A Great Light Show Along the 49th Parallel

A Great Light Show Along the 49th Parallel

by | Oct 28, 2021

The week of Oct 10th, 2021, provided many Canadians and US residents with an extraordinarily light show. People in many Canadian cities such as Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg, as well as US residents of  Seattle, New York, and parts in between, were able to see...
EnviroTREC has a new Executive Director

EnviroTREC has a new Executive Director

by | Jun 28, 2021

After over 10 years as the Executive Director of EnviroTREC, David Simpson is retiring effective July 8th, 2021.  David wishes to thank all those in the Manitoba aerospace community that have been instrumental in the progress achieved by EnviroTREC. Kim Olson...
Smart Factory and Industry 4.0

Smart Factory and Industry 4.0

by | Sep 30, 2020

The term Smart Factory describes an environment where machinery and equipment are able to improve processes through automation and self-optimization. The benefits extend beyond just the physical production of goods to functions like planning, supply chain logistics,...
Interoperability and Industry 4.0

Interoperability and Industry 4.0

by | Sep 15, 2020

Digitalization continues to drive massive levels of change in factories, where automation and computerized control systems abound. Integrating the multitude of legacy – and often proprietary – systems that were not designed to communicate across production...
Cyber Physical Systems and Industry 4.0

Cyber Physical Systems and Industry 4.0

by | Sep 15, 2020

Cyber Physical Systems are integrations of computation, networking, and physical processes. Embedded computers and networks monitor and control the physical processes, with feedback loops where physical processes affect computations and vice versa. The economic...
Big Data and Industry 4.0

Big Data and Industry 4.0

by | Sep 9, 2020

Big Data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured – that inundates a business on a day-to-day basis. What is relevant to understanding Big Data is that what is done with the data is what matters. Big Data can be analyzed for...