Featured Manufacturer - The SMART Centre

Based in Cambridge, The SMART Centre supports both funded and fee-for-service collaborative applied research in manufacturing and recycling. The SMART Centre helps to develop high-performance manufacturing/recycling solutions (robotics, automation) as well as design, prototyping and testing of new mechanical, electronic and software products. The SMART Centre works with small to medium sized companies who require assistance to solve advanced manufacturing or recycling problems through applied research. Driving innovation, commercialization, productivity improvement and competitiveness for Ontario's manufacturing sector, the SMART Centre serves the following industries:

• Applied Research for Advanced Manufacturing / Recycling 
• Automation, robotics, controls 
• Mechanical / electronic / software design, prototyping and testing 
• AI assisted machine vision and control 
• Digital innovation including Internet of Things, sensors, data analytics, machine learning, augmented and virtual reality 

 
The SMART Centre works as an extension of a company's R&D team.