Last Updated: 2012-03-20

C-CORE

Company information

Legal Name:   C-CORE
Operating Name:   C-CORE
Mailing Address Robert A. Bartlett Building Morrisey Rd ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3X5	Location Address Robert A. Bartlett Building Morrisey Rd ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3X5
Telephone: (709) 864-8354
Fax: (709) 864-4706
Email: info@c-core.ca
Website URL: http://www.c-core.ca

Contact information

David Gullage
	Title:   Contracts/QA Manager
	Telephone:   (709) 737-3593
	Fax:   (709) 737-4706
	Email:   david.gullage@c-core.ca
Susan Kennedy
	Title:   Vice President
	Area of Responsibility:   Domestic Sales & Marketing
	Telephone:   (709) 737-8359
	Fax:   (709) 737-4706
	Email:   Susan.Kennedy@c-core.ca
Ryan Phillips
	Title:   Consultant
	Area of Responsibility:   Research/Development/Engineering
	Telephone:   (709) 737-8371
	Fax:   (709) 737-4706
	Email:   Ryan.Phillips@c-core.ca
Desmond Power
	Title:   Director
	Area of Responsibility:   Management Executive
	Telephone:   (709) 737-8353
	Fax:   (709) 737-4706
	Email:   Des.Power@c-core.ca
Freeman Ralph
	Title:   Director
	Telephone:   (709) 737-8354
Ian Jordaan
	Title:   Consultant
	Area of Responsibility:   Management Executive
	Telephone:   (709) 737-6787
	Fax:   (709) 737-4706
	Email:   ian.jordaan@c-core.ca
Arash Zakeri
	Title:   Director
	Area of Responsibility:   Management Executive
	Telephone:   (709) 737-4313
	Fax:   (709) 737-4706
Charles Randell
	Title:   President
	Area of Responsibility:   Management Executive
	Telephone:   (709) 737-4011
	Fax:   (709) 737-4706
	Email:   Charles.Randell@c-core.ca

Company description

C-CORE is a global corporation providing innovative engineering solutions to national and international clients. Our dynamic team of over 70 engineering and business experts provide advanced technology solutions to production issues and market challenges encountered in a variety of areas related to our four core business areas: • Radar and Vision Systems • Ice Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering International and national government clients also use our services to address security, sustainability and safety issues related to their regulatory and operating needs. In business for over 34 years, C-CORE’s specialized engineering services are focused on technology adaptation and integration, design recommendations and engineering analyses. Project teams are assembled based on client need and draw upon our core expertise to produce a multi-faceted solution combining our expertise for a complete end-to-end solution. From our headquarters in St. John’s and offices in Halifax and Ottawa, we work with an international network of partners, leading alliances and consortia, to ensure the best solutions for our clients and delivery of quality results on time and on budget. Our focus is commercial and operational exploitation of advanced technologies to increase efficiency and safety while reducing costs
Country of Ownership:	Canada
Year Established:	1975
Exporting:	Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS):	541330 - Engineering Services
Primary Business Activity:	Services
Total Sales ($CDN):	$5,000,000 to $9,999,999
Export Sales ($CDN):	$1,000,000 to $4,999,999
Number of Employees:	75

