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Manufacturing

Honda and GM to Form Strategic North American Alliance
General Motors and Honda have signed a non-binding memorandum…

OPINION: Changing Times Showcase Industry’s Adaptability
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK (September 2020 issue of MRO Magazine) In…

Survey: US factories grow in August for third straight month
(AP) WASHINGTON – American factories expanded last month at…

Hot tub heist: RCMP investigate spas stolen from Alberta manufacturing site
(CP) THORSBY, Alta. – Mounties in central Alberta are…

A Unique Twist for the Old Taste Buds
Germans love big salty, soft-breaded pretzels. In the south of Germany, a freshly baked pretzel with butter and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee is a must on any breakfast table. Achieving the perfect shape, a symmetrically twisted pretzel, usually involves a lot of painstaking manual labour.

General Motors Invests in St. Catharines Plant
General Motors Canada and its partners are investing $28…

From Theft Prevention to Quality Control: How IOT-Based Surveillance Can Help
It was a food and beverage manufacturer’s worst nightmare; $187,000 worth of product stolen in plain sight. It happened at a Tavistock dairy plant in 2019, when a man presented what appeared to be legitimate paperwork for a large quantity of cheese to be loaded onto a truck, and delivered to New Brunswick. It wasn’t until the delivery failed to arrive at the location that they realized the cheese was stolen.

Coaching Program for Manufacturers
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) along with the National…

Canada invests in York Region manufacturers
Three York region manufacturers will share an investment of…

UW Gets UVC Disinfecting Machine Developed By TMMC
University of Waterloo’s (UW) Department of Chemical Engineering and…

Hamilton company snares contract to build 1,150 CN Rail grain cars
(CP) MONTREAL – Canadian National Railway Co. has awarded…

Survey: China manufacturing logs feeble growth in August
(AP) BEIJING – China’s manufacturing activity held steady in…

Unifor says autoworkers vote to approve strike action if needed in talks
(CP) TORONTO – The union representing Canadian workers at…

Trudeau, Ford unveil deal to produce N95 masks at 3M plant in Brockville, Ont.
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Ontario Premier…

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales up 8.7 per cent in July
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says early estimates for July…

Ontario Teachers’ invests in warehouse robotics firm inspired by ant colonies
(CP) CALGARY – A Calgary-based firm that bases its…

Texas startup will make a BlackBerry branded 5G phone for North America, Europe
(CP) TORONTO – BlackBerry Ltd. is teaming up with…

Trudeau, Ford to unveil deal to produce N95 masks at Brockville, Ont., 3M plant
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Ontario…

Focus on Scheduling and Planning of Maintenance
GUEST: Doc Palmer TOPIC: Focus on Scheduling and Planning of…

Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit
MRO Magazine recently held its first-ever Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit, which allowed maintenance, reliability, and operations professionals to learn techniques to optimize their day-to-day maintenance activities.