Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara (IIC@N)

制造业是对尼亚加拉地区国内生产总值(GDP)贡献最大的部门，超过 2012年为21.4亿美元；16%的地区GDP来自制造商的产出。 大约每9名尼亚加拉工人中就有1人在制造业谋生；它在 地区性劳动力仅次于零售贸易和医疗保健，紧随其后的是三分之一。有近1000个 尼亚加拉地区的制造业公司，他们需要创新才能成长。为了帮助尼亚加拉 尼亚加拉学院提议，制造商在竞争激烈的新兴全球市场保持强大并蓬勃发展 与当地工业、经济发展机构、安大略省政府、 以及NSERC--位于尼亚加拉的工业创新中心，或IIC@N(“我能”)。在IIC@N，公司可以访问 一系列最先进的设备、专业知识和服务，以支持流程改进、产品 创新和商业化。对尼亚加拉学院先进制造和服务的需求 成功的项目来自当地生产运动服装等产品的公司， 钓鱼诱饵、生物技术测试和预制绝缘家居面板。IIC@N是一个整体和关键字 尼亚加拉地区创新生态系统的一部分，及其由来自 技术和商业项目目前提供两个服务轴：制造技术 解决方案和制造商业化解决方案，这两个解决方案都是我们当地的要求 制造商。IIC@N是唯一能够同时满足这两个关键行业需求的区域实体。

Manufacturing is the largest sector contributing to Niagara Regions gross domestic product (GDP), in excess of $2.14 billion in 2012; 16% of the regions GDP is derived through the output of manufacturers. Approximately 1 out of 9 Niagara workers makes his/her living in the manufacturing sector; its share of the regional labour force is a close third only to retail trade and healthcare. There are close to 1,000 manufacturing companies in the Niagara Region, and they need to innovate to grow. In order to help Niagara manufacturers stay strong and thrive in competitive emerging global markets, Niagara College is proposing to expand -- in partnership with local industry, economic development agencies, the Government of Ontario, and NSERC -- the Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara, or IIC@N ("I can"). At IIC@N, companies access an array of state-of-the-art equipment, expertise and services to support process improvement, product innovation and commercialization. Demand for Niagara Colleges services in advanced manufacturing and successful projects have come from local companies manufacturing products including sports garments, fishing lures, biotechnology tests and pre-fabricated insulated home panels. IIC@N is an integral and key part of the Niagara Region innovation ecosystem, and its team of faculty, students and staff from the Technology and Business programs currently offers two axes of services: Manufacturing Technology Solutions and Manufacturing Commercialization Solutions, both of them requested by our local manufacturers. IIC@N is the only regional entity to address both these crucial industry needs.