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Highlights from IMTS 2010
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New approach allows GM to increase capacity at Oshawa assembly plant
Less than six months after announcing a unique approach to increase capacity for the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain, General Motors has started regular production of the vehicles at its Oshawa Assembly Plant. Find out more about this innovative approach.


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Toyota reaches production milestone in Canada
On September 17, 2010, Toyota's Cambridge, Ont., plant rolled out the four millionth Toyota vehicle built in Canada. How did the auto giant mark the milestone?

Feds support R&D at Ottawa manufacturer
A Canadian manufacturer will receive close to $1 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program to develop machinery fluids sensors. Find out more about the Ottawa-based recipient.

SME to acquire Tooling U for online training
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Tooling U, a provider of online training for the manufacturing industry. Get the details here.

FANUC CNC America changes name
FANUC CNC America Corporation officially changed its name to better represent the factory automation division of FANUC Ltd. Japan. The division's new name is...

Safety survey: Strategies for a safe industrial plant
Would you like to learn how leading manufacturers are creating a safer work environment and optimizing productivity? Aberdeen Group, in association with Manufacturing AUTOMATION, is benchmarking how best-in-class manufacturers effectively manage and improve safety from a people, process and technology perspective. Share your experiences to help us identify these best practices.

Feature: Sensors

Economic recovery triggers growth of automotive sensors market
In a new study, Strategy Analytics predicts that the market for automotive sensors will grow to $17.6 billion US by 2017, thanks to the global economic recovery and vehicle enhancements. Dig deeper into the study's predictions.

New Products: Sensors

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October 6: Wire and Cable, Test and Measurement

October 13: Machine Safety

October 20: Motion Control, HMI and Operator Interface

October 27: Hydraulics and Pneumatics

November 3: Communications and Networking

November 10: Machine Safety

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  • Cover story: 2010 Canadian Manufacturing Study
    This fifth annual industry study will provide readers with insight into how Canadian manufacturers have adjusted to the economic crisis and how they plan to move forward. With a record-breaking response rate, this feature will provide statistics, graphs and year-to-year analysis with a uniquely Canadian perspective.

  • Feature: Communications and Networking
    Automation technicians are constantly challenged to keep instrumentation loops and I/O working at peak efficiency. While multiple tools have typically been needed to perform various troubleshooting tasks, today's multi-function instruments improve technician accuracy and save time. This article provides tips on how automation and process control loops can reach peak efficiency with multi-function tools.

  • Feature: Machine vision
    Contact lens manufacturer SynergEyes has dramatically improved its labelling process by installing an automated vial labelling and verification system that uses an image-based ID reader from Cognex. This feature will detail how the system has helped to reduce the company's labelling costs by more than 90 percent.

  • Column: Machine safety
    Jeff Fryman, director of Standards Development for the Robotic Industries Association, discusses the ISO 10218 International Standard for industrial robots and the R15.06 robot safety standard, and details how they will impact Canadian manufacturers.

Plus: Lean manufacturing and a selection of the latest motion control offerings, data acquisition products, HMIs and operator interfaces, hydraulics and pneumatics products, machine vision equipment, sensors, as well as test and measurement technology.

Calendar of Events:

Sept. 28-29: PLM Road Map 2010 - Plymouth, Mich.

Oct. 4-7: ISA Automation Week 2010 - Houston, Texas

Oct. 5-7: Canadian Manufacturing Week 2010 - Toronto, Ont.

Oct. 6: Fall 2010 Machine Guarding and Machine Safety Seminar - Mississauga, Ont.

Oct. 7: Fall 2010 Machine Guarding and Machine Safety Seminar - Guelph, Ont.

Oct. 14: Principles of Lean Manufacturing - Burlington, Ont.

Nov. 2: Safety Automation Forum - Orlando, Fla.

Nov. 2-4: Automation Fair - Orlando, Fla.

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 Mary Del Ciancio: mdelciancio@clbmedia.ca.





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