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Reignite our Manufacturing Engine - Virtual Webinar

Join us for a limited time one-week series of free virtual webinars presented by Humber College's Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium.

It is time to recover and come back even stronger!

About the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium

The Advanced Manufacturing Skills Consortium is comprised of eight global industry partners who are working with Humber to advance the skills and knowledge of Canadian employees and Humber students.


About the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation

The Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation is pioneering a new model of collaborative education focused on industry and community partnerships and advanced technology.

The Centre is a 93,000-square-foot collaborative space, located at Humber College's North Campus and features makerspaces, digital activity and media zones, technology zones and project rooms.

The Barrett CTI is the first of Humber’s Centres of Innovation (COIs) to be housed in a stand-alone facility. The COIs are exemplars of Humber’s unique model of polytechnic education, bringing together interdisciplinary teams of faculty experts, students and technicians to collaborate with industry partners and community organizations to solve complex, real-world innovation challenges.


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Maintenance in the new business reality

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Monday November 9 at 11:00 AM EST

Join us to learn how you can transform your operations from being reactive to pro-active all while doing it remotely in the new reality we are living in, with your vendor partners. Showcasing DriveRadar and CDM (Complete Drive Management) as two examples of cloud based software tools used for remote maintenance.


Customized Machine Vision Solutions to Improve Your Processes

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Monday November 9 at 3:00 PM EST

SICK is partnering with the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation to present a webinar on customizing machine vision, which has become absolutely critical to a vast number of industrial
automation processes.

In this webinar, Sourabh Banerjee, Product Marketing Manager for Software and Systems at SICK, guides you through how you can customize your machine vision solutions using SICK AppSpace.

SICK AppSpace is an engineering framework for your individual sensor applications that enables a manufacturer to easily integrate customizable 2D and 3D vision solutions tailored to your business.


New Innovations to support Advanced Manufacturing & I4.0

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Tuesday November 10 at 11:00 AM EST

Festo is a leading global manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components, and controls for process control and factory automation solutions, celebrating more than 40 years of innovation in Canada. Please join us on a journey outlining our presence in I4.0 with new innovations, which are opening up radical new dimensions in the world of automation.


How Robots help SMEs with Automation

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Tuesday November 10 at 3:00 PM EST

Today more than ever it is important to ensure that production remains reliable to guarantee the quality and on time delivery of parts to customers. As a result, increasingly more manufacturers are relying on robots to be their reliable and flexible workhorses, freeing human workers to focus on tasks that are more creative.

In this webinar, we will review several case studies that illustrate how SMEs are accessing sources of funding to start their robotic automation projects, dealing with flexible production requirements, and leveraging pre-engineered robotic solutions to reduce risk and save money.


Agile Manufacturing

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Wednesday November 11 at 11:15 AM EST

DMG MORI is a worldwide leader of cutting machine tools for turning and milling, as well as a comprehensive supplier in additive manufacturing. Please join us as we look into how DMG MORI and other companies are using Tulip to boost productivity and ramp up production with digital tools for business lines and front-line manufacturing staff.


Demystifying Industry 4.0 & IoT Software Platforms

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Wednesday November 11 at 3:00 PM EST

Rockwell Automation is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Please join us as we cover the basic understandable concepts of modern manufacturing, where you can start, and modern IoT platforms available today to drive business performance.


Overcoming manufacturing challenges with 3D printing

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Thursday November 12 at 11:00 AM EST

3D printing doesn't stop at prototyping, learn how the best companies are leveraging Additive to overcome manufacturing challenges. Through specific industry applications, discover how these companies are saving time & money to get to market faster and more efficiently by incorporating additive at key points in their design & manufacturing processes including shop floor tools.