How to Collaborate with NRC-IMTI

Business Opportunities

NRC-IMTI provides assistance to Canadian industry by conducting innovative, cost-effective research that addresses short-term problems and medium to long-term R&D goals. By working with us, clients gain access to our broad range of expertise, multidisciplinary approach, and state-of-the-art facilities and equipment at the Institute and other NRC facilities.

We serve a wide variety of industrial, academic and government clients, through flexible arrangements to suit their needs through:

• Collaborative Research: one-on-one, or multi-client
• Special Interest Groups
• Technology transfer through licensing opportunities
• Fee for service work.

Collaborative Research

Collaboration is the cornerstone of NRC-IMTI's program. We're willing to share the work associated with selected manufacturing research projects. The generic technologies that we develop are essential to product designers, component and sub-system suppliers; equipment suppliers, software and system integrators; automotive, aerospace, electronics and medical devices and other product manufacturers.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

The Special Interest Group is a proven concept of technology platforms. The pre-competitive R&D conducted caters to the needs of industry by increasing awareness levels of emerging technologies and to accelerate technology transfer to the participating members. NRC-IMTI has launched three technology platforms:

•  Precision Freeform Fabrication Technologies

•  Precision Micro-fabrication Technologies

•  Reconfigurable and Flexible Manufacturing Technologies.

SIGs are a cost-effective way for companies to leverage R&D investments and reduce technology development cycles through collaboration. Each year, deliverables are identified and results of the common projects are shared with all members. Members can also customise and implement emerging technologies through targeted projects.

Intellectual Property Licensing

Intellectual property created by NRC-IMTI, such as patents, trade secrets and expertise, can be licensed for commercial exploitation by industry. We support Canadian industry in becoming a global leader in advanced manufacturing while encouraging further innovation.

Fee for Service Work

NRC-IMTI will provide special services to industry within the technical competencies available and where private sector service providers are not able to offer such services. Fee for service work is conducted in a professional and business manner through a contractual agreement, with deliverables clearly identified. Fee for service work and results are kept in strict confidence.

For more information please contact:

NRC-Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute
800 Collip Circle
London , ON N6G 4X8
Canada
Telephone: 519.430.7000