Leadership In Technology - Winter 2014

VOLUME 9

ISSUE 1

December 2014

In this issue:

• Smart Home • New Members - 2014 • Smartphone to Become Wallet • Your Online Reputation our future. our choice.

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Leadership in Technology is the official newsletter of TechNova, the Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Nova Scotia.

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From the Editor 4 TechNova Group Benefits 5 President’s Letter 6 New Members 7 Home, Smart Home With Wireless Technology

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Clearing The Air About the Air In Your Home

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Registrar’s Report 12 Smartphone to Become Wallet 13 Your Online Reputation Handle with Care

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3D Printing: Revolution in Manufacturing

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EDITOR Mike MacLean, CET EDITORIAL DIRECTION Vivian Ernst CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mario Zamfir The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Association. TechNova assumes no responsibility or liability for damages arising from any error or omission or from the use of any information or advice printed in this publication.

Letters regarding the newsletter should be addressed to the Editor at the Society’s address.

STORY IDEAS WELCOME Leadership in Technology strives to present news, stories and other content in the course of each year that is of particular interest or pertinence to TechNova members.

We rely in part on your input to guide and generate articles. This is your publication and you are always encouraged to contribute.

NEWS: Your technology career is ever-changing. Let others know about the changes and trends in your particular field, discipline or worksite.

PROFILES: Want to share your own story? Leadership in Technology is a great way to demonstrate the ways that members utilize technology in their careers.

FEEDBACK: Write to us and share your viewpoints (members and non-members alike). Write to info@technova.ca or send your letter/article to the TechNova office.

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From the Editor As 2014 comes to a close, we can reflect back on a busy year for TechNova. We are continuing to develop our online presence, and have also added new collaborative technology in the office, all in the interest of better communicating with and informing our members.

The foundation of TechNova is of course the membership, and the volunteer members who participate in Council. Council meets once a month to discuss and plan projects within the province and across Canada; to discuss current events affecting members and most importantly, to ensure all the needs of the members are accounted for.

Within council, there are a handful of different committees and positions, all working together to serve the membership- everything from awards to AGM planning. More volunteers from the membership are always welcome!

This edition of Leadership in Technology focuses on some of the technological advances in our everyday life. Are we ready to allow our smartphone to render our wallet obsolete?

How far can we take 3D printing? Are we ready to trust a self-driving car? These are truly exciting times for technology professionals.

We also take a look at how to manage your online reputation. This is crucial for both individuals and companies, these days with access to so much information at one’s fingertips it’s vitally important to ensure prospective employers and clients see you in a positive light.

To all TechNova members, I wish you and yours a happy and safe holiday! We’ll see you at the AGM in the New Year.

Mike MacLean, CET Editor, Councillor and Communications Director

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President

Eric Jury, CET

Vice President

Janice Kidson, C.Tech

Past President

Hugh Campbell, C.Tech

Treasurer

Mark Bamford, CET

Councillors

Sean Piercey, CET Joy Brown, CET Louis LeBel, CET Mark Bamford, CET Mike MacLean, CET Mark Cormier, CET

Certification Board

Doug Bach, CET, P.Eng., Chair David MacMillan, CET Dawn Ryan, CET Don Jardine, P.Eng., CET (Hon) Ian Mitchell, CET Mike Rushton, CET Joe Simms, CET, Registrar Patricia Power, CET Sean Piercey, CET

CCTT Director

Hugh Campbell, C.Tech

CTAB Director Joy Brown, CET

Registrar

Joe Simms, CET

Executive Staff Officer Joe Simms, CET

Office Manager Vivian Ernst

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From the President Dear Members, I am always surprised at how quickly time goes by. As we move from summer to fall, and soon into winter, TechNova will be working hard to ensure all of the membership will have an input into the direction the organization will be taking over the coming years.

Over the past couple of months TechNova has been working hard for the membership in many different areas. We are currently working on projects related with CCTT and CTAB to better further our training and development programs and also expand our membership base.

We are always looking for members to become active within the TechNova council and committees in many different capacities. Any full time members are allowed to volunteer for council and if interested please contact the office.

Thanks to our communication director Mike MacLean, TechNova has been working hard on getting our magazine and website in order. TechNova has been able to manage our website and magazine for interesting content and advertisements that the membership has likely found interesting.

