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Machinery and Equipment Maintenance
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Canadian auto sales continue strong start with record breaking February
Richmond Hill, Ont. – DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says new light vehicle sales continue to defy expectations this year as February saw record sales for the month. The consulting firm says, combined with a record result in January, sales in the…
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Parker Hannifin signs EFA with Shell for instrumentation products
Barnstaple, Devon – Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has signed a new Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) with Shell for the provision of instrumentation valves, manifolds, process-to-instrument valves, fittings, tubing, protective enclosures and related products.…
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Electronic Drives and Controls becomes first Siemens Solution Partner certified for drives & motion
Parsippany, NJ – Electronic Drives and Controls, Inc. (EDC), a leading control system integrator and field service company for industrial automation and drive technology, announced it is the first U.S. Siemens Solution Partner to be certified for Drives & Motion.…
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Trial begins over fuel spill in English Bay, one defendant doesn’t show up
Vancouver – A port worker says he suspected large plumes of oil that were shining on the surface of the water in Vancouver’s harbour nearly three years ago was bunker fuel, based on the smell. A B.C. provincial court judge…
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Baldor Electric Company is now ABB
ABB will integrate the Baldor Electric Company name into its global ABB brand as a part of its Next Level strategy, which includes harmonizing different ABB-owned brands under the global ABB master brand. Beginning March 1, 2018, Baldor Electric Company,…
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The Maintenance Engineer’s Guide to Industrial Actuators
Actuators provide the push and pull of industrial automation. If something is moving on the plant floor, odds are good that an actuator is involved. Actuators vary according to the type of energy that drives them, with electromechanical, hydraulic and…
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Ford names Lincoln chief to replace ousted N. American head
Detroit – A veteran executive who has led Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand will now head American operations, replacing an executive who was ousted this week over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Kumar Galhotra, 52, will replace Raj Nair starting March 1,…
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Rising prices and production boost Stelco earnings in first report since IPO
Hamilton – A restructured Stelco Holdings Inc. is benefiting from rising steel prices and on the hunt for acquisitions, chief executive Alan Kestenbaum said Thursday. “Our initiatives to increase production and expand margins are starting to deliver the intended results,”…
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Festo is founding technology partner in Next Generation Manufacturing Canada
Mississauga, ON – Festo, a global leader in automation technology, announced that the company is a founding technology partner in Next Generation Manufacturing/NGM Canada. Festo reports that the new advanced manufacturing supercluster is in keeping with the company’s vision of…
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Rising prices and production boost Stelco earnings in first report since IPO
Hamilton – A restructured Stelco Holdings Inc. is benefiting from rising steel prices and on the hunt for acquisitions, chief executive Alan Kestenbaum said Thursday. “Our initiatives to increase production and expand margins are starting to deliver the intended results,”…
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Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fall 0.5 per cent in December
Ottawa – Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell 0.5 per cent to $63 billion in December, the first decrease in three months. Economists had expected an increase of 0.4 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. Sales fell in five of…
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Despite lip service on reducing waste, Ottawa gave plastics giant $35M grant
Ottawa – The Liberal government gave $35 million to a chemical company that makes plastic resins just one day before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to use Canada’s G7 presidency to get other nations to commit to reducing or phasing…
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Timken named one of the world’s most ethical companies for the eighth time
North Canton, Ohio – The Timken Company, a global leader in bearings and mechanical power transmission products, has once again been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the world’s most ethical companies. “This award is in recognition of…
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Demand for Industrial Automation and IIoT fuels global pneumatic valves and actuators market growth
London – Frost & Sullivan’s latest analysis of the pneumatic valves and actuators market finds that Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) adoption is expected to increase significantly due to rising energy costs and end-user demand for lower product costs, improved…
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Air Liquide opens a unique CO2 Recovery Plant in Johnstown, ON
Montreal – Air Liquide Canada, a subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group, world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health, officially inaugurated today its brand new carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery plant, strategically located in Johnstown, Ontario. This…
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Ritchie Bros. announces management departure
Vancouver – Ritchie Bros. announced that as a result of structural changes undertaken by the company as part of its IronPlanet integration efforts, a mutual decision was reached with Jim Barr, Group President, that he will be leaving the Company effective…
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Siemens sales, orders rise on strengthening global economy
Frankfurt – Industrial equipment maker Siemens said Wednesday that its net income rose 12 per cent to 2.2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in the last three months of 2017, helped by one-time gains from the sale of shares in its…
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Suncor Energy says driverless trucks will eliminate a net 400 positions
Calgary – About 400 jobs are expected to disappear at Suncor Energy Inc.’s oilsands mines in northern Alberta as it deploys driverless ore-hauling trucks to replace the ones humans operate now. “We have about 500 roles that will get eliminated…
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Statistics Canada says manufacturing helps boost economic growth in November
Ottawa – Strength in manufacturing helped boost economic growth in November as the sector posted its largest monthly increase since February 2014. Statistics Canada said real gross domestic product increased 0.4 per cent in November following a flat reading for…
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Mechanical pipe joining manufacturer plans to expand Pennsylvania facility
Easton, PA – Victaulic, a leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining solutions, plans to build a state-of-the-art, 400,000 square foot manufacturing centre in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. In addition to housing the company’s current light assembly operation, which has been conducted…
