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Machinery and Equipment Maintenance
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VW to take $2.9 billion charge over diesel retrofit costs
Berlin – Volkswagen says it expects to take charges of about 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in the third quarter to cover the costs of buying back and retrofitting diesel cars in North America. The German automaker said Friday that…
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EPTDA convention highlights new members’ benefits
The EMEA Power Transmission Distributors Association (EPTDA) proudly celebrated this year its 20th Annual Convention, at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri Hotel in Rome, Italy, on 20-22 September. Close to 500 people – the movers and shakers, thought leaders…
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Canada’s chief negotiator says too soon to tell if new NAFTA by year end
Ottawa – Canada’s chief negotiator says solid progress is being made in talks to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement, but it’s too soon to tell if a deal can be reached by the year-end deadline set by the…
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ABB acquires GE’s global electrification solutions business
ABB today announced the acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, GE’s global electrification solutions business. GE Industrial Solutions has deep customer relationships in more than 100 countries and an established installed base with strong roots in North America, ABB’s biggest market.…
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At least 255 GM Canada workers to be laid off at St. Catharines GM facility
Layoff notices have been handed out to hundreds of workers at the General Motors transmission-making factory in St. Catharines, Ont., as effects spread from a strike that started last Sunday at GM’s CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont. At least 255…
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GM workers invite employer to renew negotiations as Magna halts parts supply
Toronto – The union representing 2,500 striking workers at GM Canada’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., says it has invited management to get talks rolling again in hopes of reaching a settlement. But Dan Borthwick, president of Unifor Local…
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Fiera Foods Company fined $300,000 after worker killed
Toronto – Fiera Foods Company, A Toronto commercial bakery, was fined $300,000 after an incident where a worker was killed. On September 2, 2016, a worker employed by a temporary help agency was working at the Fiera Foods Company plant…
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BlackBerry partners with Fleet Complete with integrated fleet tracking solution
Waterloo, Ont. – BlackBerry is partnering with another company to offer customers a more comprehensive fleet-tracking system. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company says it has entered a reselling partnership with Fleet Complete, a fleet-tracking solution company. BlackBerry Radar general manager Philip…
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Trudeau: Canada could stop dealing with Boeing over dispute
Toronto – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government could stop doing business with Boeing if it doesn’t drop a trade complaint against Canadian plane maker Bombardier. Trudeau said Monday that the country “won’t do business with a company…
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Orkin Canada fined over Calgary flour mill pesticide fumigation charges
Edmonton – A national pest control company has been fined $150,000 for breaking Alberta and federal laws for how it fumigated a Calgary flour mill for insects with a toxic pesticide. The Alberta government says Orkin Canada Corporation is to…
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JW Winco rolls out new logo and website
New Berlin, WI – JW Winco, Inc., A Ganter Company, has launched an evolved company logo and website to reflect its commitment to continued growth and leadership in the standard parts industry. For over 35 years, Ganter, a global leader…
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NIBA/PTDA Joint Industry Summit will be held as scheduled
Madison, Wisc., and Chicago, Ill. – Hurricane Irma caused much damage across the Caribbean and up Florida’s west coast. Fortunately, The Diplomat Beach Resort, the host hotel for the NIBA/PTDA Joint Industry Summit, was spared Irma’s wrath and is ready…
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Frost & Sullivan forecasts growth for gearboxes and gear motors market
London – The global gearboxes and gear motors market is witnessing steady growth, augmented by the adoption of more energy-efficient gearboxes and gear motors, investment in wind energy, material handling, food and beverages, and replacement demand from developed regions. Successful…
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Miller announces welding competition
Appleton, Wis. — Miller Electric Mfg. Co. announces the WE BUILD VIP Experience sweepstakes to recognize the mutual appreciation between Miller and welders who use Miller equipment. It’s the third and final giveaway in 2017 as part of the WE…
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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. fined after worker injured in processing equipment
Hamilton, Ont. – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $120,000 after a worker was injured. On March 23, 2016, a Maple Leaf Foods worker was preparing to dump deboned chicken into a hopper for processing at the…
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A view of NAFTA, as seen from a Canadian auto plant in Mexico
San Juan Del Rio, Mexico – Looming above a Canadian auto-parts plant, keeping watch over workers, is a painting of the Virgin Mary. This same plant plans a celebration of its latest expansion with a party featuring a mariachi band.…
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Town of Innisfil fined after worker critically injured in travel path of loader
Barrie, ON – The Corporation of the Town of Innisfil pleaded guilty and has been fined $100,000 after a worker was critically injured by a large shelving unit that was being moved by a loader equipped with forks. On January…
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Canadian Nuclear Association urges IPCC to recognize role of nuclear energy in climate mitigation
Ottawa – The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meets this week in Montreal. If mitigation pathways are to be on target, keeping a global temperature rise limited to 1.5 degrees while simultaneously staying on course to meet the 17…
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Kruger announces a $377.6-M transaction to diversify two of its Québec paper mills into specialty niches
Sherbrookend and Trois-Rivières, QC – Kruger Inc. is announcing today a $377.6-M transaction to diversify operations at its Brompton and Wayagamack Mills into specialty niches, such as flexible food packaging, labelling and digital printing. This major project, undertaken in partnership…
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N.B. premier urges TransCanada to proceed with Energy East pipeline
Calgary – New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant says he will do whatever necessary to make sure the $15.7-billion Energy East pipeline proceeds and delivers crude – and jobs – to his province. Gallant was responding to a surprise announcement Thursday…