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Facilities Maintenance
Utility helps Campbell Company develop on-site co-generation plant
Toronto Hydro and Campbell Company of Canada have unveiled…
RWE Generation goes digital with IBM to mobilize lignite mining employees
Essen, Germany and Armonk, N.Y.– RWE Generation in Germany…
Swish expands to British Columbia, moves to a new larger facility
Peterborough, ON – Swish Maintenance Limited, a leading manufacturer…
CWIEME continues search for electrical industry’s top student talent
International electrical manufacturing exhibition CWIEME Berlin is once more…
PTDA Foundation accepting nominations for 2016 Wendy B. McDonald Award
Chicago, Ill. – The PTDA Foundation’s Wendy B. McDonald…
Teaching success for Canadian manufacturers at Fabtech Canada
Toronto – According to the Manufacturers’ Outlook 2016 report,…
Company fined $60,000 after worker injured by conveyor roller
L’ORIGNAL, ON – Colacem Canada Inc., which operates a…
Company fined $110,000 in death of electrocuted worker
London, Ont. – Ideal Drain Tile Ltd., a manufacturer…
Idea Watch: Industry 4.0 finds increasing application in production
Germany – The implementation of Industry 4.0 is an…
With used racking come new headaches
Up to 25% of used rack can be unusable due to missing or mismatched parts, damage from fork truck impact, improper use, shipping, handling, or disassembly-reassembly. Company’s maintenance manager says it went from one horror to another.
How to access information anywhere on the plant floor
Industries such as food processing can leverage intelligent technologies to push valuable production and machinery information wherever it is needed for fast response.
Enhancing the maintenance vision
Walking along the factory floor, I spotted the telltale signs of a water leak: fluid on the floor. “OK Glass, create a work order. Issue description: water pump leak.” That’s a future scenario for a maintenance technician…
Setting goals for maintenance
This month, we’re taking a break from reporting on the maintenance assessment we are conducting at an Ontario food plant. The plant is still working on the changes we recommended during our previous visit in November. Our next on-site…
