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Business innovation fading despite billions in federal cash Spending billions of public dollars over two decades has done little to reverse Canada’s long decline in the key economic category of business innovation, the federal government acknowledges in a newly released document. >> Read full article
Endress+Hauser celebrates 25 years in Canada For a quarter century, Endress+Hauser Canada says it has been “creating a legacy of product quality, service and customer success” in the Canadian market. Congratulations on this milestone! >> Read full article
New training program mimics successful German skills development model A new training and certification program from Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) and the federal government hopes to better equip youth with the skills needed for a career in advanced manufacturing. >> Read full article
Toyota Canada celebrates being most awarded plant in the Americas Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has received two J.D. Power and Associates Plant Quality awards, gold and silver, in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. >> Read full article




Featured News

New GE Mebane customer experience centre showcases advanced manufacturing GE celebrated the grand opening of the new advanced manufacturing and customer experience centre in its Mebane, N.C., facility, a Carolina Star-certified plant, last month. “The grand opening of our customer experience centre and labs enable us to more closely collaborate with our customers and incorporate their feedback early on in the product development process through FastWorks methodologies, ensuring that we are designing the right products to meet customer demand at an accelerated pace,” said Bob Gilligan, CEO of GE’s Industrial Solutions business. >> Learn More…




products

Therm-O-Flow system Graco Advanced Fluid Dispense (AFD) says its Therm-O-Flow Bulk Hot Melt System, an “ideal fit” for moisture block coating applications in the cable industry, offers 200 per cent greater material throughput capability than its competitors. >> Read full article
Rugged PC series for hazardous locations Daisy Data Displays, a hazardous location and ruggedized computer manufacturer, has unveiled a PC designed to operate in hazardous locations such as those found in refineries, drilling, fracking or oil drill rig locations and more. >> Read full article
CBM circuit breakers The new CBM circuit breakers from Phoenix Contact claim to protect against overload and short-circuit currents in 24vDC circuits, as the nominal current of each channel can be adjusted individually in increments between 0.5A to 10A. >> Read full article




Event Calendar

ICINCO - Int’l Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation & Robotics Location: Alsace, France Date: July 21 - 23, 2015 >> More Info
Cybersecurity for ICS Canada 2015 Location: Calgary, Alta Date: September 9 - 11, 2015 >> More Info
Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) Location: Mississauga, Ont. Date: September 28 - October 1, 2015 >> More Info