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RDP Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing

Name: RDP Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing
Address: 100 Donald Boulevard, Box 5005, Red Deer, AB, T4R0V5, CA
Telephone: +14033434076

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RDP is proud to be listed as one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Polytechnics and Colleges.

Our Applied Research Specialists connect with businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Alberta to collaborate, innovate and find solutions to real-world problems.

10/16/2026

👏 We are pleased to celebrate Women in STEM week by highlighting CIM-TAC Industrial Research Associate Prateeksha Aggarwal.

She started out as a biomedical engineering intern. Now she's designing race seats and VR training tools for Canada's Paralympic athletes. Her early experience as a student intern in the CIM-TAC taught her a motto she now lives by: fail fast.

Read Prateeksha's full story:
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/winstem-week-rdp-red-deer-polytechnic-z75we/

WinSTEM Week celebrates the achievements of women and gender-diverse individuals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The annual province-wide initiative highlights the people shaping these fields while inspiring the next generation of innovators and leaders.

10/15/2026

Read our latest updates in this edition of CIM-TAC QNews - 2026 Q3 - https://mailchi.mp/9712483acce1/cim-tac-qnews-2022-q3-14194651

10/14/2026

The opening of our expanded CIM-TAC facility is right around the corner. Most of our equipment has been moved into its new home, while ongoing renovations are transforming our previous lab space to support our growing applied research capacity.

As we prepare to transition into this new industrial environment, establishing strong safety protocols is our top priority. Today, the CIM-TAC team gathered in the new space for a comprehensive safety briefing led by Terence and Jill from Red Deer Polytechnic's Occupational Health and Safety team.

🏗️ A major feature of our new facility is an overhead crane - a powerful upgrade that will allow our team to safely handle, maneuver, and move heavy materials and large-scale equipment for complex client projects. Terence provided guidance on proper crane operation to ensure our designated crane operators can use this new tool safely and efficiently.

The briefing also reinforced core safety foundations tailored to our expanded footprint:
🥽 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Reviewing required safety gear for active manufacturing zones.
❤️‍🔥 Fire Safety & Response: Emergency procedures, equipment locations, and proper fire extinguisher operation.
🆘 Emergency Protocols: Clear guidelines for incident management and site evacuation.

By embedding a safety-first mindset into every aspect of our operations, we are ensuring our team is fully prepared to deliver innovative solutions for our industry partners in a secure, state-of-the-art environment.

We look forward to welcoming clients and community members into the completed facility soon!

10/07/2026

🔎 We are still searching for a dynamic Business Development Specialist to join our team in the CIM-TAC. If you have a passion for innovation and business development then come work with us!

This role is responsible for creating and growing new business opportunities with industry clients who need to increase their technical and business capacity through applied research and innovation. The position is primarily dedicated to generating demand, qualified opportunities, and revenue growth by promoting our R&D solutions.

Applications are now being accepted online:
🔗 https://jobs.glowinthecloud.com/rd-polytech/20261005002?l=en

09/29/2026

👩‍⚕ Many medical device innovations begin with a practical observation from the front lines of healthcare. For Karlene Haubrich of Conserve Medical, that observation centred on a persistent challenge in hospital oxygen therapy: while roughly one in five hospital patients receive supplemental oxygen, most are unmonitored between intermittent manual checks.

This gap in monitoring can lead to unnoticed disconnections, delayed nursing interventions and increased clinical workload. To address this, Karlene designed the CONSERVE TREE - a retrofit device for hospital oxygen flow meters that continuously monitors respiratory rate and detects oxygen disconnections during routine care and patient transport.

💡 Karlene came to the CIM-TAC for help in moving her idea from concept to reality. Our engineering and technical teams collaborated closely with her on ideation and prototype development, focusing primarily on the design and refinement of the device's sensor housing and internal components.

Through diligent development, rigorous testing, and cross-institutional collaboration (including both NAIT and RRC Polytechnic), Conserve Medical has successfully reached its pre-seed milestones and is now transitioning the CONSERVE TREE toward commercialization.

For industry partners, inventors, and clinicians with a healthcare concept, our team provides the technical expertise, advanced prototyping equipment, and collaborative network required to bridge the gap between initial idea and market-ready device.

🔗 https://www.conservemed.com/

09/21/2026

🎉 Another great day of talking applied research at the Alberta Corridor Technical Symposium!

Last week, researchers from our team joined forces with their counterparts from SAIT and NAIT to share the latest innovative projects in partnership with industry taking place at our institutions. This full day event had 24 presentations on everything from 3D printing with bitumen composites to designing bespoke medical devices for stroke patients to Para sport innovation and beyond.

