Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation; Supporting Economic Recovery for SMEs through Sustainability, Profitability and Growth

南安大略先进制造创新网络；

• 批准号: CCB21-2021-00257
• 负责人: Nantel, Marc
• 金额: $ 72.85万
• 依托单位: Niagara College Canada
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=729289
• 关键词: Southern; Ontario; Network; Advanced; Manufacturing

The Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI) is an established and highly functioning network of eight post-secondary institutions designed to support small- and medium- sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector across southern Ontario. SONAMI's mission is to create a one-stop shop, providing these businesses with access to faculty, students, equipment and facilities to help them innovate and create new products and processes. SONAMI has conducted an analysis of its current impact and the broader state of advanced manufacturing in southern Ontario. Through this work, including an extensive third-party industry survey, interviews with economic development offices, industry partners and industry associations, SONAMI has identified four strategic sectors for targeted growth. Additional inputs for the selected sectors include current manufacturing strengths of the region, forecasted need, transferrable technology and skills, as well as a recognition of our SONAMI members' current strengths and future growth plans. These sectors - transportation, energy systems, medical devices, and food processing - have been identified for targeted growth of the network's capacity and activities. The Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grant (ARTP) will allow SONAMI to invest in these four strategic sectors and deepen the network's role contributing to the innovation ecosystem for southern Ontario's advanced manufacturing. All the projects' objectives are designed to result in new products, processes, and services, commercialized or adopted by the SMEs. Through the ARTP Grant SONAMI will conduct at least 42 applied research projects with industry partners in the four targeted sectors. These 42 projects will be assessed through a triple lens of sustainability, growth, and profitability, to best support the economic recovery for SMEs. ARTP SONAMI projects will need to both fit within a targeted sector as well as align to the following three criteria: 1) Sustainability: Projects will focus on achieving environmental and clean-technology solutions for SMEs.2) Profitability: Projects will support the need to increase profitability with process and supply-chain optimization and enhancing solutions for SMEs that have pivoted to made-in-Canada solutions. 3) Growth: Projects will build capabilities and knowledge around supporting employment and developing commercialized products to open local and global markets for SMEs.

安大略南部先进制造业创新网络（SONAMI）是一个由八所中学后机构组成的成熟和高度运作的网络，旨在支持安大略南部制造业部门的中小型企业。SONAMI的使命是创建一个一站式商店，为这些企业提供教师，学生，设备和设施，以帮助他们创新和创造新的产品和工艺。SONAMI已经对其目前的影响和安大略南部先进制造业的更广泛状况进行了分析。通过这项工作，包括广泛的第三方行业调查，与经济发展办公室，行业合作伙伴和行业协会的访谈，SONAMI确定了四个有针对性的增长战略部门。所选行业的其他投入包括该地区目前的制造优势、预测的需求、可转移的技术和技能，以及对SONAMI成员目前优势和未来增长计划的认可。这些部门-交通、能源系统、医疗设备和食品加工-已被确定为该网络能力和活动的有针对性增长的部门。应用研究和技术伙伴关系赠款（ARTP）将使SONAMI能够投资于这四个战略部门，并深化该网络的作用，为安大略南部先进制造业的创新生态系统做出贡献。所有项目的目标都是为了产生新的产品、工艺和服务，使之商业化或为中小企业所采用。通过ARTP赠款，SONAMI将在四个目标部门与行业合作伙伴开展至少42个应用研究项目。这42个项目将通过可持续性、增长性和盈利性三重透镜进行评估，以最好地支持中小企业的经济复苏。ARTP SONAMI项目既需要适应目标部门，也需要符合以下三个标准：1）可持续性：项目将侧重于为中小企业实现环境和清洁技术解决方案。2）盈利能力：项目将支持通过流程和供应链优化提高盈利能力的需要，并为那些转向加拿大制造解决方案的中小企业提供增强解决方案。 3)成长：这些项目将围绕支持就业和开发商业化产品为中小企业打开当地和全球市场而建设能力和知识。