During Innovate Canada, attendees will have the opportunity to explore the advanced manufacturing ecosystem in Canada through hands-on tours at several innovative companies throughout the region. Please see below for descriptions of the tours.
Please note that the Advanced Manufacturing Tours are not mandatory for partners, however you are encouraged to participate to increase your time with guests.
University of Waterloo - RoboHub
University of Waterloo - AVRIL - Autonomous Vehicle and Research Intelligence Lab
Helping create tomorrow's advanced mobility options, AVRIL is a 10-bay R&D workspace for a wide variety of mobility applications including:
OTTO Motors
OTTO designs flexible and intelligent autonomous mobile robots for industry, with the ultimate goal of automating the world's dullest, dirtiest, and deadliest jobs.
ATS Automation
ATS is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world’s most successful companies. ATS uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added services.
SMART - Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Recycling Technologies
SMART Centre will focus on two main industry requirements within applied research activities:
- High-Performance Manufacturing
- ICT-Enabled Intelligent Manufacturing
By facilitating applied research and the development of innovative business processes, SMART Centre will become an important driver of innovation, commercialization, productivity improvement and competitiveness for Ontario's manufacturing sector.