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The CRN will collaborate with other composite
initiatives, such as the Canadian Composites
Manufacturing Research and Development
Consortium hosted by the Composites Innovation
Centre in Manitoba. The collaborations support a
vibrant Canadian composites industry that
includes companies and manufacturers of all
sizes and expertise.
"This collaboration has the potential to
generate new applications of composite
processing technology not only within Canada's
aerospace industry, but in other fields such as
the automotive and resources sectors," said
William Lyons, director of Global Technology at
Boeing Research & Technology.
Established in 2012 with an investment of $9.84
million from Western Economic Diversification
Canada, the CRN consists of a Vancouver hub
based at the University of British Columbia’s
Vancouver campus; a Kelowna node based at UBC's
Okanagan campus; a Victoria node, based at the
University of Victoria; and a Manitoba node,
based at the Composites Innovation Centre in
Winnipeg. Future nodes are planned for Alberta
and Saskatchewan.
"Our government views innovation as key to
creating jobs and growing our economy. By
working collaboratively with academia and the
private sector, we are helping to create a more
prosperous future for the West and all
Canadians," said the Honourable Lynne Yelich,
Minister of State for Western Economic
Diversification. "I would like to welcome Boeing
to the Network and look forward to seeing the
new ideas that come out of this important
collaboration."
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