Technology Access Centre Aerospace and Manufacturing

在NSERC CCI计划的支持下，红河学院(RRC)建立了航空航天和制造技术接入中心(TACAM或TAC)，作为获得马尼托巴省航空航天和制造业以前无法直接获得的特定技术和专业知识的门户。TAC的基础是RRC对马尼托巴省先进材料加工(包括金属和复合材料)、机器人和自动化、先进数字无损检测、可视化和专门培训等领域的技术需求做出的创新回应，建立了五个主要的研究、教育和培训设施，直接满足这些需求，价值超过3000万美元。学院透过这些设施为工业界服务，并凭借资源中心在各种新兴科技方面的丰富专业知识，在过去四年半以来，交谘会专注于原先建议的应用研究、技术服务和知识传播等服务组合。交流会积极地与区域内的大型组织和中小型企业进行接触，在三个服务类别中的每一个都开展了活动。交谘会为超过40个机构提供服务，并提供超过60,000工时的行业培训。交谘会在51个月的进度报告中详细介绍了交谘会在履行其建议的任务，以及使活动和成果与表现指标保持一致方面所取得的进展。除了交谘会对工业界的直接影响外，研究中心亦能逐步发展特定研究主题和课题的技术专门知识、专门知识和经验，以支援工业界。NSERC的支持也增强了RRC在评估马尼托巴省制造业的不同新兴技术方面与业界保持密切联系的能力。RRC要求将NSERC CCI的TAC支持再延长五年。如果没有这种支持，行业对RRC的技术资产和专业知识的获取将极其有限。RRC持续运作的TAC对于保持创新和持续的应用研究项目和服务的势头至关重要。成功地更新交流会将是非常宝贵的，不仅在维持进展方面，而且在为尚待探索的新的机会和可能性铺平道路方面。例如，TAC目前被定位为即将到来的工业4.0革命、国家研究委员会的未来工厂(FOF)、协作式机器人技术等领域的合作者。TAC将继续为业界提供参与能力建设的门户网站，以提高生产率和竞争力，并为当地地区提供熟练的劳动力。

The Technology Access Centre for Aerospace and Manufacturing (TACAM or the TAC) at Red RiverCollege (RRC) was established, through the support ofNSERC's CCI program, as a gateway for accessingspecific technologies and expertise previously unavailable directly to Manitoba's aerospace andmanufacturing industries. The foundation for the TAC was RRC's innovative response to Manitoba'stechnological needs in the areas of advanced materials processing (including metals and composites),robotics and automation, advanced digital non-destructive inspection, visualization and specialized trainingsby the establishment of five major research, education and training facilities worth in excess of $30M thatdirectly address these needs. The College serves industry through these facilities and with RRC's richexpertise in various emerging technologies.Over the last four and a half years, the TAC has focused on the originally proposed service portfolios ofapplied research, technical services and knowledge diffusion. The TAC is actively engaged with both largeorganizations and small to mid-size enterprises (SMEs) around the region, with activities in each of thethree service categories. The TAC served over 40 organizations and provided more than 60,000 man hoursof industry training. The progress made by the TAC in delivering its proposed mandate and aligning theactivities and results with the performance metrics are described in detail in the 51 month progress report.Aside from the direct impact of the TAC on industry, RRC has been able to progressively develop technicalexpertise, know-how and experience in specific research themes and topics to support industry. NSERC'ssupport has also enhanced RRC's ability to sustain close ties with industry in evaluating different emergingtechnologies for the Manitoba manufacturing community.RRC is requesting the renewal ofNSERC CCI's TAC support for another five-year period. Access toRRC's technological assets and expertise by industry would have been extremely limited without thissupport. RRC's continual operation of the TAC is critical for sustaining the momentum towards innovationand on-going applied research programs and services. Successful renewal of the TAC will be invaluable,not only in sustaining progress, but also in paving ways for newer opportunities and possibilities that are yetto be explored. For example, the TAC is currently being positioned as a collaborator in the imminentIndustry 4.0 revolution, the National Research Council's Factory of the Future (FoF), collaborativerobotics, etc. The TAC will continue to provide the portal for engaging industry in capacity building toincrease productivity and competitiveness, and to provide skilled workforce for the local region.