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2020 PEMAC Award Winners
PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada presented its annual…
Weekly Schedule Compliance is an Easy Tool but a Bit Tricky
Weekly schedule compliance is an easy key performance indicator (KPI), but a lot of people mess it up. We can use it to lock-in mediocre performance. However, when used properly, KPI can help boost our maintenance productivity.
German Technology Day Coming Soon
Six automation and advanced manufacturing companies based in Canada,…
MRO September 2020 Issue Available On-Demand
The September 2020 Digital Edition of Machinery and Equipment…
OPINION: Changing Times Showcase Industry’s Adaptability
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK (September 2020 issue of MRO Magazine) In…
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.
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.
Mercedes gets big electric van order from Amazon
(AP) BERLIN – Amazon says it’s buying 1,800 electric…
Calgary chicken processing plant will remain open after COVID 19 outbreak
(CP) CALGARY – The Sofina Foods/Lilydale poultry processing plant…
Entrepreneurs prepare to scale up their food businesses in the COVID era
TORONTO – When Isabelle Lam and Jaimie Lee met…
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.
MainTrain 2020 Schedule Announced
PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada has announced the…
TE Connectivity Hydraulic LVDT Sensors
Optimized for hydraulic valves and actuators, TE Connectivity LVDT…
MRO Virtual Summit A Success
MRO Magazine recently held its first-ever half-day virtual summit.…
Ten workers test positive for COVID 19 at pork processing plant in Manitoba
BRANDON – A Maple Leaf Foods facility in Manitoba…
A Proactive Lifestyle for Your Machines – Focus on FLAB
Precision equipment care proactively targets the root causes of machine failure with the specific intent to increase equipment reliability. Proactively managing the mechanical and electrical aspects of fasteners, lubrication, alignment, and balance (FLAB) can increase equipment life, drive equipment reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and support an organization’s environmental sustainability objectives through improved energy efficiency.
WAGO I/O System Field
WAGO I/O System Field is IP67 rated and offers…
Pettibone Adds Super Equipment as Dealer
Pettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC has added Super Equipment Inc. to…
AC Inverter Welding Power Supplies
AMADA WELD TECH Inc., MIB-300A and MIB-600A AC inverter…
New Cross-Border Guidebook for Business Travellers
The Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA), the Windsor-Essex…
MRO Virtual Summit
MRO Magazine’s Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit is set to take place on Thursday.
Routine Maintenance on Production Equipment
Who Should Do It?
Optimizing Maintenance Work
To accommodate increased production volume during COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
OTTAWA – The federal government is for the second…
Return of North American economy will negate need for tariffs, PM tells Trump
(CP) WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Donald…
Low Profile Stoppers
Pipestoppers, a Division of Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT, design…
CMC Paper-PRO
CMC S.p.A., Paper-PRO is a new auto-bagging system. It…
Spring Loaded LVIT Linear Position Sensor
Harold G. Schaevitz Industries LLC ILPS-18S Series spring loaded…
Magnetism and Bearings
The question about allowable magnetism in bearings arose from…