Also as a change Janice Kidson is now our new Vice President, as TechNova’s former Vice President Michael Frampton had to leave due to personal reasons. I want to personally say thank you to Michael for all the help he has given to TechNova. I also look forward to working with Janice over the next couple of months and am looking forward to her becoming the new President this March.

I would like to wish every member and their family a happy and safe holidays. I look forward to serving all the council and membership for the remainder of my term as your President.

Thank You, Eric D. Jury, CET President

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NEW MEMBERS JUNE 2014 - OCTOBER 2014

Associate Technologists Jenni Bourassa Robert Streatch Certified Engineering Technologists Taylor Prue Shaemus Mullaney Greg Watson Emily Jones W. Barry Coffin Khushpreet Billing Brad Whynot Applied Science Technologist Michael Gabriel

Certified Engineering Technicians Matthew Bordian Leigh Partridge Becky Parker Pierre Alarie Transfers In Richard McArthur William LeBlanc Sebastian Gervais Transfers Out Ashton Corkum David Ferguson Christopher Mark Shantanu Awasthi

Shawn Turner Gary Drummond Mitchell Crocker Matthew MacNeil Upgraded from Associate Technologists to Certified Engineering Technologist Jamie LeRiche Charles Mmoloke Upgraded from Associate Technicians to Certified Engineering Technicians

Students Denise Peters Andrea Power Matthew Newman Jason Jeffrey Crystal Gouchie Teaira Cain Jamal Ashoug Tara Taylor Sham Kaweesi Stefan Hohn Andrew Henley Gregory Cameron Daniel Henderson

Edgar Trimm

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By Harry B. Koons, III, CxA, LEED AP Director of commissioning services at Precis Engineering.

Home, Smart Home With Wireless Technology How smart is your home?

You can make your home smarter and safer, and make your life easier, with these five simple switch-outs that make the most of emerging home technology, courtesy of Jack Thomasson, HGTV Smart Home House Planner.

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Entry level. You needn’t throw away your key, but save it as a backup, and install a keypad at your front door instead. The latest keypads provide not only security, but also remote access via your

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smartphone. You’ll never again have to wonder whether you locked the door; your smartphone, tablet or other Internet device will tell you if you did, and let you lock it if you didn’t. Need to open the door for someone when you’re not there? Keypads allow for that option as well.

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Perfect temperature.

Want to come home to a cozy warm or comfortably cool house? Make the switch to a WiFi-accessible thermostat, and adjust

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the temperature of your home remotely.

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Guess-free garage.

With wireless technology and your smartphone, you can check the status of your garage door and open or close it as needed.

Who’s there?

Security cameras accessible from your smartphone let your house tell you who’s making a delivery. In addition to viewing camera feeds, remote home monitoring systems allow you to

arm or disarm your home security system and to receive specific notification by text, email or phone in case of emergency.

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Smart cookies.

Preheat your oven while you’re still at the grocery store. Certain apps and appliances will let you adjust and monitor your oven and other appliances remotely via your smartphone. You can adjust cooking temperature and set a timer, too.

(Source: NewsUSA)

Clearing The Air About the Air In Your Home

It’s been said that, “Home is where the heart is.” While this sentiment may be true, that home could also be making you sick.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Americans spend on average about 90 percent or more of their time indoors, where pollutant levels may be two to five times (and possibly more than 100 times) as high as the levels outdoors.

“Most of us don’t think about it, because we cannot see the pollution, and sometimes we can’t smell it,” says a representative for

the American Lung Association in Orange County, Calif.

Which is why, say experts, keeping your indoor air clean is paramount to maintaining a healthy household.

and vacuuming on a regular basis, and changing your air filters quarterly, you might want to consider using technology to help clean up your inside air, such as the Air Scrubber Plus air purifier system.

Whether old or new, every home has its potential pollutants, says the EPA. For instance, homes built before 1978 are more likely to contain lead-based paint and have been built with asbestos insulation.

This device -- installed into existing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems -- uses ActivePure technology to reduce contaminants by up to 99 percent in the air and surfaces of the home.

In newer, “greener” homes, the use of energy efficiency makes homes airtight, but also effectively traps in pollutants, causing headaches, nausea and exacerbating allergies.

