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Markets stabilizing, but challenges still threaten to stall recovery: Survey
The vital signs of Canada's manufacturing and exporters continue to stabilize but the economic prognosis is for a slow and painful recovery, according to Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters' August Business Conditions Survey.
To take the survey, click here.

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Carlo Gavazzi presents country-wide energy management seminars
Carlo Gavazzi will be conducting free half-day seminars on solutions for energy management and power quality monitoring across Canada over the next few months.
For an event preview, click here.

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Automation conference emphasizes need for networking in today's economy
It's time for Canadian manufacturers to ''take a leap of faith,'' say industry experts and organizers of Automation Rendez-vous 2009, a two-day technical conference co-located with the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show 2009.
For the full story, click here.

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Industry experts focus on industrial security at ISA EXPO 2009
Industrial security takes center stage at ISA EXPO 2009 on Oct. 7 featuring presentations by security experts as well as a groundbreaking hack and defend tutorial and demonstration on wireless security.
For the full story, click here.

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New Products: Industrial Computing

Energy-saving industrial PC

Mid-level box IPC

Wireless embedded computer

Carrier board

New Feature: Features

SCADA provides solution for Ontario water treatment plant
To achieve "lake-to-lake" water management, the City of Thunder Bay constructed an entirely new facility that is the first of its kind. While its previous plant used direct filtration with sand filters and disinfectants, they called on Wonderware to assist with the operations at its brand new facility.
For the full story, click here.

Car-parts manufacturer cuts admin, operational costs with 2X
An automobile seating safety systems and precision metal parts manufacturer has chosen to deploy the 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services to optimizing company-wide access to critical server-based applications.
For the full story, click here.

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September 2009 Digital Edition 2009 Software Case Study Guide: Uncover how Canadian manufacturers are leveraging CAD/CAM, PLM and ERP in their facilities Control issues: Choosing a side in the PC-PLC factory floor tug-of-war Keeping current: Strike back against common power distortions and disturbances Machine Safety: Cory Newton examines the recent changes to CSA Z142 power press A selection of the latest enclosures and workstations, power supplies, RFID offerings, wire and cable products, as well as the latest in wireless technology and security. PLUS: Digital edition EXCLUSIVE content

October Manufacturing AUTOMATION Line-up

• Cover story: 2009 Canadian Manufacturing Study
  Manufacturers have had their challenges in the past year. This fourth annual industry study (previously covered in Advanced Manufacturing) will provide readers with insight into how Canadian manufacturers have adjusted to the economic crisis and how they plan to more forward.

• Feature: Motion Control
  When British Columbia's Accurpress wanted to couple two of its high-end press brakes via real-time Ethernet, they turned to Beckhoff's control technology. Michelle Mora describes how the system was used to synch the machines and control the whole bending process, including the associated material handling equipment.

• Feature: Machine Vision & Inspection
  The solar cell market is poised to experience exceptional growth, but continued success requires manufacturers to drive production costs down. To this end, Quebec's SynergX developed an automated glass inspection system using line-scan camera technology.

• The Advanced Manufacturing section
  Lean manufacturing: Dr. Timothy Hill talks about the improvement opportunities that value-stream mapping provides — if done correctly.

• Column: Machine safety
  Reflex Integration's Jeff Ashcroft examines how end users can ensure their new press equipment is CSA compliant, and what steps to take if it isn't.

Plus: News, appointment announcements, trends and our regular columnists, as well as a selection of the latest software offerings, safety technology, HMIs and operator interfaces, hydraulics and pneumatics products, machine vision equipment, sensors, as well as the latest in test and measurement technology.

Calendar of Events:

MainTrain Edmonton - Sept. 28 - 30, 2009, Edmonton Marriott at River Cree Resort, Edmonton.

Energy Management Summit (Mississauga) - Sept. 29, 2009, Holiday Inn Select, Mississauga, Ont.

Why Industrial Ethernet? - Sept. 30, 2009, Best Western Milton, Milton, Ont. (near Toronto).

High Precision Linear Motion Made Easy Lunch N' Learn Seminar, Oct. 1 + 2, 2009, London, Ont., and Montreal.

WAGO Basic Product Training - Oct. 5 - 7, 2009, Milwaukee, Wis.

ISA Expo 2009 - Oct. 6 - 8, 2009, Reliant Center, Houston, Texas.

Machine Guarding and Safety Seminar - Oct. 6, 2009, IAPA Center For Health & Safety Innovation, Mississauga, Ont. (Toronto).

Energy Management Summit (Ottawa) - Oct. 8, 2009, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Ottawa.

Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show - Oct. 19 - 22, 2009, Toronto.

Check out the Calendar of Events on the Manufacturing AUTOMATION website for more upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.

Got an event you want us to include on the website? Please send an e-mail to editor André Voshart: avoshart@clbmedia.ca.