Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Automated Pipeline Construction Assessment
FY 2015-16
Summary
JRAMCO Inc. and Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) at SAIT Polytechnic are working to
launch a revolution in pipeline construction through the development of automated construction equipment.
JRAMCO's vision of automating the pipeline construction process will enable a substantial reduction in
environmental impact and safety risks while improving the economic value of the pipeline over its lifetime to
all stakeholders. These objectives will be achieved by reducing the number of pieces of heavy equipment, size
of right-of-way, and number of people on site. ARIS is completing a Technology Gap Assessment for
JRAMCO Inc. as the next step towards the development of an automated pipeline construction system. The
technology and partnerships developed through the proposed scope will allow JRAMCO to move this
technology further up the technology readiness scale. The relationship built between SAIT and JRAMCO will
grow with SAIT staff and students being selected for specific technology gap-closure applied research projects.
The future student projects will focus on engaging students to develop skills related to new product
development, construction of prototype equipment and implementation of technology to achieve design criteria
all while interfacing and adding value to a corporation that values their contributions.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
487148-2015
Name nom
Zahavich, Alex
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation Services
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
301
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Oil, gas and coal
Area of application fr
Pétrole, gaz et charbon
Research subject code
2109
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie mécanique
Research subject en
Mechanical systems and instrumentation
Research subject fr
Instrumentation et systèmes mécaniques
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Automated Pipeline Construction Assessment
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
JRAMCO Inc. and Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) at SAIT Polytechnic are working to
launch a revolution in pipeline construction through the development of automated construction equipment.
JRAMCO's vision of automating the pipeline construction process will enable a substantial reduction in
environmental impact and safety risks while improving the economic value of the pipeline over its lifetime to
all stakeholders. These objectives will be achieved by reducing the number of pieces of heavy equipment, size
of right-of-way, and number of people on site. ARIS is completing a Technology Gap Assessment for
JRAMCO Inc. as the next step towards the development of an automated pipeline construction system. The
technology and partnerships developed through the proposed scope will allow JRAMCO to move this
technology further up the technology readiness scale. The relationship built between SAIT and JRAMCO will
grow with SAIT staff and students being selected for specific technology gap-closure applied research projects.
The future student projects will focus on engaging students to develop skills related to new product
development, construction of prototype equipment and implementation of technology to achieve design criteria
all while interfacing and adding value to a corporation that values their contributions.