ActivePure is a variation of the technology used

by NASA for the International Space Station and is recognized as the exclusive Certified Space Technology by the Space Foundation in its category.

So, what’s a homeowner to do?

Other than dusting

“There are a high percentage of people

with asthma and allergies around the country,” said Tom Lozano, executive director of Air Scrubber Plus. “In-depth testing proves that [our technology] can reduce chemical odors, cigarette smoke, dust, pollen and mold.”

By using devices such as Air Scrubber Plus, in conjunction with other clean air solutions, you can be assured that the air you’re breathing is fresh and clear.

“As people grow more concerned about indoor air quality, we are seeing increased demand for indoor air purification solutions from homeowners all over the country,” says Lozano.

For more tips on purifying the air in your home, visit www. airscrubberplus.com.

(Source: NewsUSA)

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New Car Technology May Take The Wheel out of Human Hands Google has been making news in recent months for its work in a ground-breaking area: driverless automobile technology.

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is instead guided by a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) rotating sensor on the vehicle’s roof that scan the vehicle’s surroundings to determine its driving route as well as to

identify such obstacles as pedestrians, bicyclists and other cars.

While Google is widely considered a front-runner in the development of such

Photo: GM’s EN-V Concept Car www.gm.com

A prototype of Google’s new self-driving car -- a

two-passenger electric vehicle with buttons to turn the vehicle on and off, but no steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal -- was unveiled in May. Without a driver at the wheel, the car

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“Automakers introducing automated features that perform specific tasks -such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and collisionavoidance braking to their new car models”

advanced automation technology, the major automakers are also getting into the race.

Albeit at a more conservative pace, they’re introducing automated features that perform specific tasks -such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning and collisionavoidance braking -- to their new car models.

According to a recent report by Lux Research, cars with these socalled “Level 2” features are expected to account for 92 percent of a worldwide $87 billion-per-year autonomous car market by 2030. Only 8 percent of the market will go to “Level 3” cars, which

would be primarily driven autonomously, but would allow drivers to regain control of the vehicle in an emergency.

In addition, the research firm doesn’t expect any fully automated vehicles on the road by 2030. “We consider that ultimate level, Level 4, to be full autonomy, where you just get in and you don’t interact with the car at all,” explained Cosmin Laslau, lead analyst at Lux Research. “And we don’t think that’s coming by 2030. The biggest opportunity that we see will be actually from the Level 2 features, which are the more conventional

advances that we’re already starting to see come onto the market from higher-end developers.”

getting safety approval.

Even if you assume the system is ready by 2020, approval is going to be problematic.”

Hermann Winner, director and professor of automotive engineering at Germany’s Technische Universitat Darmstadt, agreed. “We will start with a partially automated car, then a highly automated one,” he said, adding that he doesn’t expect a completely autonomous car -- one with no specific limitations with respect to traffic environment or driving speed -- on the market for the next 40 years.

“The big challenge to total automation is

Winner is scheduled to address the challenges facing the development of the driverless car during the panel session “IT Meets the Automobile: Interactive Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Self-Driving Cars” at the ASME Advanced Design and Manufacturing Impact Forum in Buffalo, New York. Visit www. asme.org for more information.

(Sources: NewsUSA)

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Registrar’s Report Executive Staff Officer and Registrar Report for November 2014

To date we have welcomed 72 new members into the Society.

These new additions are made up of certified and associate members. A majority of the successful applicants were from accredited programs in Nova Scotia and other provincial associations.

For the year 2013, we had added 81 members to the Register by November.

A total of 12 members have been transferred to other provincial associations, while 3 members have transferred to Nova Scotia. The out migration pattern is still a problem for Nova Scotia, as more of our skilled workforce is moving to other parts of the country.

With our sluggish growth pattern, we have to look elsewhere for potential members, and for this reason a great emphasis has been on foreign applications. In the spring of 2014, when the Nova Scotia Nominee program was opened, we were easily averaging 6 to 12 inquiries per day.

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tried to accommodate as many inquiries as possible. Many of the inquiries have gone on to applying for membership and potentially moving to Nova Scotia.

Today we have two assessment persons or subject matter experts in certification, these persons review the files and through the correspondence help the applicants in completing the application process.

