Research has shown that it’s beneficial to talk to plants but wouldn’t it be nice if the plants could talk back? Leveraging support from the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI), EarthOne Inc. collaborated with Mohawk College’s Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) applied researchers to give plants a…
For many Canadians, flashbacks to March 2020 conjures images of panic buying and empty grocery store shelves. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the food supply chain in other, less obvious ways. During the first wave, Canadian farmers experienced many difficulties hiring temporary foreign workers due to border…
Liliana McIntosh is a recent graduate of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Co-Op program at Niagara College. As a student she worked with SONAMI at Niagara College’s Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC). Currently, Liliana works at WAMIC as a Mechanical Engineering Research Associate. Along with Project Managers, Project Leads and…
Vegan ice cream enthusiasts are flocking to Four All Ice Cream, a Kitchener-based artisanal ice cream brand with a cult following that was dreamed up by entrepreneur Ajoa Mintah. The small-batch ice cream manufacturer places customers at the core of its business and creates natural, local, and mindful ice cream…
Lianna Genovese is a Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences student at McMaster University and is also working for the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI). With SONAMI and MMRI, Lianna helped companies in Southern Ontario de-risk their investment in innovation, turning ideas into product prototypes through state-of-the-art technology and SONAMI’s funding….
People are thinking carefully about new ways to work and the rules of engagement. In general, more people are leaving their jobs. There’s been a full-scale exodus from hospitality during the pandemic. The global health crisis exasperated a pre-existing condition. Filling jobs has been hard in the sector for decades….
Brilliant Photonics is well known for developing high-tech industrial lighting systems for the agricultural and horticultural industries. Now the Kitchener, Ont. company is adding another market to its list – industrial disinfection technology to help kill viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. Thanks to a project with the…
The Challenge Many helicopter body components are made from carbon fibre composite sculptured surface-shaped parts. At present, Airbus Helicopters Canada Ltd. uses fibreglass fixtures to mechanically clamp the parts, and excess material is trimmed away manually by an operator. This is fatiguing, and the process is open to operator error…
The Challenge In food, chemical and environmental labs, a syringe is a crucial tool for dispensing and transferring liquids. But it is also a tool that must be used with precision and care, especially when working with liquids that are high in particulate matter. The process of using a syringe…
The challenge Geissberger Farmhouse Cider, located in Hampton, ON, has since 1970 manufactured both hard (alcoholic) and sweet apple ciders, as well as apple cider vinegar. The business needed analysis of the shelf stability of their sweet apple cider once opened, in order to verify their target of a stable…
