Industry
Machine Building
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Festo’s new modular control system
Festo has introduced its new high performance CPX-E modular control system. CPX-E can be used as an EtherCAT master controller and motion controller, which provides standardized platform for stepper and servo motor motion control for parts handling, assembly systems, palletizing,…
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Retirement Day – Developing asset renewal strategies
Industry tends to stick with ingrained misconceptions on asset renewals. Commonly held statements, such as “haul trucks last 20 years” or “plants are designed for a 30-year lifespan” persist. But misconceptions pose risks. A renewal program enables an organization to manage the final lifecycle phase of assets in a proactive way
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Trade pain: Small companies hit by import, export tariffs
New York – Time and effort have gone down the drain for Steve Gould, who is scrambling to find new customers for his gin, whiskey and other spirits since the United States has taken a tough stance on trade issues.…
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Cervus equipment expands to introduce storage and racking solutions
Calgary, Alta. – Cervus Equipment, the largest John Deere and Peterbilt dealership group in Canada, announced that extensive, new storage and racking solutions will be available from its Forklifts division. Cervus Equipment’s Forklift and Materials Handling division is growing to…
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Trump’s tariffs will be more painful for Canada than U.S.: economist
Toronto – The Trump administration’s tariff threats have the potential to drive companies currently operating in Canada out of the country, the president of a Canadian automotive association said Tuesday. The United States has already imposed tariffs on the steel…
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Used equipment centre opens in Alberta
Edmonton – Finning Canada, a division of Finning International Inc., opened the doors of its first Used Equipment Centre in Acheson, Alta. just outside Edmonton on June 15. The facility offers access to every piece of used equipment in Finning’s…
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Bombardier and union reach new collective agreement for Toronto workers
Toronto – Bombardier says it has reached new three-year collective agreements with more than 2,100 production and office workers at its operations in Toronto. The contracts cover workers represented by Unifor Local 112 who work at Bombardier’s Downsview plant and…
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Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum a major peril to Canada’s economy, MPs told
Ottawa – Canada needs to stand its ground in its ongoing tariff fight with the United States, witnesses from steel companies, manufacturers and the steelworkers union warned MPs Tuesday as President Donald Trump continued to hint there could be more…
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In good health – innovative applications for machine-learning tools
The application of machine-learning techniques is far-reaching. One industrial engineer takes asset performance improvement services off the beaten path.
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Bombardier pouring millions into creation of GTA aerospace hub
Toronto – Bombardier says it will be pouring millions of dollars into various projects aimed at creating an aerospace hub in the Greater Toronto Area. The aerospace giant says the funding strengthens its partnership with a local consortium whose primary…
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Worker struck by falling beam during milling machine installation, manufacturing company fined
A Windsor contracting company has been fined 75-thousand dollars after a worker was critically injured while helping to install milling machines at a manufacturing plant. C-M-F Group pleaded guilty under the Occupational Health and Safety Act in connection with the…
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Canadian manufacturing sector remains on shaky ground, says TD economist
Ottawa – Canadian manufacturing sales unexpectedly fell in April as sales in the petroleum and coal products and transportation equipment industries dropped. Statistics Canada said factory sales dropped 1.3 per cent to $56.2 billion in April, following two consecutive monthly…
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Automakers improve quality for fourth consecutive year in ranking study
Costa Mesa, Calif. — New-vehicle quality has improved for the fourth consecutive year – by 4 per cent from 2017 – and has reached its best level ever, according to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS). Initial…
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Process Industries Academy initiative support digital workflows in engineering and operations
Frankfurt (from ACHEMA, World Forum for the Process Industries) − Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives and Digital Factories divisions are teaming up with Bentley Systems’ Bentley Institute to establish a Process Industries Academy that will support the companies’ joint vision…
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Import now to beat tariffs on goods from China? It will cost
New tariffs on imports from China may leave American companies with a choice – pay a higher freight bill now or pay the tariffs starting in three weeks. It can take several weeks for ship-borne cargo from China to reach…
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Auto parts firm Magna plans electric vehicle joint ventures with Chinese company
Aurora, Ont. – Magna International Inc. says it will form two new joint ventures with a Chinese company to engineer and build electric vehicles. The Ontario-based auto parts company and Beijing Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the BAIC…
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Leading metals distributor invests in automotive metals processing facility in Brantford, Ont.
Burlington, Ont. – Samuel, Son & Co., a leading metals distributor and industrial products manufacturer, today announced an $18 million investment in its Brantford, Ont., automotive metal processing centre. The expansion is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter…
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Welding takes centre stage at FABTECH Canada 2018
Toronto – SME, FMA, AWS, PMA and CCAI, the producers and co-sponsors of FABTECH, have announced a larger traditional welding presence at FABTECH Canada, taking place June 12-14 at the Toronto Congress Centre. Leaders in the welding industry, including the Canadian Welding Bureau Group, ESAB Canada…
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Industry players wary of tariff war, in spite of potential benefits
Canada’s tariffs on imported U.S. goods – everything from strawberry jam to sleeping bags – could steer consumers to seek out cheaper, made-in-Canada alternatives, but domestic industry players are fearful that input costs will rise and American politicians could retaliate…
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Motion Industries acquires MRO parts distributor Power Industries, Inc.
Birmingham, AL – Motion Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Power Industries, Inc., also known as Santa Rosa MRO, LLC, headquartered in Santa Rosa,…