🗣 “Alberta’s polytechnics play a vital role in transforming knowledge into practical solutions that address real industry needs,” says Dr. Tonya Wolfe, Associate Vice President, Applied Research, Red Deer Polytechnic. “At RDP, we are proud to partner with NAIT and SAIT to provide industry with a powerful ecosystem of expertise, facilities and talent that is ready to tackle complex challenges. Together, we connect research to application, accelerate innovation and deliver solutions that strengthen Alberta’s economy, communities and future prosperity.”

More than 150 attendees were on hand to enjoy the presentations plus a dozen student posters and a fascinating keynote from Joel Semeniuk. We are grateful to event sponsors APEGA, Alberta Innovates, the Calgary Innovation Coalition, and P2INACLE for their support.

👏 Congratulations to SAIT's organizing team who did a fabulous job hosting this year's event, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at NAIT next year.

09/11/2026

We might be preparing to move into our new facility this fall, but that does not mean work on client projects stops. 🛑

You may remember the virtual reality curling app we created for Curling Canada and their athletes attending the 2026 Paralympics. Building on the knowledge gained from that project, our team is currently developing an exciting new mixed reality curling game.

For this initiative, team members - including former student interns Avi Pancholi, Jaren Wheeler, and Nirmalraj Govindaraj - are using the Milano Cortina stadium background from the original VR simulation as a starting point. A primary focus of this phase is improving how stones react on the virtual ice so they move more realistically after they are thrown.

To achieve this, ArUco markers were designed in SolidWorks and 3D printed on our Fortus 450MC. These markers were placed on top of iceless curling stones so their movement across the floor can be captured by an overhead camera placed several metres above. The captured movement is translated directly into the game interface, allowing players to track how their stone reacts and moves down the virtual ice in real time.

🥌 Big thanks to Tyler and TPow Curling in Calgary. Tyler generously provided a loan of some iceless curling stones to support these simulations. Typically used for events and demonstrations to make the sport accessible in off-ice settings, these stones have been an invaluable asset to our development process.

Collaborative support from companies like TPow Curling enables our team to push the boundaries of sports technology and accessibility. Stay tuned for more updates on this project as we continue to refine the simulation.

https://www.tpowcurling.ca/
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09/04/2026

Coming Soon - the 4th Alberta Corridor Technical Symposium!

Members of the CIM-TAC team will be attending this 4th annual event, a collaboration between NAIT, SAIT, and RDP. Our team's presentations will include applied research in:
👉 transforming carbon fibre derived from bitumen into 3D printing material
👉 improving access to high-performance Para sports equipment
👉 exploring the design philosophy behind creating safe, reliable, and maintainable industrial machines

We also have some of our summer student interns attending to take part in the poster competition. This year's posters will focus on mixed reality simulations and 3D printing of medical training models.

We can't wait to learn more! Looking forward to seeing everyone at SAIT on September 17.

08/27/2026

⛱ As summer comes to a close, our student interns are preparing to head back to class for the upcoming academic year. It has been an exceptional summer in the CIM-TAC, and Cohort 2026 (our biggest yet!) have been an integral part of everything.

Over the last four months this talented group contributed their knowledge, technical skills, and enthusiasm to a wide variety of client projects. Representing a diverse range of disciplines - including engineering, animation, business, marketing, kinesiology, and computer programming - our interns brought fresh perspectives and cross-functional expertise that directly supported our industry partners.

👩‍🏫 To help wrap things up, last week they participated in a student showcase, delivering engaging talks that highlighted the scope of their summer activities. From humorous anecdotes to serious technical deep-dives, and reflections on professional growth to hands-on project summaries, the presentations gave a great overview of the role student researchers play at Red Deer Polytechnic.

Congrats interns - you did it! We are immensely proud of the dedication, hard work, and creativity demonstrated over the past few months. While we will miss having them in the lab every day, we know they are heading back to their studies with valuable, real-world experience under their belts. 👋🏼

08/21/2026

📰 Big news! Our Applied Research teams have received more than $1.6 million in total funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support two projects!

While one of these projects focusses on cold-climate energy solutions within RDP's Energy Innovation Centre, CIM-TAC researchers will play a direct role in driving the health-technology initiative, called "Advancing Person-Centred Healthcare Innovation."

🤖 CIM-TAC's team of engineers and technicians will focus on developing and testing new solutions such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and advanced diagnostic tools, tailored to meet the needs of underserved, rural, and regional communities.

Precision Prototyping: We'll be using some of our industrial 3D printers and electronics assembly capabilities to create and refine assistive devices and diagnostic equipment customized to individual needs. This investment helps ensure that practical innovations developed in the CIM-TAC can translate directly to real-world health solutions.

Read the full announcement on our website:
🔗 https://rdpolytech.ca/news/rdp-receives-16-million-federal-grant-advance-national-healthcare-energy-innovation

Address

100 Donald Boulevard, Box 5005
Red Deer, AB
T4R0V5

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+14033434076

Website

http://rdpolytech.ca/cimtac

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