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Study shows slow growth for AC drives market
June 29, 2001 — A new market study of AC drives by Motion Tech Trends of Inglewood, Calif., indicates that the mar…
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NTN Bearing Corp. of Canada Ltd. appoints new president
Toronto, ON — Rick Thomas will be promoted to president of NTN Bearing Corporation of Canada, Mississauga, Ont., e…
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Basic Technologies becomes Bosch Rexroth Canada
Burlington, ON — Basic Technologies Corp. has been acquired by one of the companies for which it distributes produ…
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Safety, equipment maintenance issues, addressed by new mining regulations in Ontario
Toronto — Changes to Ontario’s mining regulations will provide more protection for workers, give mine operators mo…
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Air Canada to handle Lufthansa maintenance
Montreal — June 21, 2001 — Air Canada’s technical services division has signed a five-year contract to do mainten…
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New distribution arm of Wajax boasts 66 branches
Toronto, ON — National Bearings, Wajax Motion Technologies, Wajax Process Technologies and Spencer Teris, the oper…
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Test tool maker adds service manager
Mississauga, ON — June 14, 2001 — Fluke Electronics Canada has appointed Vince Casali as Service Manager for the…
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New efficient-motor program launched in U.S.
Rosslyn, Va. — The National Electrical Manufacturers Association in the U.S. has launched a national Premium Effic…
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Moving Violations: The dos and don’ts of safe forklift maintenance
An experienced forklift operator should already be familiar with the ins and outs of forklift safety. Most Canadian provinces have regulations that specify only a "competent person" may operate a forklift, in an attempt to ensure operators know the proper…
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Motor Protection: Should you monitor on-line, off-line or both?
In modern industrial settings, motor protection comes in many shapes and sizes. Bi-metallic overload relays incorporated on most motor starters still represent a reliable, if imprecise, form of motor protection. In more sensitive applications where a company cannot afford to…
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Maintenance Software: CMMS will improve supplier relationships and lower costs
Many maintenance shops across the country have achieved varying degrees of success in controlling inventory costs by reducing the number of spare parts held in inventory, removing obsolete inventory, tracking parts usage, and so on. For those maintenance folks that…
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Sheet-metal fabricator overhauls quality control process with laser scanner
Dumur Industries, of White City, Sask., is on a mission to make sure bad parts don’t go to its customers. Dumur, a contract sheet metal fabricator, provides its products to the electronics and computer industries, as well as manufacturing aftermarket…
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Maple Leaf Foods increases productivity with food-grade lubricants
Staying competitive in the food industry means keeping food processing machinery working harder and longer. At Maple Leaf Foods, a global food processing company, equipment is routinely expected to operate at 3600 rpm for up to 16 hours a day.…
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Crane safety training saves lives and money
"Why should I train our crane operators? They already have years of experience." It’s a question people frequently ask me. The obvious reason for training crane operators is to prevent death or injury to operators and damage to the load,…
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Plant Safety: Regulators change exposure limits of HazMat laws
For the first time in 14 years, Ontario has significantly updated its occupational exposure limits for hazardous chemical substances in the workplace. Chemicals such as asbestos, benzene, lead and silica are some examples. Over time, the reduced exposure could decrease…
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Seeing the Big Picture: Plant professionals can’t afford to ignore safety
Most people who spend their working lives in the plant environment probably figure they could retire early if they just had a dollar for every time they’ve heard one or more of the following: "Safety is our number-one concern"; "We’re…
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It’s All in Your Head: Experts weigh the pros and cons of behavioural-based safety
Dupont calls it the "safe person concept." Proctor & Gamble calls it the "behaviour observation system." Still other companies call it different things. Generally speaking, it’s known as "behavioural-based safety." It’s attracting attention because when it has been implemented, it…
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Dehydration prevention reduces workplace accidents
With the official start of summer only a few days away, many employees in industrial facilities will soon be toiling in the heat. Unfortunately, the high temperatures on the shop floor can do a lot more harm to workers than…
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Beware the hidden dangers of confined spaces
Most dangers are easy to spot in the plant or industrial environment. But, some dangers by their very nature are not readily visible. Recognition of hidden dangers is a matter of life and death. There are hidden dangers confronting the…
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The Night Shift: Experts warn of danger of shiftwork in industrial settings
It’s no coincidence that the most notorious industrial accidents of our times — Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the Bhopal, India poison gas leak, the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill — all occurred in the middle…