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Former FCA CEO Passes Away
Sergio Marchionne, former CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has passed away. “Unfortunately, what we feared has come to pass. Sergio Marchionne, man and friend, is gone,” said John Elkann, EXOR. “I believe that the best way to honor his…
Trade Tribunal finds subsidies and dumping of steel products causing harm
OTTAWA _ The Canadian International Trade Tribunal says it has found there is a reasonable indication that dumping and subsidizing of some steel products by several Asian countries have harmed or could harm Canadian steel producers. The tribunal says it…
Canada’s wholesale sales rise 1.2 per cent in May, with building supplies contributing
Ottawa – Canada’s wholesale sales rose 1.2 per cent to $63.7 billion in May, helped by higher sales of lumber, millwork, hardware and other building supplies, Statistics Canada reported Monday. It said there were advances in four of the seven…
Trump tariffs would cause vehicle prices to soar, wipe out jobs: report
The average price of imported vehicles sold in the United States could jump by thousands of dollars if the Trump administration imposes tariffs under a worst-case scenario provided by the Center for Automotive Research. The Michigan-based think-tank estimates U.S. consumers…
Endress+Hauser partners with Westburne
Endress+Hauser, a global leader in process measurement and instrumentation, has concluded an agreement with Westburne that makes the electrical distributor its latest Authorized Channel Partner. The agreement, which leverages the strategic relationship between Rockwell Automation and Endress+Hauser Canada Ltd., is…
Velan Elects Directors
Velan Inc., a company focused on industrial valves, has announced the election of their directors. Each director nominee listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated May 24, 2018 was elected as Director of the Corporation during the Annual Meeting of…
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ABB Makes Appointment
Darcy Simonis has been named as Industry Network Leader at ABB, for their food and beverage operations. She takes over for Markus Brettschneider, who is head of segment and account management, at the global automation and robotics company. “I’m very…
Everyone Loses from Alcoa’s Lockout at ABI Smelter: USW
As aluminum giant Alcoa releases its second-quarter results today, the United Steelworkers (USW) is revealing the true extent of losses incurred by the company’s lockout of workers at its ABI smelter in Bécancour. Each month of the lockout is depriving…
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Skills Competitions Take Place in Toronto and Edmonton
Skills/Compétences Canada recently held skills competitions for aspiring skilled trades participants in Toronto, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta. Eaton has been a corporate supporter of Skills Ontario for the past several years and has provided competition products for the Skills committee…
Emerson Completes Purchase of Aventics
Emerson has completed the purchase of Aventics, a global smart pneumatics technologies that power machine and factory automation applications company. The acquisition is expected to expand the company’s reach in the growing $13 billion fluid automation market and solidify Emerson’s…
Trade War with China Bad for Business, Risks U.S. Jobs: AEM
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater issued the following statement opposing the escalating global trade war created by the Trump administration’s decision to propose a new round of $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods:. “Nobody wins in…
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…
PTDA Adds New Member Companies
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, added four new member companies. Two distributor and two manufacturer members were added, they are: MISUMI USA, currently serves over 240,000 customers worldwide by…
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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…
Sustainable packaging an increasingly high priority for consumers: GlobalData
According to GlobalData, a data and analytics company, consumers are increasingly putting pressure on manufacturers to improve the impact that packaging has on the environment. “This sudden interest in sustainability has been driven by more open discussion via social media,…
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Rittal Named to Best Workplaces in Manufacturing in Canada
Rittal Systems Ltd., has been named to the 2018 Top 10 Best Workplaces™ Manufacturing list for the second consecutive year. Rittal was also recently named as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Canada. “This great honour of being declared as…
Package delivery firms get ready to fill gap as Greyhound leaves Western Canada
Calgary – Package delivery firms say they are prepared to fill the gap when Greyhound Canada closes most of its Western Canada operations this fall. The company says its Greyhound Package Express service will no longer be available in most…
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…
Bel Group to build plant to produce popular Mini Babybel snacks in Quebec
Sorel-Tracey, Que. – The Bel Group says it will spend $87 million to build a factory to produce Mini Babybel cheese snacks in Quebec at its first Canadian plant. The cheese snacks, which are encased in red wax, are currently…
NAFTA talks hurt Canadian exporters even before trade dispute escalation: poll
Ottawa – A growing number of Canadian exporters were saying the NAFTA talks were having a negative impact on their operations even before the trade dispute with the United States escalated in recent weeks. A survey done for Export Development…