In order to help with the application process, last September TechNova applied and received a grant from the Department of Labour and Advanced Education to develop an assessment tool to evaluate internationally trained individuals for our certification process.

There are a number of reasons why TechNova needed to undertake such an International Qualification Assessment project. Our Certification Board is receiving more and more applications from internationally trained and experienced individuals. The trend is expected to continue to increase. These applications are notably more difficult to process than applications from

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graduates from Canadian Engineering and Technology programs.

In addition to membership, there have been legislative drivers toward international assessment and recognition. Nova Scotia has passed the Fair Access to Regulated Practice Act (FARPA).

Under the purview of the Minister of Labour and Workforce Development, FARPA, which specifically names SCETTNS in the act, commits all regulating bodies in the province to provide a well-defined systematic approach for professional recognition, ensure foreign credentialed professionals receive fair consideration, and ensure high standards of professional practice in the interest of public safety.

Our proposal included: the development of an international qualification assessment (IQA) methodology that values fairness, transparency, timeliness, consistency, and impartiality; the creation of an online application and selfassessment tool to increase our capacity to process and manage IQA applications; and the

development of a training program for volunteers who will staff the process as subject matter experts.

Recently we introduced the self-assessment tool, known as the TQAC or Technology Qualification Assessment Canada.

Our self-assessment tool is designed to provide potential applicants with TechNova an opportunity to explore their professional profile and competencies against the National Technology Benchmarks™. This program can also be used by applicants from non-accredited programs to complete a selfassessment, and in so determine where they fit when compared to the National Technology Benchmarks.

So in closing, I welcome all members to try the TQAC, and complete a trial self-assessment.

Please use the website address below to access the site.

All the best. http://tqac-assessment.stage. marsworks.com/SelfAssessment

Smartphone to Become Wallet. Are Customers, Businesses Ready?

Much is being made of Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch. Overshadowed by this, however, was the introduction of Apple Pay -- a technology touting an easier way to pay for goods and services using mobile devices. But is this too much too soon -- even for Apple?

Coming on the heels of this month’s massive credit card breach at Home Depot, it is clear that credit card companies need to rethink how consumers’ personal information is handled.

Relying on near field communication (NFC), Apple Pay will link a consumer’s mobile phone with retail stores that are NFCenabled. NFC technology has been praised for its

security and convenience, but analysts argue that mobile payments will suffer because consumers are not yet comfortable paying with their phone, and merchants are finding that using NFC technology is more expensive than the traditional debit and credit card system.

For concerned individuals, they need only look to the horizon. Launching on Nov. 15, a company called MovoCash will address the gaps left by NFC technology.

“MovoCash is a transformative way to think about payments,” says Eric Solis, CEO and founder of the company. “What we’re doing is serving as a convergence technology designed to help consumers bridge the gap between old-world payment systems

and new technological advances.”

MovoCash, according to Solis, is a bank-agnostic payments platform that allows consumers to link their bank accounts to their MovoCash account for mobile payments with no limitation on the number of supported banks. Any bank account or credit or debit card in your wallet can be used to load a MovoCash account, eliminating the direct link required by conventional NFC technology.

What this means is that there is no direct link between the merchant and consumers’ personal credit or banking information. Should the MovoPlastic card get hacked, the dummy number

on the card will not reveal any personal information.

It can be loaded with as much (or as little) money as desired. Additionally, the company’s redemption technology differentiates it from Venmo and PayPal by unlocking P2P (peer to peer) payments for immediate merchant purchases.

“We believe MovoCash addresses consumers’ desire for a more integrated payment experience using a mobile device without changing their comfort level of using a mag stripe on the back of a plastic card,” says Solis.

For more information on this innovative technology, visit www.movocash.com.

(Source: NewsUSA)

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Your Online Reputation: Handle With Care Maintaining a positive reputation online is indispensable in today’s digital age. It’s time to take a long, honest look at how you manage your online reputation. Consider these statistics: According to 2011 Cone Online Influence Trend Tracker survey, 87 percent of consumers said positive information they’ve read online reinforced their decision to purchase a recommended product or service. (This figure is up from 67 percent in 2010.) The 2010 Microsoft Cross-Tab survey found similar results, with 85 percent of recruiters and human resources professionals saying that a positive online reputation influences their decision-making.