Product / Service / Licensing

Product Name:	Advanced Materials
Specialization within the Advanced Materials Field C-CORE's expertise in advanced materials research includes design and evaluation of polymer and metal matrix composites for enhanced-damping applications, corrosion testing and metallurgical investigation of metals and alloys, and detection and characterization of materials degradation.
Product Name:	Environmental Products and Services
Service Name:	CONSULTING ENGINEER - PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS-PIPELINES
C-CORE conducts extensive research into issues related to pipeline operating in harsh terrestrial and marine environments. C-CORE has consulted on the design and routing of numerous pipelines and have conducted engineering studies to improve design methodologies and construction techniques.
Service Name:	CONSULTING ENGINEER - TRANSPORTATION-BRIDGES
C-CORE conducted a series of reduced scale physical centrifuge model test of selected marine piers in connection with the Confederation Bridge connecting Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. Foundation failure mechanisms were examined, and how these failure mechanisms varied with changes in loading.
Service Name:	Geotechnical Engineering
C-CORE's geotechnical expertise encompasses centrifuge modelling, full-scale modelling, pipeline testing, ice/seabed interaction, soil/structure interaction, and risk and numerical analysis. C-CORE has considerable expertise in investigating gravity dependent phenomena using reduced scale physical modelling in its centrifuge facility. C-CORE applies its geotechnical centrifuge testing to offshore structures, including offshore production platforms, pipelines, breakwaters and wharves; and onshore structures such as dams, pipelines, landfills, mines, and large buildings.
Service Name:	Ice Engineering
Ice engineering activities at C-CORE focus on four areas: ice management and detection, ice risk, ice conditions, and ice technologies. Ice management provides services to industry and government agencies operating in marine environments where ice or icebergs pose serious threats to their operations. Ice risk examines the uncertainty associated with marine structures, seabed installations, and pipelines in ice infested waters. C-CORE also monitors ice conditions such as pack ice, icebergs, and atmospheric ice. Ice technologies developed at C-CORE have included detection and monitoring capabilities, and ice mitigating systems. Ice engineers at C-CORE have a broad command of many areas including risk analysis; finite element and numerical analysis; field studies; ice laboratory testing; civil, structural, mechanical engineering, and naval architecture. This expertise is used to assist in the design and operation of a variety installations in ice environments.
Service Name:	Intelligent Systems
Since 1994, C-CORE has been developing a range of intelligent system technologies to improve the industrial competitiveness of its partners. These technologies include advanced machine vision and adaptive pattern recognition systems, industrial automation systems, intelligent sensor and control systems, and innovative robotic and telerobotic systems. C-CORE has a telerobotics and computer vision laboratory which provides for the development and validation of proof-of-concept systems for industrial clients.
Service Name:	Remote Sensing
Throughout its history, C-CORE has had an applied research group dedicated to the advancement of satellite remote sensing and radar technologies. The broad base of activities throughout C-CORE has generated expertise in: earth observation remote sensing [Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR), optical satellite]; high frequency surface wave radar (HF-SWR); ultra high frequency radar (UHF); ionosphere monitoring; and analysis of underwater optical sensing. Satellite Earth Observation (EO) expertise within C-CORE is levered by resident expertise in: machine vision for adaptive processing of SAR images; and geotechnical, geophysical, and ice engineering for the physical interpretation and characterization of EO data.
Service Name:	Underwater Technology
C-CORE is working to integrate sensor suites into a full service underwater inspection vehicle. The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will execute any number of prescribed missions. C-CORE is actively involved in acoustic and optical subsea instrumentation and perception. Acoustic activities include source localization in multipath environments, development and commercialization of an acoustic "chirp" profiler, innovative techniques for seismic-acoustic data processing and analysis, and classification of fish species and quantity from echo sounding data. AQUALERT attaches to fishing gear and emits a consistent, loud acoustic warning signal which emanates in all directions at 3 second intervals. The signal is well within the audible frequency range of marine mammals and allows them to detect fishing gear at ranges of one kilometre or more. HI-DAPT II SUB-BOTTOM PROFILING SYSTEM is a complete subbottom profiling system incorporating the latest in DSP technology. The MICRO-WIP (MICROprocessor-controlled Waterborne Induced Polarization) Marine Electrical Survey System is an automated system for carrying out resistivity and Induced Polarization (IP) surveys in lakes and rivers, and in the shallow offshore.

Technology profile

C-CORE is a national centre for Centrifuge and Experimental
Modelling. The C-CORE Centrifuge Specifications are as follows:
Machine: Acutronic 680-2
Acceleration Range: 10 - 200 g @ 5m radius
Payload Volume: 1.1 m * 1.4 m * 1.5 m high
Payload Mass: Up to 2,200 kg
Payload Services: Over 64 instrument channels
High pressure hydraulics and pneumatics
Refrigeration
40 kW electrical power
Computerized control systems

This state-of-the-art facility has been used for numerous
projects. A variety of actuator systems, electronic
instrumentation, data acquisition and soil strain measurement
systems, including radiography, have been developed by C-CORE's
team of engineers.

C-CORE has a full-scale buried pipeline modelling facility; and
mechanical, electrical, soils, telerobotics, and computer vision
laboratories. C-CORE, in association with industry, produce a
variety of technologies related to resource industries. For
more information on our products, facilities, technical
expertise and capabilities, please visit our website at
www.c-core.ca

Market profile

Alliances:

• Financial
• Technology

Industry sector market interests:

• Environment
• Fishery
• Mining/Petroleum/Gas

Geographic markets:

Export experience:

• Belgium
• China
• Finland
• France
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• United Kingdom
• United States

Actively pursuing:

• Australia
• Brazil
• Denmark
• Germany
• Greenland
• Iceland
• Japan
• Russian Federation
• Sweden