Industry
Machine Building
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Innovative manufacturer Verbom increases productivity
Sherbrooke, QC – The governments of Canada and Quebec have granted nearly $11 million in financial contributions to Verbom to support an investment project at its sheet metal processing plant in Sherbrooke. The project will help create around 100 jobs…
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Kubota Canada Ltd. announces the construction of a new facility in Pickering, Ontario
Markham, Ont. – Owing to its growing success in Canada, Kubota Canada Ltd. will be moving its operations to a new facility located in Pickering, Ont., by the end of 2019. As part of KCL’s ongoing commitment to deliver high-quality…
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Ritchie Bros. introduces Marketplace-E, a new way to buy and sell equipment
Vancouver – After a soft launch in late 2017, Marketplace-E is being introduced by Ritchie Bros. as its latest buying and selling solution. Complementing the company’s onsite unreserved auctions and online-only auctions through IronPlanet, Marketplace-E offers sellers increased control over…
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NEMA publishes new guide for permanent magnet motors
Rosslyn, Va. — The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a new standard NEMA SM 1-2017 Guide to General-Purpose Synchronous Motors without Excited Rotor Windings. This guide covers general-purpose synchronous motors without excited rotor windings, and provides design metrics…
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Komatsu-owned dealers phasing out sales of Wirtgen products
Rolling Meadows, Ill. – Komatsu America Corp. announced an agreement with Wirtgen America to phase out the sale of Wirtgen products by Komatsu-owned dealers in the USA. Komatsu America and Wirtgen America decided this phase out is in the best…
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Permanent tariff exemption needed for Canadian steel, aluminum: Steelworkers
Toronto and Montreal – Canada’s steel and aluminum producers must be permanently exempted from U.S. tariffs, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Canadian steel and aluminum exports are not part of the problem that 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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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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Auto sales to dip in most provinces, led by Ontario’s expected drop: Scotiabank
Toronto – Scotiabank says that slower job creation and weaker gains in household wealth will likely contribute to softer Canadian sales of cars and light trucks this year. That would put an end to a five-year string of growth that…
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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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Auto industry skeptical of Canadian TPP side deal on autos with Japan
Ottawa – Auto workers and manufacturers are rejecting assertions by Canada’s trade minister that the county won major access for them into the highly protected Japanese market in the recently rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership. International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told the…
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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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New funding available from CTMA for CNC machinist training
If your operation or facility has existing employees interested in learning CNC Machining, the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association can help. CTMA invites advanced manufacturing companies to participate in its CNC Machinist Program. Among the benefits of the program, CTMA…
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SKF Canada awards Luff Industries SKF Equipped status
Luff Industries, a Canadian manufacturer of conveyor components, is the first original equipment manufacturer in North America to achieve SKF Equipped status. The SKF Equipped program places strict quality standards on the design, manufacture and assembly of rotating equipment to…
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Autonomous trucks moving quickly to commercial reality despite job threat
Montreal – Once thought of as a distant fantasy, autonomous trucks are moving towards commercial reality on Canadian highways as companies look to boost productivity amid a driver shortage and governments seek to reduce deadly crashes. They are not yet…
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3D print material from igus for food technology
The 3D print material iglidur I150 developed by motion plastics specialist igus has now been approved for food contact according to EU regulation 10/2011. By the certification of this Tribo-Filament that has a versatile use, customers can now print their…
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Make it or brake it – Oil shear technology ensures brakes will operate in the dust
As counterintuitive as it seems, the right brakes can speed up a production line. When St. Vrain Block Company, in Dacono County, CO, began switching out faulty brakes for brakes that use oil shear technology, maintenance downtime plummeted, the production…
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Retrofitting – Taking the next smart step with your VFD
As VFDs continue to inhabit the industrial and commercial landscapes around us, there comes a time when everyone realizes the finite lifecycle of their investment. Far too often this recognition happens during an unplanned failure or fault. Most experts in…
