INNOVATION-May-June-2020

COMPACT O-FRAME SCANNER This new product, designed at the Honeywell Centre of Excellence in North Vancouver, is used in the paper and plastics manufacturing industries to measure physical properties such as weight, moisture, or thickness of a moving sheet during production. The challenge was to design an environmentally robust and cost- competitive scanner that would support up to two sensors, depending on the sheet properties of interest. The scanner provides feedback to a supervisory Quality Control System, which ensures the sheet is manufactured to the proper specifications by controlling upstream actuators that manipulate the production process. Ethernet- based sensor communications allow the scanner to act as an Industrial Internet of Things edge device, providing both process and control system status data to remote monitoring systems. Design Team: Jeffrey Austin, P.Eng., Michael Wardas, Mayank Kalra, EIT, Joyce Teodoro, Andrzej Nawrocki, Cris Andronic, Sudhir Thalore, Gertjan Hofman, Ian Baro.

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SECURE AUTOMATED BICYCLE PARKING SYSTEM This automated bicycle parking, a leading-edge space efficient modular dynamic structure, with 34 bicycles capacity (plus an option to increase) was delivered by MAZDIS in the Minoru Recreation Center, Richmond, BC. Bicycle production exceeded car production more than two decades ago, and cycling became one of the main modes of transportation, even though bicycles remain vulnerable to theft and vandalism. The City of Richmond, in response to this problem, and to support commute cycling, took the initiative to resolve this issue. This parking station helps cycling to reach its full potential by substantially increasing the security of bicycles. The forthcoming app will allow cyclists to secure a spot, plan their commute ahead of time, and integrate cycling with other transportation modes. Participants: MAZDIS Inc.: Nick Mani, P.Eng., Mark Delcourt, Dr. Anahita Mani, Mohsen Bagherpour, P.Eng. City of Richmond: Martin Younis, Mile Racic, Joan Caravan. SECRET BEACH MARINA DEVELOPMENT The Secret Beach Marina was completed for the Toquaht Nation at Secret Beach on Toquaht Bay, Vancouver Island. The project was managed by Toquaht Nation Project Manager, Noah Plonka, and consultant, Rick Shafer, of Pipestem Enterprises Ltd. This development included new roads, a boat launch facility, a marina with a breakwater, and a boat trailer parking lot. Construction proceeded throughout Winter, Spring, and Summer of 2019, and was completed in June. The facility improves boater access to Toquaht Bay by allowing all-tide vessel launching, moorage, and dedicated trailer parking, giving boaters the option of extended trips into Toquaht Bay. Participants: Cascara Consulting Engineers: Charles Ramos, P.Eng. CR Engineering: Jeff King, P.Eng. Chris Zamora, Aquaparian Environmental Consultants.

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