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Opening of Calgary rotating equipment repair centre draws large crowds
Calgary, AB, March 16, 2001 — With over 350 of Western Canada’s largest users and operators of industrial equipmen…
Technology for overhauling production lines will be licensed to others
Cincinnati, Ohio, Mar. 16, 2001 — The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has licensed a proprietary technology for imp…
New compact tapered roller bearing gets ok for Siemens train
Stockholm, Sweden, March 23, 2001 — SKF’s new generation of a compact tapered roller bearing unit for railways, th…
Dofasco honored for service excellence by Toyota’s Cambridge, Ont., plant
Hamilton, Ont., March 19, 2001 — Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. has presented Hamilton, Ont., based…
Bearing industry icon dies
Bill Botterill, one of the best known figures in the bearing industry in Canada, has died at the age of 66, after a…
SKF, INA, Timken and Rockwell set up Internet exchange for distributors
Four companies which manufacture a wide range of industrial products are teaming up to create an on-line exchange t…
Mineral oil leak from lubricants facility expected to have little impact, says Petro-Canada
Mississauga, ON, March 15 — A light sheen of mineral oil was detected on March 15, 2001, on the surface of Lake On…
Power transmission industry to learn about tools for success at October convention
Chicago, Ill., Mar. 15, 2001 — The Power Transmission Distributors Association’s (PTDA) upcoming annual convention…
NTN Bearing signs racing sponsorship deal, provides technical assistance on bearing packages
Toronto, ON, March 7, 2001 NTN Bearing Corporation will be a major sponsor of Scott Dixon, the number 18 PacWest…
Greenhouse gas missions growth slows as GDP rises
Ottawa, March 7, 2001 — VCR Inc. announced, in its third annual report to its Council of Champions, that “Canada’s…
Industrial equipment makers not all embracing e-business
A study of industrial-equipment manufacturing companies indicates that less than half of the 120 U.S. firms studie…
PTDA members project optimistic 2001 results
Chicago, Ill., March 6, 2001 – The Power Transmission Distributors Association’s 2001 Member Forecast projects upbe…
Canadian growth shines well above U.S. for power transmission product sales
Chicago, Ill., March 8, 2001 — The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) released its trend data for…
Plant Safety: The rules for pre-development reviews have changed again
On October 7, 2000, the Ontario government amended the…
Air Force: New technology puts the squeeze on compressed air costs
Air compressor technology is evolving at a rapid pace.…
The Fantastic Four: Meet the winners of the 2000 awards for maintenance excellence
Maintenance professionals across Canada are beginning to look forward…
Revisiting and learning from a conference or seminar event
The latter part of the twentieth century witnessed an…
Management Challenges: What’s your biggest beef?
For this installment of the Reader Panel survey, we…
Tried and Tested: Today’s electronic testing tools are smarter, faster and wired
Manufacturers have no option but to fully test their…
Bearing Life: Extend the life of remote bearings with single point automatic lubricators
Centralized lubrication systems deliver an engineered amount of lubricant…