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| Research Documentation and IP |
Tap into our extensive experience in technological research, technical documentation and intellectual properties management to maximize the profits of your in-house R&D projects.
Sample of Projects  Planning for a systematic execution of R&D projects. SR&ED, IRAP technical documentations. Technical disclosures for patent applications. Defensive publications. Technical Manuals. Research Compendiums for new technologies. |
| R&D Funding and Management |
If your company...
Modifies a piece of equipment or an existing process, Develops new products or processes, or Combines different technologies, We have the necessary knowledge and experience to review and to help you identify all of the eligible R&D projects. In many cases a small revision to the R&D plan or adopting a scientific approach would qualify a project for government funding. Sample of Services Identified funding opportunities for experimental development, basic, applied research and support work. We will work with your financial expert to develop effective claiming strategies year after year. Prepared or reviewed required project descriptions and technical documentations.Defined the scope of the project and the problems to be solved. Prepared R&D plans. Conceived solution ideas, devised test methods, constructed and selected test apparatus, sourced materials and supervised project execution.Executed the experiments, observed results, collected and analyzed data, formulated conclusions and recommendations. Set up R&D project management and documentation for continuous improvement. Supported dispute resolution and assisted technical audit by government auditor. |
| Manufacturing Technologies |
Our practical experiences with machine-shop and manufacturing technologies allow us to create economically viable designs. We have set up and optimized many processes for our client's manufacturing facilities such as:
Sample of Projects Advanced polymer process development. Advanced materials and coatings for stamping dies and punches. Designed multi-cavity plastic injection molds with hot or cold runners. Statistical optimization of resistance welding work cell. Robust TIG welding process for highly conductive materials, e.g. coppers. Furnace brazing (vacuum or hydrogen) for advanced joining of dissimilar materials. Electrodes for high precision Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process. Set up part cleaning and electroplating stations. Metallurgical process (e.g. SEM) to qualify new materials, processes and manufacturing techniques. |
| Plastic Injection Molding |
With extensive experience in development of advanced injection molding technologies, we will assist you in the development of new polymeric products, in trouble shooting and improving equipment and process.
Sample of Projects Conduct DOE to improve dimensional accuracy of plastic injection molded automotive components. Developed advanced injection molding concepts for high-throughput production. Develop advanced tooling and improve PET preform molding process. Develop advanced in-mold and post-mold cooling technologies. Studied the dynamic of part ejection and optimized the process. Develop calorimetry and thermal image analysis of molded part. Analyzed thermal behaviour of hot runners (single resin and co-injection), and improve designs. Establish standards for cost saving and part interchangeability. Prepare injection molding manuals and best practices. Apply advanced materials and surface treatment processes to improve mold wear, corrosion and overall tool life. Developed conductive polymer composite materials. |
| Mechanical Design |
A resourceful consultant on your team, our experience will assist you in brainstorming new ideas, developing the best engineering solutions for your challenges and optimizing the design of your products.
Sample of Projects Brainstorm ideas and look for the simplest working concepts for machinery components. Developed new products with a concurrent engineering approach for most economical and practical design solution. Design plastic products with metal insert, produced by metal stamping, injection molding and automation. Design of electromechanical and electromagnetic devices using industry standard components. Develop molds, part-handling robots and machinery for plastic injection molding. Designed of automation using hydraulic-powered and pneumatic-driven industrial components. Develop trailer and running gear design. Prepare technical documentation. |
| Heat Transfer and Cooling Design |
Our advance knowledge in heat transfer and fluid flow have resulted in many leading edge cooling / heating designs currently in use in the industry. Let us work with you on your specific requirements in heat transfer, thermodynamic or fluid mechanics.
Sample of Projects Benchmarked actual efficiency of various air and water cooling technologies. Developed advanced cooling technologies (e.g. conduction, heat pipe, air amplifier, swirl flow, etc.) Developed heat transfer augmentation techniques for cooling channels. Design of fast thermal transient cooling circuits (e.g. for injection molding systems). Develop advanced convective cooling in single and two-phase flow (boiling) for maximum heat fluxes capacity. Designed of cooling circuits to control thermal deformation of structures. Selected materials combination for optimum heat transfer. |
| Stress Analysis and Material Strength |
Advanced analysis of complex mechanical designs allow an in-depth understanding of structural behaviour (under mechanical, thermal or dynamic loads), establishing design limits, and identification of practical design improvements.
Sample of Projects Performed design by analysis using complex analytical, numerical, and experimental stress analyses. Conducted parametric studies using ANSYS finite-element simulations to optimize structural designs. Analyzed mechanical and thermal behaviours of plastic injection hot runners. Application of ASME boiler and pressure vessels code in the design of nuclear power plant components. Perform third party review of stress analysis report. |
| Experimental Development |
The knowledge and experience in planning and conducting systematic experimental development using proper equipment and sensors could mean the difference between making the right decision versus a wrong one.
Sample of Projects Optimized products and processes using statistical design of experiments (DOE). Real time multiplex and telemetry data recording technologies. Conducted complex data analyses using Excel and Design Expert. Thermodynamic and coolant flow characterization using ultra-sonic flow- meters. High precision movement analysis using LVDT and cable transducers. Dynamic motion analysis using infra-red laser sensors and high speed motion camera. Calorimetry for thermal mass and heat capacity measurement. Pressure gaging and temperature measurement with advanced thermal equipment (e.g. infra-red gun, thermal camera, thermistors, thermocouples). Deformation and stress analyses with strain gauges. |
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