Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01771, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Tofani, Rick (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : Arbus Homes Inc. is seeking technical assistance from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to_x000D_
improve the design of its truck bed cover to meet the load bearing needs and activities of building contractors_x000D_
and recreational users. The company has used many types of truck covers currently available on the market to_x000D_
carry items for its construction business, but none of these is able to meet all of the performance criteria set out_x000D_
by Arbus Homes. As a result, Arbus Homes designed and developed its own load bearing truck cover and_x000D_
successfully tested it for basic loading functions. Design refinement and further engineering assessment on load_x000D_
bearing capacity and materials are needed before the cover can be commercially manufactured and introduced_x000D_
to market. The proposed project will review the prototype truck cover, and provide design modification and_x000D_
optimization recommendations for the product., program purpose french : Arbus Homes Inc. is seeking technical assistance from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to_x000D_
improve the design of its truck bed cover to meet the load bearing needs and activities of building contractors_x000D_
and recreational users. The company has used many types of truck covers currently available on the market to_x000D_
carry items for its construction business, but none of these is able to meet all of the performance criteria set out_x000D_
by Arbus Homes. As a result, Arbus Homes designed and developed its own load bearing truck cover and_x000D_
successfully tested it for basic loading functions. Design refinement and further engineering assessment on load_x000D_
bearing capacity and materials are needed before the cover can be commercially manufactured and introduced_x000D_
to market. The proposed project will review the prototype truck cover, and provide design modification and_x000D_
optimization recommendations for the product., agreement title english : Retractable Truck Bed Cover and Extension, agreement title french : Retractable Truck Bed Cover and Extension, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada