Digital Twinning for an Organization (DTO) Adoption Program
$70,000
Grant, In-Kind Support
Description:
In partnership with Dalhousie University, and Landmark Decisions Inc., the Digital Twinning for an Organization (DTO) Adoption Program enables Atlantic Canadian small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) manufacturers to get the consulting, staff, and education required to adopt DTO simulation modeling.
Comments on Funding:
Through generous funding from NGen and ACOA, this program will provide $70,000 of value for consulting services, wage subsidies, software licenses, and training required to adopt and maintain DTO modeling adoption and strategy to five (5) manufacturers in Atlantic Canada.
June 13, 2025
Eligibility:
Applicants must :
1. Be manufacturing business must be based in Atlantic Canada and have less than 500 employees
2. Commit to hiring a Dalhousie University Engineering co-op student for one work term of 14-16 weeks to support the implementation of DTO (approx. $4,500 commitment – 66% of wages will be covered through Dalhousie’s Emerging Now program)
3. Ability to dedicate a min. of 3 company employees and the co-op student to attend the Implementing a DTO for Manufacturing workshop (4 half-day virtual sessions) (approx. $2,800 commitment)
4. Ability to dedicate a min. of 1 company employee and the co-op student to attend the DTO Modeler workshop (4 half-day virtual sessions) to gain in-depth training on the Canadian DTO software (approx. $1,400 commitment)
5. Assign a min. of 3 company employees to assist the student in the development of the DTO model. The total time commitment for the total of these 3 individuals would be about 20-30 combined days for the 4-month term (approximately ½ day per week per employee). Suggested roles for these employees would be operations lead hand / supervisor / manager, Continuous Improvement (CI) lead, Business / Data Analyst, Production Planner, Financial Analyst, and/or Maintenance Leads.
Application Steps:
Applicants must answer application form:
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
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