A Key Player in the Industrial Technologies Area

"I was impressed by the quality and abilities of IMI's experts, as well as by the technologies developed..."
Noranda

Industrial technologies are the heart of the processes used by the Canadian manufacturing industry, whether they are:

• Production processes
• Transformation processes
• Manufacturing processes

Competitiveness and Industrial Technologies Go Hand in Hand

To increase their competitiveness, companies must avail themselves of the most recent production technologies.

In order to reduce the costs and risks associated with the development of these technologies, companies can count on IMI's unique expertise and state-of-the-art facilities.

From day one, IMI has been focussing its attention and expertise on industrial technologies, in the following activity sectors:

• Development of advanced materials
• Development and optimization of materials forming processes
• Process modelling and simulation technologies
• Process control and diagnostic technologies

Each of our research groups has unique expertise pertaining to industrial technologies:

Characterisation and Ultrasonic Sensors
Polymer Composites
Net Shape Metal Forming
Functional Polymer Systems
Numerical Modelling of Processes
Optical Techniques
Surface Technologies
Intelligent Forming Technologies

And many success stories are indicative of the impact IMI has had with its partners.