
Looking for a manufacturing companies ready to bring its supply chain in the project demonstrating an interest for the developed solution.
Turnkey hardware and software solution for automated inspection.
Industry Sector: Automotive
Tech Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analytics, Automation, Robotics
Musashi AI is looking for a Partner to collaborate on adopting automated inspection.
FN Immersive Innovation is pioneering the creation of an Industrial Metaverse, driven by a commitment to address critical challenges within advanced manufacturing, logistics, construction industries, and the wider educational and training landscape tied to these sectors. We target issues like the skilled trade shortage, the transfer of knowledge from retiring workers to the younger generation, and automation adoption and its related challenges. Utilizing VR, AI, and digital twin technologies, we enable workers to gain hands-on experience in a safe, cost-effective environment that substantially enhances their learning experience, improves knowledge retention, and boosts their confidence in applying new skills. Our technology helps designers and decision-makers immerse themselves in the future state of automation projects and improve DFMA matrices before committing to any large investments. Our technology helps businesses reduce the time needed for on-site training, accelerate the journey to competency by and deliver a tangible Return On Investment (estimated up to 200% ROI). We seek industry partners to develop a CNC horizontal and vertical boring mill digital twin and VR&AI-powered training. We will provide a proficient technology team to construct the 3D models and VR training. In return, we expect subject matter expertise and assistance with testing throughout the development lifecycle.
Industry Sector: Other:
Tech Area: AR / VR / XR / Simulation
We will collaborate with an industry partner to provide subject matter expertise. Leveraging our technology expertise in VR, AI, and Digital Twin technologies, we will jointly build a digital twin for CNC horizontal and vertical boring mills. Additionally, we will develop two simulations for general use cases as a foundation, with the potential to expand to more use cases based on our partner's needs in the future.
Address the following business challenges for our business partners and the broader industry:
we are subject mater expert in VR, AI and Digital Twin technologies
CNC Horizontal mill CAD model and CNC operation
CPOLAR Technologies Inc, an advanced materials and AI company, has developed the world's leading anti-pathogen detection and eradication solutions for infection control and resilience in the built-environment.
Industry Sector: Agrifood, Aerospace, Automotive, Biomanufacturing, Construction, Food processing, Medical Equipment and Supplies, Oil & Gas, Mining, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Entertainment, Textiles, Warehousing
Tech Area: Advanced Materials, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
CPOLAR Technologies has developed proprietary solutions for the detection and demobilization of all known transmissible viruses, bacteria, allergens and fungi. Our solutions are scientifically proven to eradicate pathogens transferred by air, water, food or surface with an efficiency of 99.99%. Our suite of advanced ventillation and surface materials can be used across every manufacturing industry to promote employee and customer health and safety within the built-environment. Our AI-enabled robotics solution identifies and indexes airbourne environmental pathogenic threats for remedial action.
CPOLAR Technologies Inc. looks forward to working with leading Canadian and multinational manufacturing companies with a passion for ensuring employee and customer health and safety within the built environment.
We bring scientifically proven advanced materials to prevent pathogen transmission in air, water, food and on surfaces. We work across a broad range of manufacturing industries including healthcare, transportation, construction, food/agriculture, water. Our technology is differentiated against global competitors by unparalleled scientifically-tested and market-validated efficacy, versatility, affordability, and safety.
We are seeking Canadian manufacturing partners to scale our technologies within their existing facilities, and to join our rapidly growing ecosystem of world-class collaborators and partners.