Centre for Surface Transportation Technology
Gloucester, ON
Company Overview
CSTT a non-subsidized, self-supporting business unit within the National Research Council of Canada provides world-class surface transportation development and testing services for the rail and road transport industries, defence departments and a wide range of vehicle and equipment manufacturers.
At the heart of CSTTs business model are three business divisions, each specializing in a particular aspect of transportation technology.
CSTTs Rail Division helps clients optimize the design of railcars and components, and develop and implement leading new maintenance strategies for track and rolling stock.
The Road Vehicle and Military Systems Division solves problems and improves performance by engineering and testing vehicle and military systems, and by designing and prototyping new solutions.
CSTTs Climatic Engineering and Testing Division provides facilities and services to test the performance of vehicles and equipment under an exceptionally wide variety of climatic conditions from high Arctic cold to desert hot.
In-House R&D CSTTs R&D group Advanced Products and Technology puts CSTT technology to work in new product concept development, design, prototyping, evaluation and production, in partnership with CSTT divisions and private companies.
Together, these business divisions draw on a comprehensive suite of advanced facilities and services to meet the most demanding test and design requirements in the transportation industry.
Company Information
Physical Address
2320 Lester Rd
Gloucester, ON K1V 1S2
CA
Mailing Address
2320 Lester Rd
Gloucester, ON K1V 1S2
CA
Additional Details
Legal Name: National Research Council Canada
Number of Employees: 110
CA
One-Stop Access to Transportation Test Facilities The Centres Ottawa campus provides single-location access to an exceptionally wide variety of facilities to test road, rail and military vehicles and components all backed up by industry- leading analysis, design and engineering capabilities. These include:
Environmental chambers A heavy vehicle tilt facility A rail vehicle impact ramp A massive squeeze and tension frame Vibration testing facilities Facilities to test wheels, trucks, bearings and brakes Complete machine shops and a welding shop A Heavy Vehicle Workshop Extensive proving grounds East & West Coast Access In Halifax, Nova Scotia, CSTTs Atlantic location provides one- stop access to Environmental Simulation Laboratories designed to test smaller electronic and mechanical products, prototypes, components and packaging.
In Vancouver, British Columbia, CSTT provides transportation engineering and testing services out of the NRC Innovation Centre on the campus of the University of British Columbia.
Contacts
John Coleman
Title: General Manager
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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Rick Zaporzan
Title: Director, Commercial Sales & Marketing
Area of Responsibility: Domestic Sales & Marketing, Export Sales & Marketing
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Keith Ferguson
Title: Key Accounts Manager - DND
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Paul Treboutat
Title: Division Manager - RVMS
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Don Leblanc
Title: Division Manager - Climatic Engineering
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Jon Preston-thomas
Title: Director
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Eric Magel
Title: Division Manager, Rail
Area of Responsibility: Domestic Sales & Marketing, Export Sales & Marketing, Management Executive
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Mike Krzyzanowski
Title: Key Accounts Manager - Rail
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Services
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Climatic Engineering
Testing and consulting for improving the performance of vehicles and their components under severe climatic conditions (-45 C to + 55 C)
- Combat, Assault, & Tactical Vehicles Tracked
- Design Engineering
- Development And Prototyping Support For Vehicle Systems
- Dynamic And Structural Computer Modeling And Analysis
- Environmental Simulation And Analysis
- Field And Laboratory Testing - Military & Commercial Vehicles, And Rail
- Heavy & Military Vehicle Preventative Maintenance Solutions
- Heavy & Military Vehicle Refurbishment Programs
- Heavy Vehicle Research And Engineering
- Heavy, Military And Rail Vehicle Problem Characterization And Solution
- Rail Vehicle/Track Analysis And Solutions
- Serivce To Compressors & Vacuum Pumps
- Solidedge 3d Modelling
- Suspension Optimization And Analysis
- Vehicle Mobility Analysis And Enhancement
- Vehicle Systems Integration
- Vehicle Test & Evaluation Engineering
Products
- Diesel Engines & Components
- Engine Cooling System Components, Non-aircraft
- Engine Electrical System Components, Non-aircraft
- Engine Fuel System Components, Non-aircraft
- Fire Control Systems, Complete
- Fire Fighting Equipment
- Gasoline Reciprocating Engines, Except Aircraft
- Ground Effect Vehicles
- Locomotives
- Locomotives & Rail Car Accessories & Components
- Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Non-aircraft
- Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, & Bicycles
- Optical Sighting & Ranging Equipment
- Passenger Motor Vehicles
- Power Transmission Equipment, Miscellaneous
- Rail Care
- Right-of-way Construction & Maintenance Equip.
- Safety & Rescue Equipment
- T Power Transmission Components
- Torque Converters & Speed Changers
- Track Materials, Railroad
- Tractors, Full Track, Low Speed
- Tractors, Track Laying, High Speed
- Tractors, Wheeled
- Trailers
- Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled
- Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, Track Comp.
- Vehicular Cab, Body, & Frame Strral Components
- Vehicular Components, Miscellaneous
- Vehicular Furniture & Accessories
- Weapons, Miscellaneous
NAICS Categories
Additional Information
541330, 541690
MIL-STD-105, MIL-STD-167-1, MIL-STD-831, MIL-STD-980, MIL-STD-15
1005-Guns, through 30 mm, 1010-Guns, over 30 mm up to 75 mm, 1015-Guns, 75 mm through 125 mm, 1020-Guns, over 125 mm through 150 mm, 1095-Miscellaneous Weapons, 1210-Fire Control Directors, 1220-Fire Control Computing Sights and Devices, 1230-Fire Control Systems, Complete, 1240-Optical Sighting and Ranging Equipment, 1250-Fire Control Stabilizing Mechanisms, 2210-Locomotives, 2220-Rail Cars, 2230-Right-Of-Way Construction and Maintenance Equipment, Railroad, 2240-Locomotives and Rail Car Accessories and Components, 2250-Track Materials, Railroad, 2305-Ground Effect Vehicles, 2310-Passenger Motor Vehicles, 2320-Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled, 2330-Trailers, 2340-Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Bicycles, 2350-Combat, Assault, and Tactical Vehicles Tracked, 2410-Tractors, Full Track, Low Speed, 2420-Tractors, Wheeled, 2430-Tractors, Track Laying, High Speed, 2510-Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, 2520-Vehicular Power Transmission Components, 2530-Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components, 2540-Vehicular Furniture and Accessories, 2590-Miscellaneous Vehicular Components, 2805-Gasoline Reciprocating Engines, Except Aircraft, and Components, 2815-Diesel Engines and Components, 2910-Engine Fuel System Components, Nonaircraft, 2920-Engine Electrical System Components, Nonaircraft, 2930-Engine Cooling System Components, Nonaircraft, 2940-Engine Air and Oil Filters, Strainers, and Cleaners, Nonaircraft, 2990-Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Nonaircraft, 3010-Torque Converters and Speed Changers, 3020-Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain, 3030-Belting, Drive Belts, Fan Belts, and Accessories, 3040-Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment, 3110-Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted, 3120-Bearings, Plain, Unmounted, 3130-Bearings, Mounted, 4210-Fire Fighting Equipment, 4240-Safety and Rescue Equipment, 4310-Compressors and Vacuum Pumps
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