With something as fragile as a reputation, how do you begin to protect it? After all, just one bad Facebook photo, and you may not get a call for an interview. Just one bad review or news article, and your company loses phone calls and customers.

“We don’t have a lot of control about what others say about us, but we have a lot of control about what we say about ourselves and our company,” says Todd William, CEO of Reputation Rhino, an online reputation management company in New York. “I strongly encourage individuals and companies to actively engage in social media, blogging and proactive public relations like press releases, networking and charitable activities.”

Don’t know where to start? Here’s a list: • Google your name to see where you stand.

• Create a complete profile on popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. • Participate actively in online communities.

• Publish positive reviews of satisfied clients or customers.

• Monitor social media mentions for your name or business.

• Update your blog regularly.

• Use SEO (search engine optimization) to make sure positive content comes up first for your name or business.

Unfortunately, reputation management can be a great deal of work and worry. Do you have the time or necessary expertise?

If you answered “No” to this question, don’t fret. Today’s businesses and busy professionals are turning to online reputation management companies.

“Online reputation management is the art and science of creating a positive first impression when someone is looking for you or your company online,” says William. “Online reputation management can remove or suppress negative search results, optimize positive online content, outrank complaint and review sites and fight libel and online defamation.”

For more information, visit www.reputationrhino.com.

(Source: NewsUSA)

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IDEA Sandbox Fosters Studentled Startups Government and Dalhousie and NSCAD universities are creating a place where students, innovators and industry will work together to develop student-led startups.

The Innovative Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) Sandbox will bring engineering, business and design experts together to support students and help them take their good ideas to market. It will be on Dalhousie’s Halifax campus with some activities at NSCAD. IDEA will provide meeting space, 3D printers, computer aided design (CAD) software, and wood and metal shops to build prototypes and test ideas.

“The sandbox has given me the opportunity to pursue an idea that came straight from my mechanical engineering background, but also combined my passions for surfing and

design,” said Andreas Hart, Dalhousie engineering graduate and inventor of a computer-controlled mill used to make surfboards. “I’ve also gained valuable business knowledge in such a short time, it’s unbelievable.”

Sandbox activities will include weekend concept development training camps, a six-week summer Design, Development and Innovation Start-up boot camp and an annual start-up tournament.

Seminars and mentorship from industry and entrepreneurial leaders will also be available.

“Encouraging innovation is fundamental to the change Nova Scotia needs,” said Premier Stephen McNeil. “That’s really what sandboxes are all about, bringing the right people together -- creative thinkers, mentors and industry -- to invent new ways of doing things.”

Government will invest $250,000 and Dalhousie’s faculty of engineering $50,000 in the sandbox.

“We have a rich history of innovation here in Nova Scotia,” said Labour and Advanced Education Minister Kelly Regan. “Some would say Alexander Graham Bell’s sandbox was the Bras d’Or Lakes. Nova Scotians have always had great ideas, and today we are helping bring them to life.”

This is the sixth sandbox announced by government. They are an example of the initiatives the oneNS Coalition has said will help build a stronger economy, create opportunities for youth and attract and retain international students.

Source: Labour and Advanced Education November 18, 2014 9:52 AM Media Contact: Chrissy Matheson Tel: 902-424-0281 Cell: 902-219-3121 E-mail: chrissy.matheson@novascotia.ca

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New Hope for the Medically Disabled Among the marvels of modern medicine are neural prosthetics, tiny bioengineered devices that surgeons implant in brain tissue to compensate for a variety of disabilities to the human nervous system.

Physicians already have had much success with cochlear implants for the hearing impaired, with future research programs aimed at assisting epileptics, victims of Alzheimer’s disease, and even individuals who have sustained spinal cord injury and loss of limbs.

Neuroscientists see a vast horizon for these micro implants, which are able to read electrical and chemical signals from the nervous system to stimulate sensory function lost through disease or injury. What the amazing devices do is avoid

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the damaged neural lines of communication in the body to restore function.

In the case of the cochlear prosthetics, for example, sounds gathered from a tiny microphone are converted to electrical signals and used to stimulate the auditory nerve of deaf patients.

Neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, materials scientists, and mechanical engineers are all collaborating on the research and development of neural prosthetics, which each year receive $6.5 million in funding at the National Institutes of Health.

