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Engineering
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Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Resource Sector Deemed Essential
After announcing the closure of all non-essential businesses in the province on Ontario, the provincial government has released a list of what it deems to be essential businesses. Maintenance, manufacturing and production, as well as resource sector businesses have all…
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Ontario ordering non essential businesses to close
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is ordering the closure of all non-essential businesses in the province to help deal with the spread of COVID-19. He says the order will be effective Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. and will be in…
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Associations Helping Members During Pandemic
MRO Magazine reached out to several industry associations to find out how COVID-19 is impacting their industries and members. As well as asking them how they are helping their members cope with the pandemic. Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) Ann…
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EMC Continues to Help Members During Pandemic
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is postponing all its in-person events until further notice. EMC will continue to take precautionary measures and adjust its operations. EMC recognizes the importance of maintaining its resources, services and support for manufacturers. All EMC staff and…
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What’s Up Doug: Preserving Assembled Bearings
Recently, I was asked was what to do with bearings after they have been installed into a machine. In context, users will rebuild an asset, such as a pump or a motor, and then store it until needed. The time…
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Dikes, ditches and dams: Manitoba’s fight against flooding is complex
WINNIPEG – It has become an annual ritual in Manitoba – mid-winter thoughts turn to the spring melt and whether land and communities will be threatened by rising water that comes from rivers as far away as the Rocky Mountains…
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Bombardier to Build Global Manufacturing Centre in Mississauga
Bombardier has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to build a new one-million square-foot Global Manufacturing Centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga. “We are thrilled to welcome Bombardier to Mississauga. Bombardier could…
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TMMC Partners with University of Waterloo
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has partnered with the University of Waterloo, by investing $2.1 million, to help advance engineering education. “Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has a long history with the University of Waterloo, and we look forward to extending…
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WSP Global extends buying spree as it moves to overtake SNC Lavalin
MONTREAL – WSP Global Inc. is extending its shopping spree with the purchase of U.S. environmental consulting firm Ecology and Environment Inc. – WSP’s fifth acquisition this year. The Montreal-based engineering company says it will pay US$65.1 million for E&E,…
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Ford F-150 Diesel Built Tough
You know you are doing something right when you are the top selling anything for over 50 years. For Ford of Canada, they have had the top selling pickup truck in Canada for 53 years, with the F-Series. If that…
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SKF Outlines Future at Tech Day
Recently, SKF USA Inc., invited North American journalists to its Technical Press Day 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to learn about what the company is up to. SKF executives and product specialists outlined how SKF is adapting to the ever-changing digital…
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Maximum Uptime
Honda of Canada Manufacturing uses preventative and predictive maintenance to ensure production keeps moving. Back in 1986, Honda Motor Company became the first Japanese automotive manufacturer to build a production plant in Canada, creating Honda of Canada Manufacturing (HCM). The…
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From Hawkesbury to Estevan, documents show towns to be hit hardest by automation
HAWKESBURY, Ont. – Sitting around a table with fellow Steelworkers, Steve Berniquez starts listing companies that once stood in and around Hawkesbury, a small Ontario town an hour’s drive east of Ottawa. When he mentions Canadian International Pulp and Paper,…
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PEMAC Names Award Winners at MainTrain Conference
As part of the MainTrain conference, Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) held an awards dinner at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario. The first-ever PEMAC Maintenance Team of the Year – Large Organization award was presented…
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PEMAC Hosts MainTrain Conference in Ottawa
Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) recently held its MainTrain conference at the Brookstreet Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. The theme for 2018 was Connect, Learn, Contribute. The event hosted nearly 200 attendees with 37 total presentations, 33 exhibitors…
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IMTS 2018 Breaks Records
The 32nd annual International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2018, put on by The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), was a record setter. For 2018, IMTS had 129,415 people registered, offered 1,424,232 square/feet of exhibit space, included 2,123 booths and 2,563…
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Beckhoff Automation Opens Office in Laval
Beckhoff Automation Ltd., has opened a new office in the Greater Montreal area, in Laval, Quebec. This is the second Beckhoff Automation office in Canada, and is a 2,223 sq-ft facility that allows for Beckhoff to supply and support manufacturers,…
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Samsung plans $22 billion for artificial intelligence, autos
Korea – Samsung Electronics plans to spend a whopping $22 billion over the next three years on artificial intelligence, auto components and other future businesses as the company maps out its strategy under the restored leadership of Vice Chairman Lee…
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HARTING Canada Hosts Annual Media Day
HARTING Canada recently held its annual Media Day at the Cluny Bistro in Toronto, Ontario. The event gave those in attendance a sneak peak at some of the products the company is working on. Ashley Smith-Heine, Vice President of Sales,…
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Huffman Engineering Named Rockwell Automation Recognized System Integrator for Machine Safety
Huffman Engineering, Inc., has achieved Machine Safety recognition in the Rockwell Automation Recognized Control System Integrator program. Huffman Engineering has been a Rockwell Automation Recognized System Integrator for Control for over a decade and for Process since 2011. “By becoming…
