Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Smarter Alloys Inc.
$500,000.00
Germany ZIM Call 11 - BLAZE - Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications
FY 2023-24 · 2024-01-01
Summary
As part of the international consortium project “Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications”, this project, Germany ZIM Call 11 - BLAZE - Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications, will focus on the diverse applications of SMAs and their exceptional properties which hold immense potential for technological advancement in various industries, including automotive and aerospace. To accelerate the commercialization of SMAs, this research project will develop a novel high-temperature shape memory alloy (HTSMA) wire, solidify the manufacturing process, and integrate the HTSMA wire into a standardized SMA actuator working with our German partner, Hoffmann Kunststoffe.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Cambridge|Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
839356912
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2025-12-31
Agreement Number
1014039
Agreement Start Date
2024-01-01
Agreement Title
Germany ZIM Call 11 - BLAZE - Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications
Agreement Title (French)
Allemagne Appel ZIM 11 - BLAZE - Actionneurs légers révolutionnaires pour les applications automobiles et aérospatiales carboneutres
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$500,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
As part of the international consortium project “Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications”, this project, Germany ZIM Call 11 - BLAZE - Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications, will focus on the diverse applications of SMAs and their exceptional properties which hold immense potential for technological advancement in various industries, including automotive and aerospace. To accelerate the commercialization of SMAs, this research project will develop a novel high-temperature shape memory alloy (HTSMA) wire, solidify the manufacturing process, and integrate the HTSMA wire into a standardized SMA actuator working with our German partner, Hoffmann Kunststoffe.
Description (French)
Dans le cadre du projet de consortium international «Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications», ce projet, Germany ZIM Call 11 - BLAZE - Breakthrough Light-weight Actuators for Zero Emission Automotive and Aerospace Applications, se concentrera sur les diverses applications des SMA et leurs propriétés exceptionnelles qui recèlent un immense potentiel de progrès technologique dans diverses industries, y compris l’automobile et l’aérospatiale. Pour accélérer la commercialisation des SMA, ce projet de recherche développera un nouveau fil en alliage à mémoire de forme à haute température (HTSMA), solidifiera le processus de fabrication et intégrera le fil HTSMA dans un actionneur SMA normalisé en collaboration avec notre partenaire allemand, Hoffmann Kunststoffe.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Cambridge
Federal Riding (French)
Cambridge
Federal Riding Number
35016
NAICS Code
332619
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
839356912
Recipient City
Cambridge|Cambridge
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Smarter Alloys Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
N1T 1J5
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2023-2024-Q4-1014039
