Alberta’s manufacturing sector faces significant competitive challenges to reduce operational costs while improving customer service. The NAIT Shell Manufacturing Centre has been created to address these concerns.
Supported by the federal (Western Economic Diversification) and provincial (Advanced Education and Technology) governments, Shell Canada, Microsoft, Matrikon, and NAIT, the Centre’s mandate is to help Alberta’s manufacturing industries, especially the small and medium enterprises, become globally competitive.
The Centre has received sponsorship from various sources:
Housed in a large 2850 sq. m facility, the Centre contains nine laboratories with $4.4 million of new equipment and $5.2 million of new software. The Centre has dedicated operating staff, and draws upon NAIT faculty with specific expertise to conduct both training, and applied research projects. The Centre's services are provided on a fully cost recovery basis (both direct and indirect costs).
Jan 22, 2009: 1/2 Day Microsoft Dynamics Seminar Seminar at NAIT
Dec 9, 2008: Article on how NSMC helped one inventor realize prototype of a golf ball washer
Nov 28, 2008: Advanced Education and Technology Minister Hon. Doug Horner announced innovation voucher program at NSMC (PDF). Also see story on Edmonton Sun (online video).