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 At Mohawk College, we’re proud to be part of an award-winning solution that makes good help easier to find for a major provincial employer. More than 30 per cent of Hydro ... Columns | Cheryl Jensen | January 25, 2010 Read more |
 Keeping tight control over steel production at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s industrial slab casters requires precise and resilient control. Established in 1912 (but currently a standalone subsidiary of ArcelorMittal), the Hamilton, Ont.-based st... Features | André Voshart | January 19, 2010 Read more |
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Like many manufacturers, Chris Copland, president of St. Catharines, Ont.-based Logical Control Systems (LCS), had heard of the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit ... Features | Vanessa Chris | January 20, 2009 Read more |
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The world is about to get a taste of Canada. And Canada is about to get a taste of what the skilled trades are all about. The 40th WorldSkills competition ... Features | Mary Del Ciancio | January 06, 2009 Read more |
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It is no secret that Canadian manufacturers are facing major human resources challenges - an aging workforce, a reduced ability to attract younger workers and a need to keep up ... Features | Mary Del Ciancio | January 06, 2009 Read more |
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Statistics are scary things. We've all heard the statistics about the skilled trades shortage in Canada. In 2004, Canadian Labour and Business estimated that the manufacturing sector would require approximately ... Features | Alison Dunn | January 01, 2008 Read more |
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The looming shortage of skilled workers has been identified as one of the most pressing challenges facing manufacturers today. And though manufacturers are aware of the upcoming talent crisis and ... Features | Beno"t Grenier | January 17, 2007 Read more |
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McMaster opens new engineering building There is a new face on Main Street in Hamilton, Ont. — and this one represents a sustainable, high-tech future. The five-storey, 125,000-sq.-ft., glass-covered Engineering Technology Building was officially opened in October at McMaster University. The $48-million edifice will house more than 2,000 students, professors, researchers and staff. It features state-of-the art learning and research facilities, sustainability systems, and novel architectural design. “This new building is going to represent the face of ... more... |
Machines Italia Awards awarded to Ryerson studentsThe Italian Trade Commission is honoured to announce the winners of the second edition of the Machines Italia Awards. This year, four students in Ryerson University's Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Toronto will receive the awards‚ scholarships based on their academic achievements and superior performances in selected manufacturing and engineering courses at Ryerson University. The winners of this year's edition are: Mechatronics • James Chong • Navin Mano Manufacturing Lam Phung Dang Keivan Shahabi The ... more... |
Program linking businesses with colleges proves itselfMore than 2,000 Ontario college students successfully put their research and innovation skills into practice with about 400 small and medium-sized businesses across the province, thanks to a first-of-its-kind program connecting the two groups. The unique Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) program, created in fall 2006, is now nearing the end of its three-year term. Thanks to a recent $10 million infusion from the Ontario government, however, and as ... more... |
Carlo Gavazzi energy management seminars kick off Carlo Gavazzi kicked off its series of free cross-country half-day seminars on solutions for energy management and power quality monitoring across Canada in Mississauga, Ont., on Sept. 29, presenting crowds with ways to control energy use and potential product solutions. “Simple changes will produce saving” was the take-away message from the Energy Management Summit. And unless you have the necessary data, the company says, you cannot manage your energy costs. Duncan Curd, ... more... |
SAIT unveils design of new Trades and Technology Complex "Innovative, bold, breathtaking and 'wow’ " were some of the words being used to describe the design of SAIT Polytechnic’s new Trades and Technology Complex (TTC) unveiled at the Calgary institution’s main campus, according to SAIT.More than 200 people attended the event, including Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach; Doug Horner, Alberta Minister of Advanced Education and Technology and MLA for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St.Albert; Jim Prentice, Canada’s Minister of the Environment and Member ... more... |
Nanotechnology events attract big names to McMasterMore than 400 of the world’s top nanotechnology researchers from over 40 countries will be gathering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., from August 12 to 14 to discuss developments in the world of the near invisible.Their findings are already being incorporated into the next generation of solar cells, cell phones, consumer electronics, and medical devices.The 14th Canadian Semiconductor Technology Conference (CSTC2009) and the Nano & Giga Challenges in Electronics, ... more... |
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