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Multipurpose Desktop Prototyping System

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As part of their final year project design course, a team of Mechanical Engineering students will design and build a prototype for a multipurpose desktop prototyping system for industrial design partner Ross and Doell. The goal of the project is to create a machine that is numerically controlled and capable of producing complex prototypes by combining a variety of different materials.

Eco-Friendly Solar Water Pump

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The goal of this project with industrial partner Pluvio Pump is to build upon the work completed last year in a OCE Connections project in creating a portable water pump for developing countries. This year the project team will look at a more affordable and eco-friendly means of pumping water from the ground using an easy and reliable method.

Business Analysis & Prototyping of the Live Well with Parkinson’s Website

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Live Well with Parkinson’s Disease Inc., a Toronto-based start-up company headed by Dr. Galit Kleiner-Fisman, and George Brown College have partnered to elicit requirements and develop a user-friendly multimedia prototype website to educate patients and caregivers on Parkinson’s disease, in the hopes of helping to optimize their independence and quality of life.

Benchmarking and Validation of HeartTransverter at George Brown College

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Butterfly Energetics Inc.(BEI) is a systems integration company with a focus on sustainable renewable energy solutions. The initial focus of collaboration between George Brown College (GBC) and BEI was on the Heart Transverter (HT). The HT removes the current limitation of renewable energy connections on the electrical grid from instabilities caused by solar and wind energy sources.

Wound Care Community Hub

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Incite Performance Management Inc. is a development stage venture based in Toronto, Ontario offering sustainable solutions to healthcare individuals and institutions. Incite and GBC are working together to develop a prototype of the PEP Community – a social media knowledge/collaboration community HUB platform, specifically targeted towards nurses and wound care.