School of Manufacturing and Automation - News
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SAIT Presents Awards to Mel Svendsen and Shell Canada
Nearly 350 people gathered Thursday, October 27th on SAIT Polytechnic’s campus to honour the recipients of SAIT’s 2011 President’s Volunteerism Award and Partnership Award. President Irene Lewis presented Mel Svendsen with the volunteerism award and Shell Canada with the partnership award during the formal gala...Improved livestock identification and tracking devices will benefit livestock industry
The livestock industry may have a new tool to help with the accuracy, environmental and financial challenges of tracking cattle. Students in SAIT Polytechnic’s School of Manufacturing and Automation developed ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) tags for the Radio Frequency Identification Lab as an applied research project. Field trials of these tags will soon get underway thanks to a $950,000 grant from the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA)... School of Manufacturing and Automation Launches New Programs for Fall and Winter 2011-12
Starting today we are now taking applications for the Fall 2011 intake of the Welding Technician and Millwrighting Technician programs. These programs are not technically new as they have run once successfully, but this is the first time we will be offering both the Fall and Winter intakes. Both programs are 24-weeks in length and provide training in the first and second period of their corresponding trades (Welder and Millwright). Upon successful completion, graduates will have achieved a SAIT Polytechnic Certificate of Achievement and upon securing employment will be eligible to become an apprentice in their respective trades. Follow the links to find out more about the Millwrighting Technician program and the Welding Technician program. Elephant sports shiny new tusk caps
For the second time in a decade, SAIT Polytechnic custom-designed new stainless steel tusk caps for Spike, the Calgary Zoo's 28-year-old Asian bull elephant... The Journeyman - A Custom Chopper Project
The Journeyman, a custom chopper designed and built by staff and students at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta claimed “outstanding machine, North American custom radical class” and “best bike engine” awards at the World of Wheels show... Norris takes us behind the scenes at the Calgary airport
At the Calgary Airport, a passenger checks in for a flight, and watches his suitcase glide away behind the counter. Below him, a woman sighs with relief as the conveyer springs to life and luggage begins to appear... Hi-tech gift
OMRON Canada's Gerry Assinger (centre) visited SAIT Oct. 5 to see how Automated Systems Engineering Technology students are using a $10,000 donation of equipment including laser rangers and limit switches from OMRON in their studies... New School of Manufacturing and Automation Dean sees great potential
Brad Donaldson, SAIT's new Dean of Manufacturing and Automation, says it was the opportunity to make a difference in the sector that prompted him to pull up stakes and move from the town of Bolton, north of Toronto, to Calgary.... Impromptu team creates welding solution for paralysed student
When Colin Fennery, a quadriplegic, arrived on the first day of Adam Medrek’s Weld-A-Saurus Continuing Education course, Medrek thought "this is going to be interesting." Applied Research and Innovation Services presents DIRTT awards
SAIT boasts a trio of awards to recognize the hard work and vision involved in innovation. These awards were handed out at Let's Celebrate SAIT Day on June 7... Veteran instructor wins landmark award
Jack Firth, a veteran instructor in SAIT’s Manufacturing and Automation department, was selected Feb. 11 as the winner of SAIT’s first-ever Cadmus Trades Teaching Chair in recognition of his excellence in teaching and the profound impact he has on his students....
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