Businesses may grow and expand organically, but rarely in an organized fashion. As a result, what might have started out as a simple process can become wildly complex, slow and…

Worldwide, companies serving the automotive industry have faced a unique set of challenges in the last several years. Still, as the economy begins to rebound, each must find ways to…

Metalworking operations have an obligation to develop sustainable manufacturing solutions. Some might think this a bold statement. While the idea of sustainability is becoming better defined and understood, many manufacturers…

Cars need to be light to be efficient in their fuel use, but they also have to be strong. To achieve both of these goals, modern car panels are made…

Plant Simulation is more than just a computer application. It's a tool than can - and has - helped companies optimize their manufacturing processes.

Industry accounts for more than 40 percent of worldwide energy consumption. Of this, more than 65 percent of industrial power demand comes from electric motor-driven systems. Therefore, reducing the energy…

Jim Ecclestone has been called an "environmental mastermind." But the modest owner and president of Calstone, a Canadian family-owned business that creates and manufactures metal furniture products, just laughs at…

Global manufacturing is going through a period of transition, especially in the automotive sector. Every aspect of the automotive manufacturer’s business - whether it’s products and services or where and…

Manufacturing AUTOMATION asked a handful of industry experts to name the top five technologies and trends that Canadian manufacturers should watch out for in 2012 and beyond. Security was a…

When a Canadian automotive parts supplier was planning production for a new multi-year program, the intent was to move production to their Mexican manufacturing plant, rather than invest in new…