Multi-purpose Collaborative Platform for Enhanced Capacity at NSCC Advanced Manufacturing**Centre

位于 ** 达特茅斯NS Ivany校区的新斯科舍省社区学院（NSCC）设计与创新中心（DIC）是一家致力于先进制造业卓越发展的区域性机构。该中心有以下目标：（i）制造和快速原型应用，以及 ** 通过知识和技术转让实现商业化;（ii）通过 ** 学生参与和技术培训进行应用学习和培训;（iii）通过私营和公共部门 ** 伙伴关系进行合作，促进社区和经济发展。在这种情况下，南加州大学致力于作为能力发展的催化剂，并提供设置，** 有助于解决真实的世界的挑战;这种应用研究活动是由教师驱动，并专注于 ** 学生。从NSERC阿尔蒂赠款申请的资金将用于购买一个自动控制的、** 可重新编程的、移动的和多用途的六轴可编程机械手，沿着一个水下超声波喷丸设备，以支持焊缝和焊接结构的水下处理。这将使 ** 学院能够扩大机械工程技术，焊接 ** 和焊接检验与质量控制方面的教育机会，并在NSCC设计与创新中心建立能力。这也将导致NSCC产生定制的行业相关解决方案，将支持技术 ** 发展，以解决制造业相关服务的本地行业挑战。

The Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Design & Innovation Center (DIC) at Ivany campus, in**Dartmouth NS, is a regionally recognized facility committed to excellence in advanced manufacturing. The**center has the following objectives: (i) manufacturing and rapid prototyping applications, and**commercialization through knowledge and technology transfer; (ii) applied learning and training through**student involvement and technical training; and (iii) collaboration through private and public sector**partnerships resulting in community and economic development.**In this context, NSCC has committed to act as a capacity development catalyst and provide the setting that**contributes solutions to real world challenges; this applied research activity is driven by faculty, and focused on**students. The funding requested from the NSERC ARTI grant will be used to buy an automatically controlled,**reprogrammable, mobile and multipurpose manipulator programmable in six axes, along with an equipment for**underwater ultrasonic peening to support underwater treatment of welds and welded structures. This will allow**the college to expand education programing opportunities in Mechanical Engineering Technologies, Welding**and Welding Inspection & Quality Control, and build capacity in the NSCC Design & Innovation Center. This**will also lead to NSCC generating customized industry-related solutions that will support technology**development to address local industry challenges in manufacturing-related services.