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Manufacturing / Innovation

Development of a New Industrial Process

Confidential Manufacturer$1.16M Secured
$1.6M
Total Investment
$1.16M
Total Funding
$442K
Net Cost

Executive Summary

A Quebec manufacturing SME undertook the development of a proprietary production process to reduce waste and increase yield. The project involved technological uncertainty requiring rigorous scientific validation.

Strategic Objectives

Reduce waste rate by 25%

Increase yield by 15%

Industrialize an innovative process

Decrease unit cost by 12%

Investment Scope

Process R&D

$1.05M
  • Design
  • DOE (Design of Experiments)
  • Tooling prototyping

Pilot Cell

$400K
  • Test bench
  • Sensor integration
  • Data collection

Industrialization

$150K
  • Pilot production
  • Quality qualification
  • Operations transfer

Financial Structuring

How we optimized capital deployment.

Total Investment$1.6M
Net Effective: $442,000
SUBSIDIZED
$920,000

PARI / IRAP

80% salaries & 50% subcontractors.

$238,000

RS&DE / SR&ED

Tax credit on remaining balance.

Deployment Timeline

Months 1-6

Def. & Experimental

Months 5-10

Pilot Cell

Months 10-15

Pre-series

Months 15-18

Industrialization

Strategic Impact

Operational

  • Waste reduced by 25%
  • Unit cost -12%
  • Yield +15%

Financial

  • 72% of project funded
  • Internal asset creation

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