Most Canadian manufacturers see significant economic turnaround in 2010
Almost half of Canada's manufacturing sector expects to see a significant economic turnaround in early to mid-2010, while about 19 percent forecast better times late next year, according to our 2009 Canada Manufacturing Survey.
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Siemens launches Answers for Industry sessions in Toronto
Siemens Canada launched its first in a series of Answers for Industry events in Toronto this week, presenting seminars on embedded automation, industrial wireless technology, micro automation and safety-integrated solutions throughout the day. It will be travelling to Quebec City, Montreal and Vancouver next.
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Manufacturing sales dip slightly in August: StatsCan
Manufacturing sales declined 2.1 percent to $40.9 billion in August following a 5.2-percent gain in July, according to Statistics Canada's Monthly Survey of Manufacturing.
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ISA replaces annual expo with new knowledge-based event
The International Society of Automation announced to the press at ISA EXPO 2009 the formation of ISA Automation Week, a new knowledge-based conference event, focusing on delivering critical knowledge on the application of automation technologies in processing and manufacturing environments to top professionals.
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Siemens merges 4 divisions into 1
Siemens Energy & Automation, Siemens Transportation Systems, Siemens Building Technologies, and Siemens VAI Services merged into a new company, Siemens Industry. Siemens appointed Daryl Dulaney as president and CEO of Siemens Industry.
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New Products: From the ISA EXPO

ProSoft Technology's Message manager module

Moxa's CAN interface boards

N-TRON's Industrial Ethernet switch

National Instruments' Sound and vibration software

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October 2009 Digital Edition Travelling the road ahead: Our fourth annual Canada Manufacturing Study reveals how companies have been affected by the economic downturn It takes two: Press brakes run in tandem without sacrificing precision or quality Turbo stress: Turbine inspection system combines vision and robotics to reduce defects Machine safety: Jeff Ashcroft talks about ways to new and old press equipment is CSA compliant A selection of the latest safety technology, HMIs and operator interfaces, hydraulics and pneumatics products, machine vision equipment, sensors, as well as the latest in test and measurement technology.

November/December Manufacturing AUTOMATION Line-up

• Cover story: Machine Safety Roundtable
  Six machine safety experts discuss everything from standards and implementation issues to the legal ramifications of non-compliance. The coverage will provide insight to machine builders, integrators and OEMs looking to stay safe while increasing automation and decreasing costs.

• Feature: Process control
  Statistical process control has been used for many years to monitor and improve manufacturing processes. David Manilla and Randy Martin from Ottawa's Sciemetric Instruments describe the role of process signatures in quality manufacturing and the characteristics of a successful process signature implementation.

• Feature: Communications & networking
  Ethernet has been the standard for business enterprise systems for many years, and the industry adoption of Ethernet/IP for control and information has acted as an enabler of network convergence between manufacturing and enterprise networks. Mike Hannah from Rockwell Automation examines how getting real-time information at the right time and at the right levels helps manufactures take advantage of this convergence.

• The Advanced Manufacturing section
  Lean manufacturing: Dr. Timothy Hill gives his latest advice on how to proceed with Lean manufacturing initiatives.

• Column: Machine safety
  Leuze Electronic's Mark Smokowicz talks about the muting function (the temporary suspension of the protective field of a vertically mounted AOPD for access guarding into a danger zone) currently in numerous safety-related automation applications.

Plus: News, appointment announcements, trends and our regular columnists, as well as a selection of the latest software offerings, communications & networking products, motors & drives, material handling products, nanotechnology devices, process control offerings, and robot technologies.

Calendar of Events:

COE 2009 Industry Workshop - Aerospace & Defense - Oct. 26 - 27, 2009, Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Tex.

National Robot Safety Conference XXI - Oct. 26 - 29, 2009, Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Detroit, Mich.

Understanding Vision - Oct. 27, 2009, Hilton Garden Inn, Toronto.

Energy Management Summit (Ottawa) - Oct. 28, 2009, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Ottawa.

Energy Excellence Seminar - Oct. 28, 2009, Meadowvale Theater, Mississauga, Ont.

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.