Manitoba Aerospace Week

Manitoba aerospace Week May 26 - 30, 2014 17 Where vision takes flight rrc shares high-tech resources For the Free Press t he establishment of Red River College's (RRC) Technology Access Centre is now almost two years old and the partnership working closely with aerospace organizations has already met with great success. The Technology Access Centre (TAC) was established to better enable innovation and productivity within aerospace companies in Manitoba. This is accomplished through access to the college's equipment, expertise, facilities and capability and delivering value through applied research services, training solutions and technical services. "We hope to help spur innovation locally and across Canada, supporting new technology validation, new processes, materials and products. The centre supports small and medium-sized businesses as well as the large organizations," says Tracey Dyer, director of business development and director of the TAC initiative within the School of Transportation, Aviation, Aerospace & Manufacturing at the college. "We've had an enormous response from industry, and we've been lucky enough to work on a lot of very interesting and innovative applied research and training projects." A new website launched in March serves as an industry portal to highlight resources, direct services and information about student programs from which to draw co-op students and future full-time workers. TAC provides research expertise, customized training and access to the latest technologies, resources and equipment. "We can provide organizations with access to new emerging technologies and expertise that they wouldn't necessarily have access to otherwise," Dyer says. "Many companies can't break from production to test a new product or material or process. That's where we can help." Dyer says every project is different, and TAC will work directly with industry to provide the best solution possible. "We're always looking for ways to provide value for local industry — whether it is through integration of newer technologies into their production workflow or more effectively using traditional ones. Our areas of focus include: advanced materials and bonding (welding), robotics and automation, and visualization and simulation." Learn more about the Technology Access Centre online at www.rrc.ca/tac. WestCaRD is proud to be facilitating new technology growth and stimulating job opportunities in Manitoba 33 Allan Dyne Road, Winnipeg, MB | 204-471-9979 the imaging, robotics & automation site is among taC's main areas of focus. Photo courtesy of RRC 692MissionSt.,Winnipeg|204-233-0671|www.carlsongrpco.com TheCarlsongroupofcompanies havebeenproudlyserving OEM's&Industrysince1939 ISO 9001:2008 JITDelivery,AutomotivePaintFinishes, Prototyping,CompositePartsMfg.,andTooling 2014 1939 Services offered by:

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