Features
News and views about companies, staff, products and more (February 01, 2001)
SKF Canada has named Robert (Bob) Mullins as operations manager at its Scarborough, Ont., location. In this position, Mullins will oversee all of the company’s warehouses, ensuring that the faciliti…
PRACTICAL AUTOMATION: Understanding fluid power diagrams
www.mro-esource.comThis article is dedicated to those people who have worked with a hydraulic or pneumatic circuit drawing filled with boxes, lines and squiggles they know nothing about. These drawing…
Helical drives weigh less but have more torque
Two new small parallel helical drives, the R17 and R27, have been introduced by SEW Eurodrive. They deliver up to 30% more torque and higher permissible overhung loads, yet weigh up to 20% less than t…
Maska Pulleys celebrates major expansion
Canada’s sole pulley manufacturer celebrated the grand opening of its new 105,000-sq ft manufacturing plant in October. The new facility was necessary as the privately-owned Saint-Claire, Que., compan…
Believing in pencil and paper
There’s an interesting lesson in our cover feature this issue. In Riding Herd (p. 18), a profile of maintenance operations at the Natrel dairy in Quebec, we learn that the company does a great job of …
PTDA convention attracts over 200 Canadian PT suppliers and distributors
The Power Transmission Distributors Association held a very successful convention at the end of October. The event, which was held in Hawaii, focused on the power of the end user.Seminars detailed how…
Recognizing its past, PTDA looks to future goals
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary by honouring its founders and past leaders at the association’s annual convention in Waikoloa, Hawaii. F…
News & views about companies, staff, product lines and more
SKF Canada, has been selected as one of the recipients of a Certificate of Merit in the 2000 Canada Awards for Excellence. The award recognizes Canadian organizations that achieve excellence through…
Maintenance Profile: Riding Herd
Three decades ago the Natrel dairy products plant was surrounded by fields. Now it is in the centre of the city of St-Bruno, about 25 kilometres east of Montreal. Inside, one part of the production ar…
Prevent buckling in cylinders with these sizing tips
In our previous Practical Automation column (MRO, Nov. 2000, p. 58), we looked at some of the oversights and problems involved with selecting cylinder mounting styles. This issue focuses on cylinder l…
Removing a broken bolt easily
Problem: When faced with the inevitable task of removing a broken or sheared bolt, there is a way to make the job easier.Solution: Keep a small assortment of left-hand drill bits handy and the job wil…
Industry Awards: Bill Price honoured
After 38 years with the Canadian company Garlock Sealing Technologies (formerly Garlock Canada), William H. Price retired in March, 1999. His achievements were honoured at a Machinery & Equipment MRO …
It’s time to mark 2001 meetings on your new calendar
Jan. 9, 2001: This month’s STLE Toronto Section program at the Old Mill Restaurant in Toronto is titled Grease Lubrication Solutions. For details, visit www.geocities.com/tostle or call Jim…
Industry Awards: It’s all about people
Fred Arcon, a 2000 recipient of the Ernie Bouchard Builder Award from Machinery & Equipment MRO magazine, which recognizes his lifetime achievement in the MRO industry, is a man who doesn’t talk much …
Focus on Mechanical Couplings: The Spider Insider
One of the most widely applied types of flexible couplings is an elastomeric design known as the jaw coupling. This design is characterized by two hubs, each having two or more thick, stubby protrusio…
PT Distributor of the Year honoured
For the second time (the first was in 1995) National Bearings has received the Power Transmission Distributor of the Year Award from Machinery & Equipment MRO magazine. The Quebec company was presente…
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The 26th edition of the Machinery’s Handbook, containing updated contents and new electronic referencing, is available from KBC Tools. Available on CD-ROM, the handbook includes an expanded index an…
NEW MRO SHOW TO LAUNCH NEXT YEAR
Reed Exhibition Companies (REC) is launching a new trade event geared exclusively to Canada’s $26-billion MRO market. MRO Expo for Equipment & Machinery will take place Nov. 14-15, 2001, at the Toront…
Interesting association meetings dispersed through coming months
Ongoing: Motor and drive courses, including a new course on commutation systems, are being offered throughout the year by the Small Motors & Motion Association (SMMA) Motor & Motion College. Most cour…
Focus on Casters & Wheels: Practical tips for selecting the right casters
Selecting the right caster for an application is quite similar to buying the right car. The choices seem endless: make, model, colour, style, price range, reliability, who has the best service, who ha…
Mining the Volcano
Thirty kilometres east of Montreal, in a huge quarry carved out of the north side of Mont St-Hilaire, lumbering haul trucks and a cat’s cradle of conveyors feed five hungry rock crushers. Demand for t…
Hose assembly crimpers now easier to use
Three new hose assembly crimpers have been introduced by Dayco. They include the capability to crimp larger hoses and have a simplified design for easier operation. Models DE30, DE60 and DE100 are des…
Award-winning distributor adds big expansion
Close to 800 visitors showed up at the recent grand opening of a warehouse addition at Peel Industrial Supplies in Brampton, Ont., in mid-September. The two-day event included meals for guests and num…
DANISH FOSSIL-FIRED POWER PLANT USES SUPER-EFFICIENT TURBINES
In the European country of Denmark, electricity is almost totally produced from power plants burning fossil fuel. The country claims to have the most efficient fossil-fired power generation plant in t…
Cover Feature: Stumped?
When I was working as a maintenance supervisor about 10 years ago, the company was developing a team approach philosophy. The plant manager warned us that because of all the changes that were taking p…
What’s new from Canadian suppliers
Cooling tower is designed for low maintenance, energy useBerg Chilling Systems has introduced a line of heavy-duty cooling towers designed for long life and low maintenance. These single- and dual-cel…
Cylinder mounting dangers
Fluid power cylinder manufacturers generally offer a huge assortment of cylinder mounting styles, which is extremely handy for the machine designer. All too often, however, in their haste to finish th…
BSA certification a training benchmark
In a marketplace where “value added” can mean the difference between doing business or not, the Bearing Specialists Association’s (BSA) Certified Bearing Specialist (CBS) program has broken important …
EXHIBITS AND SEMINARS DRAWS CROWDS TO CMW 2000
More exhibits and more learning opportunities helped attract even more attendees to the 2000 Canadian Manufacturing Week event Sept. 26-28 at the International Centre in Mississauga. A total of 6,218 …
