Our Story
Acquire™ Industries was founded in August 2016 by Edward Jerjian, P.Eng, a Canadian entrepreneur and electrical engineer with a passion for design and innovation using advanced materials and nanotechnology in new products and projects with a disruptive impact on the future of industries and infrastructure.
The first problem he wanted to solve was the lack of sustainable heating alternatives to melt snow from large surface areas of pavement without the need for heavy construction. He began experimenting with conductive carbon materials in the form of coatings, inks, textiles and concrete as electrically resistive heating elements. These new electric solutions applied overtop of existing infrastructure would conserve energy by heating closer to surfaces, be easily paired with renewable energy sources, and control snow melting functions intelligently while eliminating the use of extra salts/chemicals.
In 2017, he approached the City of Vaughan’s International Commercialization Centre (VICC) in Ontario, Canada, who were open to exploring alternatives in snow removal and salting practices. In continuing to pursue applications of carbon conductive materials, flexible and printable electronics were adopted as the technology platform from which the firm would sustain the launch of multiple product offerings in Smart Heating.
Later that year, Acquire™ Industries filed its first patent-pending technology called HEAT ROLL™ -- the world's first film-type electric heat trace cable using printed ink heater elements. These ink heater elements are laminated/converted in different widths roll-to-roll with a proprietary ground sheath/jacket and additional materials to address various use-cases such as underfloor heating and over-pavement snowmelt.
In February 2018, the first prototype of HEAT ROLL™ SX Series for snowmelt & anti-icing was débuted at the Vaughan Civic Centre Resource Library in Ontario, Canada -- melting just under 2 in. of snow over one hour from pavements with pedestrian traffic. Later that year, Acquire™ Industries filed for a second patent-pending technology called POWER ROLL™ -- a flexible copper ribbon conductor cable and fittings for connecting high power flexible appliances such as heaters, lights, solar panels and batteries. Using this wiring system, a new heating system for use under laminate and tiled floor coverings called HEAT ROLL™ RL-Series was designed and reviewed for compliance by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
