Competitive Smart Manufacturing (CSM): Supporting regional manufacturers

竞争性智能制造（CSM）是先进制造和工业4.0技术、信息战略和数据分析的整体应用，覆盖在精益制造的基础上，以改进传统的制造方法并提高竞争力。乔治亚学院（Georgian College）的CSM项目回应了当地工业和市政合作伙伴的需求，他们认识到安大略省中部缺乏对需要帮助的公司的支持，这些公司需要适应和利用先进制造和工业4.0战略。格鲁吉亚的CSM项目在过去两年中发展缓慢。在NSERC的资助下，格鲁吉亚将在五年内将其CSM活动增加一倍；将CSM研究项目数量从2018年的13个增加到2023年的28个。行业活动，展示和研究日将为我们的行业网络增加价值，为学生，行业，教师和社区合作伙伴创造混合机会，并将格鲁吉亚置于该地区工业4.0活动的中心。该项目由位于格鲁吉亚先进技术中心内的Alectra研究、创新和商业化中心（C-RIC）提供。学院最近投资了60万美元，为C-RIC配备了CSM计划所需的大部分工业4.0基础设施。其他所需设备（虚拟现实系统；3D扫描仪和打印机；制造机械）将使用BUILD IE资金购买。CSM项目将专注于智能产品和生产系统、物联网连接以及自动化和机器人技术的开发。对行业、学生和教师进行先进制造和工业4.0技术的培训也是一个优先事项。该计划将推动安大略省中部公司的新制造模式。通过这个nserc支持的项目，格鲁吉亚将与区域工业伙伴完成103个CSM项目，其中大多数是中小型企业；聘请23名格鲁吉亚研究人员（到2023年，12名全职和11名兼职），为C-RIC和CSM项目引进一名技术人员，并聘请455名学生（95名有偿研究人员，110名无偿研究人员，250名通过活动和课堂CSM活动参与）。

Competitive Smart Manufacturing (CSM) is the holistic application of advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies, information strategies, and data analytics, overlaid onto the fundamentals of LEAN manufacturing, to improve traditional approaches to manufacturing and boost competitiveness. The CSM Program at Georgian College (Georgian) responds to local industry and municipal partners, who recognize a lack of support in Central Ontario for companies who need help adjusting to and taking advantage of advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 strategies. Georgian's CSM Program has grown slowly over the past two years. With NSERC funding, Georgian will double its CSM activity within five years; increasing the number of CSM research projects from 13 in 2018 to 28 by 2023. Industry events, showcases, and research days will add value to our industry network, create mixing opportunities for students, industry, faculty and community partners, and place Georgian at the center of Industry 4.0 activities in the region. The Program is delivered from the Alectra Centre for Research, Innovation and Commercialization (C-RIC), located within Georgian's new facility, the Advanced Technology Centre. The College recently invested $600K to equip the C-RIC with most of the Industry 4.0 infrastructure required by the CSM Program. Additional required equipment (virtual reality system; 3D scanner and printer; fabrication machinery) will be purchased with BUILD IE funds. CSM projects will focus on the development of smart products & production systems, IoT connectivity, and automation & robotics. Training of industry, students and faculty on advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies is also a priority. This program will propel a new manufacturing paradigm for companies in Central Ontario. Through this NSERC-supported program, Georgian will complete 103 CSM projects with regional industry partners, most whom are small/medium-sized businesses; engage 23 Georgian researchers (12 full-time and 11 part-time by 2023), bring on one technologist for the C-RIC and CSM Program, and engage 455 students (95 paid researchers; 110 unpaid researchers; and 250 participating through events and in-class CSM activities).