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Machinery and Equipment Maintenance
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Researchers hope to reduce eagle deaths caused by turbines
Bend, Ore. – On a Monday afternoon, a captive audience watched a 14-year-old golden eagle named Walter fly from branch to branch outside the High Desert Museum, gobbling up bits of dead quail as he went. However, the demonstration was…
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Ramifications of a trade war: an expert look at the numbers for Canada
Ottawa – A new analysis of escalating trade disputes involving the United States warns that a deterioration into an all-out, global trade war would knock North America’s economies into recession. The report by Scotiabank said if the U.S. breaks all…
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Import now to beat tariffs on goods from China? It will cost
New tariffs on imports from China may leave American companies with a choice – pay a higher freight bill now or pay the tariffs starting in three weeks. It can take several weeks for ship-borne cargo from China to reach…
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Auto parts firm Magna plans electric vehicle joint ventures with Chinese company
Aurora, Ont. – Magna International Inc. says it will form two new joint ventures with a Chinese company to engineer and build electric vehicles. The Ontario-based auto parts company and Beijing Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the BAIC…
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Saputo hopes to benefit from Mexican dairy tariffs, after drop in profits
Toronto – Canadian cheese and dairy giant Saputo Inc. is hoping to use its international operations to milk the Mexican market in the wake of impending tariffs. The Montreal-based company doesn’t have a large Mexican presence yet, but could see…
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Trump’s auto tariffs would devastate supply chains, cause mass layoffs: experts
Montreal – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports from Canada would devastate the integrated supply chain that has taken decades to build and cause job losses on both sides of the border,…
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U.S. steel tariffs prompt ADF to impose work sharing at Quebec plant
Montreal – ADF Group Inc. says uncertainty over U.S. steel tariffs reduced orders and prompted it to introduce work-sharing for employees at its Quebec plant. “Backlog growth is paramount to our success and unfortunately the uncertainty surrounding the steel import…
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Data as a practical problem solver
Maintenance optimization and reliability engineering in the age of digitalization.
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Managed dairy system enticed Coca Cola to build Ontario milk plant: Dairy Farmers
Toronto – Coca-Cola Canada’s decision to invest $85 million in a new milk processing plant in Ontario shows why the Canadian government should continue to defend the country’s supply management system, said the general manager of the Dairy Farmers of…
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Trump’s aggression against G7 and Canada: five questions about what’s at stake
Quebec – When Donald Trump boarded Air Force in Quebec and whisked his way to Singapore on Saturday, he left behind a stormy wake of mixed signals that bordered on rage. Hours after indicating he would sign on to a…
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Leading metals distributor invests in automotive metals processing facility in Brantford, Ont.
Burlington, Ont. – Samuel, Son & Co., a leading metals distributor and industrial products manufacturer, today announced an $18 million investment in its Brantford, Ont., automotive metal processing centre. The expansion is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter…
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Steelworkers ratify new contract with Moly-Cop AltaSteel
Edmonton – United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5220 members have ratified the tentative agreement reached with Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd. in Edmonton on May 27, 2018. The four-year agreement was accepted by 90% of the members voting at dual meetings yesterday. The…
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Business groups look forward to Ford’s industry friendly policies, seek details
Incoming Ontario premier Doug Ford promised a business-friendly government during the provincial election campaign, but now industry groups want the details about what that is going to look like. “Now what we want is definition of the mandate,” said Rocco…
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Welding takes centre stage at FABTECH Canada 2018
Toronto – SME, FMA, AWS, PMA and CCAI, the producers and co-sponsors of FABTECH, have announced a larger traditional welding presence at FABTECH Canada, taking place June 12-14 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Leaders in the welding industry, including the Canadian Welding Bureau Group, ESAB Canada…
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Canada hoping its own tariff threat will prompt U.S. climbdown: Morneau
Whistler, B.C. – Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s hopeful the threat of retaliation against U.S. trade measures will convince the Trump administration to back down from the steel and aluminum tariffs it has imposed on its G7 allies. The…
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What’s Up Doug? A seal that prevents ingress into bearings in harsh environments
Taconite seals could be the standard for severe duty service in pulleys.
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Ottawa will work with Canadian aluminum, steel companies to ensure jobs safe: PM
Halifax – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will work with Canadian steel and aluminum companies hit by punishing U.S. tariffs to make sure jobs and workers north of the border are protected. In a CBC radio interview in Halifax…
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Aluminum and steel users disappointed with imposition of hefty U.S. tariffs
Consumers on both sides of the border could be caught in the middle of a trade war as businesses slap them with higher prices to offset the impact of billions of dollars worth of reciprocal tariffs announced by the United…
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China factory activity rises to eight-month high in upbeat sign
Hong Kong – Chinese factory activity grew at its fastest rate in eight months on stronger demand, a survey showed Thursday, in a positive sign for the world’s No. 2 economy despite trade tensions with the U.S. The official purchasing…
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Future of massive Nova Scotia wind tower plant remains a mystery
Halifax – It’s among Atlantic Canada’s largest industrial sites – a massive former wind tower manufacturing plant developed with $56 million in provincial funding. But with the clock ticking on a provincial deadline to find a buyer, optimism is low…
