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August 2026

Unplanned Downtime: Why Every Minute Spent on Diagnosis Is Becoming More Expensive

Sensors can detect a failure within seconds, but identifying its true cause can take much longer. Discover why diagnostic time represents a significant share of the cost of unplanned downtime and which measures can help accelerate the return to production.

Aerospace Manufacturing Medical Devices Life sciences
July 2026

AI Isn't Always the Best Solution

AI can create real value in manufacturing, but it isn’t always the best solution for every problem. Discover how to determine whether AI, automation, system integration, or a simpler process improvement is the right approach for your manufacturing challenge.

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June 2026

Is Your Data Ready for AI?

Manufacturers often have large amounts of data from their ERP systems, equipment, maintenance reports, and quality systems. Yet these data are not automatically usable by artificial intelligence. This article explains how to assess their relevance, consistency, context, and representativeness before starting a project.

Aerospace Manufacturing Medical Devices Life sciences
May 2026

Where to Start with AI in a Manufacturing Company?

Many manufacturing companies want to adopt artificial intelligence but do not know which project to prioritize. This article explains why an AI initiative should begin with a concrete business problem rather than the choice of a tool. It outlines the main questions to examine: expected value, available data, system integration, internal capabilities, and user adoption.

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March 2026

Why Is Everyone Talking About Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN)?

TFLN is transforming integrated photonics. Discover why thin-film lithium niobate is emerging as a leading platform for optical networks, telecommunications, and data centers.

Aerospace Manufacturing Agriculture Medical Devices Life sciences Agri-food
December 2025

How to Finance Your Innovation Project with NRC IRAP

Learn how NRC IRAP helps Canadian SMEs finance innovation projects through non-dilutive funding and strategic support. 

Aerospace
October 2025

Mapping Lunar Water with Infrared Detectors

NASA’s Trailblazer mission uses the Lunar Thermal Mapper, equipped with infrared detectors developed by INO and the University of Oxford, to map lunar water and surface composition. Learn more in this blog post!

Security Infrastructure Aerospace Manufacturing Medical Devices Life sciences
August 2025

How to Reduce Costs and Errors in Optical Design?

In optical design projects, it is essential not to underestimate the impact of optomechanical tolerances on the actual performance of the system. Read this blog article to discover how COMET simplifies this critical step.

INO Blog Q&A - Exploring the Intersection of Quantum Technology and Aerospace

Aerospace
November 2023

Q&A - Exploring the Intersection of Quantum Technology and Aerospace

Dive into the world of quantum technology in aerospace and discover INO's role in advancing this industry.

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Environment Aerospace
May 2021

Wildfire Monitoring: Tackling a Financial and Environmental Issue

Did you know that there are approximately 7,600 forest fires every year in Canada? All these fires have significant environmental consequences, and fighting them could cost upwards of $1 billion.

INO Blog Prototyping Extreme Accuracy Optical Systems

Aerospace
June 2020

Prototyping Extreme Accuracy Optical Systems

In the aerospace and defense fields, there is an operational imperative to improve the resolution and coverage of air-to-ground and space-to-ground imaging systems. To meet this imperative, a requirement for high precision, environmentally stable imaging payloads that are both small and lightweight has emerged.

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