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Engineering
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SNC-Lavalin is projecting improvement in earnings from engineering operations
Montreal – SNC-Lavalin is projecting higher profits from most of its operations and new contract wins this year despite a soft end to 2016. The Montreal-based company anticipates that performances from all segments, aside from mining, will drive a 13…
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Cleanup of oil spill in Saskatchewan cost $107 million, Husky Energy says
Calgary – A major oil pipeline spill last year in Saskatchewan cost $107 million to clean up, a $17-million increase from a September estimate of $90 million, according to pipeline operator Husky Energy of Calgary. The pipeline rupture last July…
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Bearings Market – technological advancements offer high growth opportunities
Dublin – Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Bearings Market Analysis 2014 – 2025” report. The global bearings market is expected to reach USD 172.2 billion by 2025. The market is anticipated to witness a healthy growth,…
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Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) sports a new identity
Atlanta, GA – The Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP), a nonprofit professional society with over 5,500 members, today introduced a new visual brand identity and website emphasizing the growth of the society into a global leader in the…
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The power of predictive maintenance
The benefits of predictive maintenance shouldn’t be underestimated, as this example, featuring the Marine Division of Caterpillar, shows. The division serves fleet operators of tug boats and shipping vessels for whom fuel usage often drives the bottom line, writes Bernard…
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Anticipate failure through condition monitoring
“In most cases we won’t be monitoring our equipment continuously. We’ll do it periodically on a fixed frequency – say once per shift, daily, weekly or monthly. How do we choose the frequency? This is where condition monitoring involves a bit of informed guesswork.” —James Reyes-Picknell
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Survey indicates growth of CO2 in commercial refrigeration
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial, and water systems, recently conducted an online survey to gauge industry acceptance of CO2 refrigeration systems in North America. Intended to serve as…
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2017 Gerhard Herzberg award winner named, video
Dr. Jeff Dahn, is this year’s winner of Canada’s top research prize, the NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, which is awarded annually for both the sustained excellence and overall influence of research work conducted in the natural sciences…
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One-stop bearing information resource helps with industry applications
Boston, Mass. – Emerson Bearing Boston, now serves as a “one-stop” bearing information resource for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) markets around the world. The company has announced the release of a collection of Super…
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Material handling segment is expected to lead the global market, report
Albany, New York – Companies in the global collaborative robot market are focused on the acquisition of smaller and local automation companies to expand their operations. Players such as ABB Ltd., Kuka AG, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., and Robert Bosch…
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Dana completes purchase of Brevini power-transmission, fluid power businesses
Maumee, Ohio – Dana Incorporated announced that it has completed the acquisition of the power-transmission and fluid power businesses of Brevini Group, S.p.A. The combination of Brevini into Dana’s business creates numerous opportunities for profitable growth. Among them, the acquisition:…
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SKF destroys 15 tons of fake bearings
Counterfeit bearings with a market value of approximately EUR 1 000 000 were destroyed in Greece, following the successful completion of legal proceedings commenced in 2009.
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New program intended to enhance regulation of the engineering profession
Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) will launch a new program on March 31 to gather information on the practices of each of its 80,000 licence holders and gauge their professional knowledge activities. Under PEO’s Practice Evaluation and Knowledge (PEAK) program, practising…
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What is more important: a focus on reliability or focus on maintenance practices?
MRO’s Counterpoint columnists took to the stage at this year’s MainTrain conference, which was held September 19 – 22 in Toronto. The annual conference, organized by the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC), is Canada’s largest maintenance and…
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Industry 4.0 – “eMotion Butterflies” make their Canadian debut
Mississauga, Ont. – Festo’s “eMotion Butterflies” have become the latest of the company’s unique, nature-imitating bionics to be demonstrated in Canada. Festo Canada showcased these bionic butterflies at the recent Advance Design & Manufacturing (ADM) Expo in Montréal to help…
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation announces emergency after hours parts shipping
Vernon Hills, Ill. – Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. announces today that it will now offer after hours emergency parts shipping for CNC parts to minimize the impact unexpected breakdowns can have on manufacturers. “In the competitive manufacturing market, unplanned machine…
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Global Motion Control shipments increase five per cent in the first nine months of 2016
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Global shipments for motion control products increased by five per cent to $2.4 billion in the first nine months of 2016, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), the industry’s…
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Laboratory features three sets of psychrometric rooms for testing air-conditioning systems
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components, controls, compressors, and variable frequency drives for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial, and water systems, this week opened the first test chamber of its new Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Center in…
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Federal, Ontario governments talking investments with Canada’s big automakers
Ottawa – The federal and Ontario governments are actively discussing major investments in the big automakers that could total hundreds of millions of dollars. Following the recent conclusion of labour negotiations, the auto companies are now in talks with the…
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Three technology driven developments poised to disrupt field service
The field service industry has always been one of the earliest adopters of new technologies, from the original PDAs to IoT-enabled devices. Now, a new generation of technology is uniquely positioned to transform the field service industry, promising to reduce costs and dramatically improve the quality of service organizations can offer. Tom DeVroy, Senior Product Evangelist for Enterprise Service Management at IFS, identifies three technology-led developments set to disrupt field service and discusses how flexible and modular resource planning infrastructure will help organizations reap substantial rewards.