Engineers play a significant role in the interdisciplinary research and development of neural prosthetics. Engineers will be called on to make innovative use of materials

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to design and fabricate devices that allow sustained electronic functioning in the environment of the human body, without causing tissue infection or other serious conditions. Research efforts have focused on technologies that enable the micro devices to be safely implanted in human tissue for long periods. Sarah Felix, a research engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), is making gains with thin-film flexible polymer materials that allow devices to conform to the live tissue in which they are implanted.

Lawrence Livermore is currently developing neural implants that are able to restore auditory, motor and bladder function,

aid speech, and control depression and epilepsy.

Future programs at the lab include experimentation with deep brain and spinal cord simulation, which will enable physicians to advance neural prosthetics to the next level of human health and rehabilitation.

Promising clinical studies are underway at some of the most prestigious medical research centers in the U.S. as the scientific community continues to advance neural prosthetics to help disabled persons achieve quality of life.

Indeed, neural prosthetics will be an intriguing pathway of multidisciplinary scientific and engineering development for years to come.

(Source: NewsUSA)

3D Printing: A Cautiously Optimistic Revolution in Manufacturing Amid excitement over 3D printing, there is caution.

According to experts, safety and reliability standards and mandates will need to be developed and implemented for products that can be churned out on a whim. Technical education and training will likely be impacted. Legal issues pertaining to ownership, patent protection, trademarks and copyrights and credentials for individuals using the technology will need to be resolved before 3D printing reaches new levels and new frontiers.

In the U.S. and elsewhere, the 3D printer is enabling a “maker movement,” as an increasing number of people apply the technology to their daily lives.

In the business world, 3D printers are used at dental labs to make custom crowns in less than one hour and at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to fabricate a new type of fuel injector.

Future industrial applications include food production and the printing of human bone and tissue.

What’s more, 3D printers are showing up in basements and garages of U.S. households as the do-it-yourself community embraces the powerful tool to make everything from model trains and translucent chess pieces to circuitry and musical instruments.

Three-dimensional printers make products by following instructions from a computer and stacking raw material -- plastic, metal or other substance -- into layers.

Whereas, in conventional design and manufacturing, computer-based models are developed and then adapted to machining.

“Among the many advantages of 3D printing is the capability of the system to print on demand when an object is needed,” said Hod Lipson, co-author (with Melba Kurman) of the book “Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing,” who recently addressed a special session on advanced manufacturing arranged by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Many of the consumer 3D printers on the market are

“selective deposition” types that squirt, squeeze or spray liquid, paste or powdered raw material through a nozzle. Found today in many homes and schools, the selective deposition models are also a favorite of foodloving enthusiasts, who use the printers to create dough, frosting and other culinary treats.

At its recent 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress, ASME brought together the manufacturing community to discuss these issues, and the experts concurred that 3D printing will enjoy a promising future.

For more information, visit www.asme.org.

(Source: NewsUSA)

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MELOCHE MONNEX CONTINUING EDUCATION BURSARY*

The Meloche Monnex Continuing Education Bursary awards $1000 (actually two awards of $500.00 each) to a member, or child of a member, who is enrolled in a recognized technology program at the post-secondary level. The winner is selected at random from all eligible applicants. 1st of October. Entries must include proof of enrollment.

2014 Receipient : Brian Bruce

AWARDS & BURSARIES Provincial Awards & Bursaries • • • • •

President's Awarrd The Ray Fiske Memorial Award for Service Excellence Meloche Monnex Continuing Education Bursary Ray Fiske Education Award Student Achievement Awards

National Awards & Bursaries

RAY FISKE EDUCATION AWARD*

Named in honour of long-time Registrar Mr. Ray Fiske, P.Eng., CET (Hon.), TechNova awards a $500 bursary each year to the son or daughter of a member who is undertaking post-secondary studies.

The winner is drawn at random from all qualified applicants. The deadline for entries is 1st of October.

2014 Receipient: Bradley Sheldon Wakeham

NOVA SCOTIA IT COMPANY RECEIVES LOAN TO GROW BUSINESS

European countries. We have the capacity to grow, and this financing will allow us to do just that.”

The loan will give Internetworking Atlantic Inc. more working capital.

range of information and communications technology services, including data centre and cloud services, internet protocol telephony, and professional services.

