PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

With the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation

COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS
FOR INDUSTRY

Access state-of-the-art equipment, tools and services

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

Your key competitive advantage

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
FOR INDUSTRY

Grow the quality and quantity of your R&D efforts

DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

Leverage a 1:1 funding match on projects

COMPETITIVE SOLUTIONS
FOR INDUSTRY

Turn your innovations into commercialized products

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ABOUT US

Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation

SONAMI is a Niagara College-led network of post-secondary institutions, who, through their respective Research and Innovation Centres, collaborate with small- and medium-sized companies to tackle their manufacturing-related challenges.

We conduct projects that provide innovative solutions, such as process optimization, designing and testing prototypes, evaluating new technologies, and developing and commercializing new or improved products.

SONAMI leverages faculty, students, and state-of-the-market equipment, together with funding from the Federal Government, to support manufacturing in Canada.

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WHAT IS SONAMI?

Automation

Adapting production to market demand through the use of robotics, sensor integration, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Discover the advantages and limitations of 3D metal and plastics printing from design to material development to prototyping to manufacturing.

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Product Testing & Validation

Prototypes and new product designs may require multimodal testing and validation to determine areas of improvement and ensure product quality.

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Information & Communication Technology and Cyber Security

Evolving manufacturing processes for Industry 4.0 with the application of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), data analytics, cyber security, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Process Optimization

Improving manufacturing productivity through tooling selection and development and lean manufacturing processes to realize new and improved products and robust full-scale manufacturing processes.

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