Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00058, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Commito, Michael (Cambrian College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : Sudbury, Ontario is a place renowned for pulling minerals out of the ground, but Valley Growers is doing its best to put another_x000D_
underground resource, potatoes, on the map. Dating back to the 19th century, Sam Rainville discovered that potatoes grown in_x000D_
the rich, sandy soil north of Sudbury produced some of the most exceptional potatoes hed ever eaten. Since then, potatoes have_x000D_
become a staple crop in Sudbury, and Valley Growers has become one of the communitys premier potato farms. In addition to_x000D_
harvesting potatoes, Valley Growers also produces its own French fries. Currently, they produce over 3,000 cases of fries per_x000D_
week, and the annual sales associated to this tasty, golden product is more than $3-million._x000D_
The challenge confronting Valley Growers is that they do not have an automated and intuitive system for gauging how effective_x000D_
their cooling methods are after the deep frying process. As a result, Cambrian College is proposing the installation of infrared_x000D_
temperature monitors across the production line in order to assess what the temperature is of the fries as they immediately come_x000D_
out of the fryer and the cooling units. Currently, the temperature of the French Fries is taken manually using remote probe_x000D_
sensors, which slows down the production cycle and limits efficiency. Using automated sensors, data will be captured into a_x000D_
computer where Valley Growers can then carefully monitor the temperature of the French fries in real time in order to enhance_x000D_
production., program purpose french : Sudbury, Ontario is a place renowned for pulling minerals out of the ground, but Valley Growers is doing its best to put another_x000D_
underground resource, potatoes, on the map. Dating back to the 19th century, Sam Rainville discovered that potatoes grown in_x000D_
the rich, sandy soil north of Sudbury produced some of the most exceptional potatoes hed ever eaten. Since then, potatoes have_x000D_
become a staple crop in Sudbury, and Valley Growers has become one of the communitys premier potato farms. In addition to_x000D_
harvesting potatoes, Valley Growers also produces its own French fries. Currently, they produce over 3,000 cases of fries per_x000D_
week, and the annual sales associated to this tasty, golden product is more than $3-million._x000D_
The challenge confronting Valley Growers is that they do not have an automated and intuitive system for gauging how effective_x000D_
their cooling methods are after the deep frying process. As a result, Cambrian College is proposing the installation of infrared_x000D_
temperature monitors across the production line in order to assess what the temperature is of the fries as they immediately come_x000D_
out of the fryer and the cooling units. Currently, the temperature of the French Fries is taken manually using remote probe_x000D_
sensors, which slows down the production cycle and limits efficiency. Using automated sensors, data will be captured into a_x000D_
computer where Valley Growers can then carefully monitor the temperature of the French fries in real time in order to enhance_x000D_
production., agreement title english : Valley Growers: Enhancing Productivity through Automation, agreement title french : Valley Growers: Enhancing Productivity through Automation, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, 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