It has 24 employees that design and implement innovative solutions for customers. Internetworking Atlantic Inc. services focus on mission-critical requirements of business, institutional and government customers.

Internetworking Atlantic Inc., a Halifax-based information and communications technology service provider since 2002, has an extensive fibre-optic network and data centre in Halifax.

The company provides a

“We serve about 400 customers in Nova Scotia and around the world,” said Bruce MacDougall, president of Internetworking Atlantic Inc. “We have customers based in the rest of Canada, the U.S., and several

The company also has networks in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

It partners with international fibre-optic carriers, giving it access to high-speed links in Western Europe, the United States and Toronto.

Nova Scotia Business Inc. has authorized an interest-bearing, repayable $400,000 loan to help a local IT company expand its business.

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Internetworking Atlantic Inc. is the only telecom service provider in the province focused exclusively on business customers. It owns several hundred kilometres of fibre-optic cable in Halifax alone, which would, if the glass strands were laid endto-end, circle the globe.

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“Part of our role at NSBI is to help Nova Scotia companies access capital to grow,” said Mike Queripel, director of business financing.

“Internetworking Atlantic Inc. has a unique set of assets and services that has positioned the company for the next level of growth, and this loan is intended to help them move forward with the next phase of their business plan.”

Nova Scotia Business Inc. works with companies that are ready for growth, to structure financing packages tailored to their specific needs.

Source: Nova Scotia Business Inc.

Last year’s sold out Professional Development Summit (PDS) set the foundation for an exceptional training event in Halifax, bringing together IT and management professionals from across the Atlantic region to develop their professional skill-sets and advance their careers. The 2015 program (to be announced) promises a solid line-up of speakers and networking experiences for our region’s most talented professionals. Here’s your chance to be part of the success for our 2015 program: PDS is opening its call for speakers!

PDS is looking for quality speakers to present leading

NOVA SCOTIA APPRENTICES EARN COVETED CREDENTIAL Joey MacDougall has helped train dozens of apprentices over the years.

But when he took on Brent Veenhuis in 2011, he knew he’d hit the jackpot.

“Brent has been a standout among our group,” said Mr. MacDougall, shop supervisor with Atlantic CAT. “He has a solid career and very bright future ahead of him.”

Mr. Veenhuis, a newly certified heavy duty equipment technician from Wittenburg, Colchester Co., is this year’s Apprentice Award of Excellence winner. The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency sponsors the award and Mr. MacDougall nominated him.

“He’s a great example of what our future workforce can be, and has a work ethic that is second to none. Brent jumps at every learning opportunity,

edge topics. Share your knowledge and experience with other industry professionals at our 2015 event! Our fullday symposium focuses on topics related to general professional development, software testing, information and communications technology, management consulting, business analysis, service management, and project management.

Interested in presenting? Please confirm your interest and a presentation abstract before November 27th to Derek Dow:program@pdsummit.ca and 902-440-1062.

often using his own time to improve his skills and knowledge in the trade, and is always willing to lend a hand to others,” said Mr. MacDougall.

for the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency, commended Nova Scotia’s newest journeypersons and those who have supported them.

“As employers, it’s important for us to ensure that the skills and knowledge we’ve acquired over the years are not lost and get passed along to the next generation. It’s been truly rewarding to watch him grow.”

“These are some of the best-trained tradespeople in the country and they have a lot to be proud of,” said Ms. Regan. “The credential they’ve earned is recognized around the world and will open the door to many great opportunities here at home.”

Mr. Veenhuis is among more than 450 joining the ranks of Nova Scotia journeypersons. These newly certified apprentices were celebrated at an event on, Nov. 15, in Halifax.

Greg Hodge, from Dartmouth, was honoured as mentor and coach of the year. He has demonstrated a strong commitment to the progress of apprentices he has trained, making sure they get the best experience and learn how to do it right.

Kelly Regan, Minister responsible

The apprenticeship celebration is a bi-annual event sponsored by industry, the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Board, Nova Scotia Community College and government.

More information about apprenticeship is available at www.nsapprenticeship. ca.

Source: Labour and Advanced Education Media Contact: Chrissy Matheson Tel: 902-424-0281 Cell: 902-219-3121 E-mail: chrissy.matheson@novascotia.ca

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