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Condition-Based Maintenance Will Not Stop Your Machines From Failing
By John Lambert The ultimate goal for anyone in industrial maintenance should be to gain the optimum full life of machine assets. To do this, plants need to make changes to the current maintenance processes or at least the way…
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Bombardier furloughs 12,400 workers, halts plane and rail production in Canada
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. is temporarily halting production at its Canadian plants, sending 12,400 employees on unpaid leave as the plane maker suspends its 2020 financial forecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said Tuesday it is stopping all…
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Halifax bus drivers’ union calls for service pause after mechanic gets COVID 19
HALIFAX – The union representing workers in Atlantic Canada’s largest transit system is calling for restrictions on who can use the service after a garage mechanic tested positive for COVID-19. Ken Wilson, the president of local 508 of the Amalgamated…
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Associations Helping Members During Pandemic
MRO Magazine reached out to several industry associations to find out how COVID-19 is impacting their industries and members. As well as asking them how they are helping their members cope with the pandemic. Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) Ann…
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FCA to Produce Protective Face Masks
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will be manufacturing and donating protective face masks. It plans to produce over one million per month, with production capacity being installed and manufacturing beginning in the coming weeks with initial distribution to Canada, the United…
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Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Resource Sector Deemed Essential
After announcing the closure of all non-essential businesses in the province on Ontario, the provincial government has released a list of what it deems to be essential businesses. Maintenance, manufacturing and production, as well as resource sector businesses have all…
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PACE MT-200 MiniTweez Thermal Tweezer
PACE Worldwide MT-200 MiniTweez, a thermal tweezer designed to rework tightly spaced micro-components such as 0201s, 0402s and 0603s. MT-200 features multi-axis tip alignment capability. Tip-Gap Adjustment Wheel allows operator to match the gap between the tips to the work,…
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Ontario ordering non essential businesses to close
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is ordering the closure of all non-essential businesses in the province to help deal with the spread of COVID-19. He says the order will be effective Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. and will be in…
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Longview suspends production of Dash 8 400 and Series 400 Twin Otter aircraft
TORONTO – Longview Aviation Capital Corp. says it’s suspending new production of Dash 8-400 and Series 400 Twin Otter aircraft in a move that will affect nearly 1,000 employees. The company says about 800 employees or 65 per cent of…
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Feds offer help to companies to retool, pump out COVID 19 medical gear
OTTAWA – The federal government is offering up cash to Canadian companies that retool operations or quickly expand to produce medical equipment needed to cope with the multiplying cases of COVID-19 across the country. The plan will support manufacturers that…
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Large Canadian airlines poised to weather COVID 19 despite ‘very bad year’ ahead
MONTREAL – Canada’s major airlines are relatively well-positioned to weather the financial storm that has been unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but regional players may find it tougher to stay afloat, experts say. Air Canada, which is laying off more…
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Bus maker NFI Group to idle a majority of its facilities, laying off some staff
WINNIPEG – NFI Group Inc. says about 6,500 employees will be affected by idling a majority of its facilities for a two-week period starting March 30, if not sooner, as it works to deal with the impact of the COVID-19…
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Airports poised to lose $1.3 billion amid travel collapse, says industry group
Canadian airports are poised to lose $1.3 billion amid an ongoing global travel collapse triggered by COVID-19, says group representing the country’s airports. “This is a situation that’s unprecedented,” Canadian Airports Council president Daniel-Robert Gooch said in a phone interview.…
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TTC employee working at bus maintenance shop tests positive for COVID 19
Toronto’s transit agency says one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19. The Toronto Transit Commission says the employee worked at a maintenance shop for buses. TTC CEO Rick Leary says the employee had returned from vacation and worked…
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FAA is probing how a 12 inch crack occurred in Southwest jet
DALLAS – Federal officials said Friday they are investigating after a crack ruptured the skin on a Boeing 737 jet operated by Southwest Airlines, causing the plane to gradually lose cabin pressure. The incident occurred Monday on a flight from…
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Maintenance 4.0 Vs. CMMS
Maintenance 4.0 is synonymous with Industry 4.0 and Factory 4.0 and is talked about everywhere in the maintenance community. Its name was given based on the current trend in automation and data exchange within industry technologies. They include the industrial…
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PEMAC Board of Directors Meeting
Members of the PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada met in Toronto, Ontario, recently for their bi-annual face-to-face meeting. The meeting focused on advancing the goals for 2020/2024 Strategic Plan, reviewing a list of brainstormed initiatives provided by our staff and…
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FAA grounds operator that ran flights for pro sports teams
(AP) DALLAS – Federal officials have grounded a charter operator that carried professional baseball and hockey teams, saying the company and its pilots weren’t authorized for the kind of commercial venture they operated. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that…
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Boeing sees 2020 as challenging as any year in recent past
Boeing is painting a sobering picture for its business in 2020. The Chicago-based company said Wednesday it has imposed a hiring freeze in response to the virus outbreak that is undercutting air travel and threatening to kill airlines’ appetite for…
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New Bombardier CEO faces financial juggling act as recession looms
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc.’s new CEO comes on board as the debt-laden plane-and-train maker faces a new future as a pure-play producer of business jets, a cyclical industry bracing for a potential economic storm. The company on Wednesday named Eric…
