# CRIQ and Festo to open Canada's first cyber-physical laboratory in Saint-Laurent, Quebec

The Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and Festo Canada announced the opening of Canada's first cyber-physical laboratory in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. The lab will serve as a smart factory demonstration and research platform for Industry 4.0 technologies.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-20
- Where: Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
- Starts operating: 20 Apr 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: Industry 4.0 technologies, smart factory systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec](https://endata.com/companies/17060.md)
- [Festo Canada](https://endata.com/companies/17061.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/criq-and-festo-to-open-canadas-first-cyber-physical-laboratory-in-borough-of-saint-laurent-quebec-in-an-effort-to-bolster-the-digital-transformation-of-innovative-manufacturers-619974843.html), 2017-04-20: "This investment will allow Québec-based manufacturers access to a real factory of the future that integrates new production technologies and online systems."

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