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Manufacturing
Surveys: Manufacturing contracts last month in US, world
(AP) WASHINGTON – Manufacturing contracted in the United States…
Auto parts and paint company Uni Select furloughs half of its 6,000 employees
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. – Uni-Select Inc. says approximately half of…
Long john producer Stanfield’s reacts to COVID 19 with ‘pivot’ to medical gowns
HALIFAX – A historic Canadian undergarment factory famed for…
Canada Goose to Manufacture Medical Gear
Canada Goose will use its manufacturing facilities to produce…
Brian’s Custom Sports shifts to producing medical supplies to fight COVID 19
It only took a single text message for the…
Bombardier furloughs 12,400 workers, halts plane and rail production in Canada
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. is temporarily halting production at…
Palliser Furniture temporarily laying off workers, closing Winnipeg facility
WINNIPEG – Palliser Furniture Ltd. is temporarily laying off…

UPDATE: Automakers Suspend Production at North American Plants
All automakers who operate production plants in Ontario, will…

Associations Helping Members During Pandemic
MRO Magazine reached out to several industry associations to…

FCA to Produce Protective Face Masks
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will be manufacturing and donating…

Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Resource Sector Deemed Essential
After announcing the closure of all non-essential businesses in…

Ontario ordering non essential businesses to close
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is ordering the…
Longview suspends production of Dash 8 400 and Series 400 Twin Otter aircraft
TORONTO – Longview Aviation Capital Corp. says it’s suspending…
Feds offer help to companies to retool, pump out COVID 19 medical gear
OTTAWA – The federal government is offering up cash…
Bus maker NFI Group to idle a majority of its facilities, laying off some staff
WINNIPEG – NFI Group Inc. says about 6,500 employees…

General Motors to Help Produce Ventilators
General Motors, Ventec Life Systems, and StopTheSpread.org, are collaborating,…

EMC Continues to Help Members During Pandemic
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is postponing all its in-person events…

PEMAC Board of Directors Meeting
Members of the PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada…
Dorel says factories in China delayed by COVID 19, production delayed
MONTREAL – Dorel Industries Inc. says its suppliers based…
FAA seeks $19.7 million penalty against Boeing over sensors
Federal regulators want to fine Boeing $19.68 million for…

What’s Up Doug: Preserving Assembled Bearings
Recently, I was asked was what to do with…
Factories expand despite virus, though deliveries slow
(AP) WASHINGTON – American factories expanded in February for…
FCA to end third shift at Windsor Assembly Plant in June, affecting 1,500 workers
WINDSOR – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is cutting the third…
Supremex buys envelope manufacturer and printer Royal Envelope for $27.4M
MONTREAL – Supremex Inc. says it has acquired Royal…

EMC Personnel Changes
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) has made a number…
Bombardier to sell train unit to France’s Alstom, shedding biggest division
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. has reached a US$8.2-billion deal…
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell in December to $56.4 billion
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.7…

Honda Canada Builds Nine-Millionth Vehicle in Ontario
Honda Canada Inc. (HCI) hit the milestone of Honda…

Optimization Guide for CMMS Selection and Utilization
In order to fully realize all the benefits of…
In grinding manufacturing slump, 3M cuts another 1,500 jobs
(AP) A profound slump in manufacturing and a trade…