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Smart Factory and Industry 4.0
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...
EnviroTrec Stories
Smart Factory and Industry 4.0
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...
EnviroTREC signs Memorandum of Agreement with Thompson Unlimited
In January 2012, EnviroTREC signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Thompson Unlimited. The purpose of this MOA is to foster the relationship between...
EnviroTREC signs Memorandum of Agreement with WestCaRD
West CaRD and EnviroTREC announced in October 2011 that they had signed a Memorandum of Agreement. WestCaRD is a Not-For-Profit, which partners...
Grand Opening
EnviroTREC's Grand Opening was held on October 29, 2010, at the Thompson Glacier site. This event was attended by over 150 invited guests...
Industry Stories
Canadian Sensors Tackle High-Altitude Ice-Crystal Threat
Originally published by Graham Warwick for Aviation Week & Space Technology on April 18th 2016 Canada’s climate and reliance on aviation has established the country as a center for icing research....
The Race for the Ultra-Efficient Jet Engine of the Future
Originally posted by Richard Martin for Technology Review on March 23 2016 Although early flights have not been trouble-free, the new turbofan engines promise more efficiency and lower carbon...
Boom Time for Civil Engine Makers
Civil engine production-rate records are set to tumble; military makers face more uncertainty by Guy Norris for Aviation Week & Space Technology, Jan 5 2016 Propelled by the extraordinary surge...
GLACIER Icing Facility-Lessons Learnt in Five Years of Operation
Jim MacLeod, Michael Clarke, and Doug Marsh recently wrote a paper on our GLACIER Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Major General Albert Husniaux, NATO Chief Scientist, presents the von Kármán Medal...
Air Canada backs effort to build homegrown ‘green’ jet fuel infrastructure
Ambitious project aims to eventually tap into existing fuel-delivery systems at Canadian airports. by Tyler Hamilton, originally published in the Toronto Star on December 10th 2015. Air Canada is...
How to Recover from Tailplane Icing
by Ross Detwiler, Aviation Week Editor’s Note: The author’s long aviation career has included stints as a flight instructor, line pilot and chief pilot, during which he accumulated considerable time...
Cadorath Engineering Inc. reaches DAO Status
Cadorath Engineering Inc. reaches new heights and becomes Canada’s latest Design Approval Organization Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – After three years of hard work, employees in Cadorath’s...
Pratt & Whitney Sees Bright Future in Additive Manufacturing
In the 1980s, Pratt & Whitney began working with additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing. Since then, the company has produced more than 100,000 prototype parts. Hundreds of those...
PW1900G Engine Program Ready for Coming Milestones
W1900G Engine Program Ready for Coming Milestones (Wednesday, July 29, 2015). The team behind the PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ PW1900G engine has been busy hitting some high notes over the last few...