Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2

General Electric has coined the term ""Industrial Internet,"" which refers to the integration of machinery withnetworked sensors and software. This project seeks to demonstrate if the low-cost Raspberry Pi computer canbe integrated into the Industrial Internet. This is a demonstration project in which Niagara College willdetermine if the Raspberry Pi, a small, inexpensive, easily programmable computer, can be used in anindustrial application to collect machine data in real time, analyze it, and communicate the information in orderto adjust its operations. The industry partner, W.S. Tyler, has a need for this type of monitoring and feedback inits operations, and is looking for a solution cheaper and easier to implement than Programmable LogicControllers (PLC), the current state-of-the-market technology. Niagara College has assembled a team ofmanufacturing and programming experts to address this need, and will work in collaboration with W.S. Tylerstaff to achieve the deliverables. It is expected that this solution will then be disseminated to other localmanufacturers through communications at the Niagara Industrial Association (~200 members) and through theoperations of the NSERC-funded Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara (IIC@N), Niagara Colleges'sTechnology Access Centre (TAC).