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Advancement of women in manufacturing, CME report
Ottawa – Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) released its…
Ontario’s Legislation to create Fair Workplaces and Better Jobs receives Royal Assent
Ontario’s landmark Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, received…
Coalition of skilled trades challenge Ontario’s slackening of compulsory certification
Toronto – A coalition of Ontario skilled trades workers…

10 Myths About RCM – reliability centered maintenance
Despite its well-documented successes, reliability centered maintenance (RCM) has…
Couillard bemoans lack of qualified labour in Quebec
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is bemoaning the dearth of…

OBIT: Bill Roebuck, former editor of Machinery and Equipment MRO
William Thomas “Bill” Roebuck, former editor of Machinery and…

Hydraulic Institute staffs up to
Parsippany, NJ – As the Hydraulic Institute (HI) continues…

C&U Americas appoints Jason Stocker as president
Plymouth, MI – C&U Americas, LLC, the North American…

Danfoss names new head of sales for its U.S. and Canada heating business
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical…
Making the case for Workplace Wellness Programs
Hamilton, ON – To help employers better understand the…
Gender gap in manufacturing won’t narrow without more training for women: report
Ottawa – Recruitment efforts to get more women working…

Jim Williams and Chris Curran to lead PTDA in 2018
Chicago, Ill. – The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA)…
Strike at General Motors CAMI plant ending after workers approve deal
Workers at General Motors’ CAMI plant are ending their…
PTDA awards lifetime achievement award for power transmission/motion control
Chicago, Ill. – The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA)…
Obama, in Canada, warns of pace of technological change
Toronto – Former U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday…

WAGO Canada adds regional sales manager for Eastern Canada
Germantown, WI – WAGO Canada has added Boris Babic…
General Motors workers on strike at CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont.
Ingersoll, Ont. – GM Canada has been hit with…
A view of NAFTA, as seen from a Canadian auto plant in Mexico
San Juan Del Rio, Mexico – Looming above a…
Labour market sees ninth straight monthly gain as jobless rate dips
Ottawa – Canada’s labour market posted its ninth-straight month…
Consortium introduces new Senior Advisor for Lean Programs
Owen Sound, ON – Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC),…
Belleville’s food processing sector gets boost from Ontario government
The Government of Ontario is partnering with Vantage Foods…
Two Saskatchewan face penalties for occupational health and safety violations
Two Saskatchewan companies pleaded guilty to occupational health and…
Fined and imprisoned – VW engineer gets steep punishment in diesel scandal
Detroit – A Volkswagen engineer who had a key…

Danfoss names new Canadian sales manager to support its heating business
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency components and controls…
Manufacturing consortium announces field service advisor for GTA and York Regions
Owen Sound, Ont. – Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC),…

Saskatchewan-based reliability maintenance company welcomes new CEO
Saltcoats, SK – EMW Industrial welcomes Dave Link, a…
Industrial ambassadors connect with young people at Skills/Compétences Canada
Chicago, Ill. — Industrial Careers Pathway (ICP) made itself…

KSB Pumps’ Marcus Henderson elected to OPCEA Board of Directors
Mississauga, ON – Marcus Henderson, business development manager for…

A laser alignment trainer passes along wisdom on skilling up, giving back
A laser alignment trainer joins a trade school advisory board and shares his experience with the next generation.

A maintenance manager builds her risk-management skills
Suzane Greeman is a seasoned maintenance professional who set out to master asset management and learned how to apply risk mitigation to maintenance.