New Toyota hybrids could be built in Canada
A senior Toyota Canada executive said there was no reason why Toyota couldn't one day manufacture its hybrid cars in Canada. What does this mean for Ontario manufacturing?
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Canada extends assistance for manufacturing and processing sector
The federal government has extended the 50-percent straight-line accelerated capital cost allowance rate for investments in manufacturing or processing machinery and equipment in 2010 and 2011.
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Machine Automation Safety Congress returns in May
For the third year running, Health and Safety Canada's Machine Automation Safety Congress (MASC) exhibit and trade show will take place in Toronto from May 3 to 4.
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Open-source SERCOS III master library available
SERCOS International has announced that an open source software driver library for the SERCOS III real-time Ethernet communication system master implementation is now available online.
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Avatar director James Cameron headlines SolidWorks World 2010
A machinist, a truck driver, and then a winner of 11 Oscars, Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron is now a featured special guest at SolidWorks World 2010, taking place Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 in Anaheim, Calif.
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Features: Motion control

Start the presses: Boxboard manufacturer makes high-speed equipment safe
You don't want to mess with a die cutter.
That's why safety is the number one priority at Cascades' plant in Cobourg, Ont. The plant prints cereal boxes, coffee cups and packaging boxes for a number of different consumer goods. The company turned to Bosch Rexroth technologies to makes its equipment safe.
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Education

Forging collaboration
By André Voshart
A McMaster academic-industry partnership casts light on new process control techniques at Dofasco. The McMaster Advanced Control Consortium implemented an automation system using multivariate statistical technologies, which monitor the steelmaking process.
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New Products: Motion Control

Precision linear motor stages

AC drive

Motor-integrated electromagnetic disk brakes

EtherCAT box I/O

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Upcoming Online Spotlights

Feb. 3: Wireless technology & security

Feb. 17: Material handling

Mar. 3: CAD/CAM & ERP software

Mar. 17: Sensors

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November/December 2009 Digital Edition Sights on safety: Machine Safety Round Table 2009 Ether-networking: How Ethernet links the manufacturing environment with the enterprise level The signal is clear: Process signature technology meets today's quality control needs

January/February 2010 Manufacturing AUTOMATION Line-up

• Cover story: Automation Education and Training
  - The 11th Annual Automation Training and Education Guide: A directory of automation-specific education and training courses offered at colleges and universities across Canada. Keep it as your reference guide year round.
  
  - Forging collaboration: We take a look how colleges and universities are collaborating with industry to keep their curriculums relevant and to develop cutting-edge technologies.
  
  - Hitting the mark: The Yves Landry Foundation's AIME initiative provides funding to Canadian manufacturers for employee training programs. A year after its launch, we profile those that have begun to see results.
  
  - Plus: The latest education trends and news.

• Feature: Top 5 in 2010
  We're asking a handful of industry experts to name the top technologies they think will make a difference in 2010.

• Machine safety
  Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd.'s Dave Lawson outlines the real costs of safety upgrades and recommends how to prioritize items to create a realistic budget.

Plus: The latest news, appointment announcements and trends, as well as a selection of the latest automation software offerings, power supplies, test and measurement equipment, interconnection devices, wire and cable products, and motion control offerings.

Calendar of Events:

Jan. 26: Emissions Solutions seminar - Edmonton.

Jan. 26: Emissions Solutions seminar - Winnipeg.

Jan. 31 - Feb. 3: SolidWorks World 2010 - Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.

Feb. 5: McGill's 11th Annual Supply Chain Management Conference - Montreal.

Feb. 8 - 11: ARC Advisory Group's World Industry Forum - Orlando, Fla.

Feb. 10 - 12: Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Summit 2010 - Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami, Fla.

Feb. 23 - 24: Plant Maintenance & Asset Reliability conference - Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton.

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.