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Utilities
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Operational Excellence Takes Centre Stage
The Operational Excellence in Energy and Utilities conference and workshops took place recently at the Old Mill Inn in Toronto, Ontario. Over 150 industry professionals attended the event, including representatives from Enbridge, HydroOne, Suncor, SaskPower, Hydro-Québec, Toronto Hydro, Ontario Power…
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N.R. Murphy Ltd Announces New Owners
After 75 years in business, N.R. Murphy Limited has new owners. Helder Armas has taken over as the new president. Armas is also now co-owner with his wife, Lori Armas, daughter of Norman R. Murphy, the company’s previous owner and…
Brookfield and the Caisse buy automotive battery business from Johnson Controls
MONTREAL – Brookfield Business Partners LP and the Caisse dedepot et placement du Quebec, together with a group of institutional partners, have signed a deal to buy Johnson Controls’ power solutions business for US$13.2 billion. The business produces batteries for…
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Allweiler Three-screw Pump for Machine Tool Coolant Service
Allweiler announced the EMTEC-C next generation three-screw pump, which removes abrasive machine chips, particles and heat away from cutting surfaces in high-pressure machine tool coolant service. EMTEC-C has improved durability and efficiency, and used for metalworking applications, transfer lines, and…
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IMTS 2018 Breaks Records
The 32nd annual International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2018, put on by The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), was a record setter. For 2018, IMTS had 129,415 people registered, offered 1,424,232 square/feet of exhibit space, included 2,123 booths and 2,563…
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PRUFTECHNIK launches OPTALIGN touch system
PRUFTECHNIK launched the new OPTALIGN touch system, which consists of touch handheld device and the PRUFTECHNIK sensALIGN 5 sensor/laser heads. It offers all PRUFTECHNIK features necessary for every day alignment jobs: continuous SWEEP measurement mode, simultaneous real-time machine corrections in…
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RIDGID Names Marketing Director of Underground Technologies
Tim Dunphy has been named Marketing Director of Underground Technologies at RIDGID. Dunphy will now manage new product development, partner relations and new business opportunities for the RIDGID line of diagnostics, inspection, locating and drain cleaning products. “Tim is a…
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Corner Canopy Hoods
Corner Canopy Hood helps to maximize wasted space in corner areas. It is designed to capture and exhaust corrosive vapors, heat steam, and odors when mounted over areas that have water baths, hot plates or other lab equipment. The canopy…
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Joral Introduces Sensor Fusion Inclinometer
Joral LLC announces a G-force compensated inclinometer that provides feedback for pitch, yaw, and roll. The new technology utilizes sensor fusion, which combines more than one complementary sensing method. The new Joral SGAM and DGAM incline sensors take input by…
Huffman Engineering Named Rockwell Automation Recognized System Integrator for Machine Safety
Huffman Engineering, Inc., has achieved Machine Safety recognition in the Rockwell Automation Recognized Control System Integrator program. Huffman Engineering has been a Rockwell Automation Recognized System Integrator for Control for over a decade and for Process since 2011. “By becoming…
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Dorner names Industry Manager – Sanitary
Chuck Sena has been named Industry Manager – Sanitary for Dorner. In his new role, Sena will be working with sales, marketing and channel partners to develop and execute strategic plans to drive sales of Dorner’s sanitary conveyor platform to both…
No more retrofits for carbon capture and storage at Boundary Dam: SaskPower
Regina – SaskPower says there will be no further retrofits to allow for carbon capture and storage at a dam site in southeastern Saskatchewan. The technology was introduced with much fanfare for $1.5 billion at the Boundary Dam power plant…
ABB completes acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions
ABB announced it has completed its acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions (GEIS), GE’s global electrification solutions business on June 30, 2018. The transaction was announced on September 25, 2017, and is expected to be accretive to operational EPS in the…
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Hydro Ottawa releases 2017 Annual Report
Ottawa – Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. has released its 2017 Annual Report, which showcases the company’s strong performance and celebrates the completion of its Chaudière Falls expansion project. Board Chair, Jim Durrell, ICD.D, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Bryce…
Researchers hope to reduce eagle deaths caused by turbines
Bend, Ore. – On a Monday afternoon, a captive audience watched a 14-year-old golden eagle named Walter fly from branch to branch outside the High Desert Museum, gobbling up bits of dead quail as he went. However, the demonstration was…
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ABB launches the world’s first digitally integrated power transformer
All power transformers leaving ABB factories will soon come enabled with digital capabilities, enabling remote monitoring and data analytics of its vital parameters in real time. This will enhance reliability and enable higher utilization of grid assets and power networks.…
Poll says Ontarians support Bruce Power’s life-extension program
Kincardine, Ont. – Eight out of 10 Ontarians supported the refurbishment of the Bruce Power reactors allowing them to continue to provide low cost electricity to Ontario homes and businesses. The telephone poll, conducted between May 11 to 15 for…
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Address the skills gap by designing the training opportunity from scratch
Roy F. Huetl knows firsthand that the best way to learn something is to do it. It’s a mantra that the York Region Director of Operations, Maintenance and Monitoring, Environmental Services, has revisited many times over his 35 years spent…
Manitoba premier says he’ll take the federal government to court over carbon tax
Winnipeg – Manitoba is prepared to take the federal government to court if Ottawa imposes a higher carbon tax than the province is planning, Premier Brian Pallister said Friday. “I have a simple message for Ottawa today – back off…
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…
