News Archive
 ABB will acquire 100 percent of the shares in Jokab Safety International AB for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is expected to be completed in March subject to customary regulatory ... News | MA Staff | February 22, 2010 Read more |
 HP and Oracle have joined forces to provide software, hardware and services for complete end-to-end business solutions for mid-size companies. Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies, built and delivered by Oracle Accelerate ... News | MA Staff | December 03, 2009 Read more |
 At Autodesk University 2009, Autodesk is highlighting a series of innovative real-world applications of digital prototyping software to inspire its manufacturing customers with better ways to design and manufacture the ... News | MA Staff | December 03, 2009 Read more |
 Automation and control integration provider Altec Integrated Solutions Ltd. has completed the certification process to become the latest member of Bosch Rexroth Canada’s Electric Drive and Controls “Systemintegrator” program. Headquartered in ... News | MA Staff | December 02, 2009 Read more |
Buoyed by resurgent Asian economies — notably China and India — the world is now emerging from the 2008-09 recession, according to the Conference Board’s World Outlook-Autumn 2009. “The outright decline ... Industry News | MA Staff | December 01, 2009 Read more |
Leadership in energy efficiency was on display at the Energy 2009 Conference co-hosted by the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) and the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. The CIPEC ... News | MA Staff | November 30, 2009 Read more |
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North Bay, Ont.-based Xerium Canada Inc., a supplier and repairer of the rolls used in paper-making machines, was fined $60,000 on October 2, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational ... News | MA Staff | November 30, 2009 Read more |
National Instruments and DENSO Robotics integrated NI measurement and vision technology with DENSO robotic arms. The collaboration increases productivity and performance in automated test, research and flexible manufacturing applications. In ... News | MA Staff | November 30, 2009 Read more |
 North American production of the all-new 2011 Buick Regal was today confirmed for the Oshawa, Ont., car assembly plant beginning in the first quarter of 2011. The new 2011 Regal ... Industry News | MA Staff | November 28, 2009 Read more |
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Manufacturing sales rose 1.4 percent in September to $41.7 billion, largely reflecting increases in the motor vehicle industry, according to Statistics Canada's Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (see August, July, June, May and April results). Manufacturing sales have increased in ... Industry News | MA Staff | November 28, 2009 Read more |
 With its participation in the Powered by Wonderware program, B&R has expanded its options in the field of visualization software. The automation supplier will now be offering Windows CE based ... News | MA Staff | November 25, 2009 Read more |
During tough economic times, manufacturers around the world are increasingly reliant on IT to ensure they survive. Global independent research and advisory firm IDC Manufacturing Insights has published a new research ... News | MA Staff | November 24, 2009 Read more |
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A panel of international original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), who spoke this month at a global forum of industry trade editors and analysts the 18th annual Automation Fair, reported they have ... Industry News | MA Staff | November 24, 2009 Read more |
 With the recession softening manufacturers’ fourth-quarter revenues, financial analysts are emphasizing different barometers — such as operating margins — to gauge companies’ success. Leading manufacturers are taking steps to improve margins ... News | Greg Swift | November 23, 2009 Read more |
 WAGO Corp. has launched WAGO/PARTcommunity Portal for free access to WAGO’s more-than-17,000 parts catalog. As an online portal, it provides direct downloads of 2D/3D CAD drawings, product information and PDF ... News | MA Staff | November 23, 2009 Read more |
 Despite being uncertain about the shape and pace of the pending economic recovery, Rockwell Automation CEO Keith Nosbusch outlined several emerging manufacturing technology and automation trends that he believes will ... News | MA Staff | November 20, 2009 Read more |
PTM Industries Inc. has annouced that PTM will act as the exclusive Canadian sales and distribtuion partner of DESCH's range of DPC Power Transmission Centre components. DESCH's DPC product range ... News | MA Staff | November 20, 2009 Read more |
Burlington, Ont.-based Endress+Hauser Canada Ltd. has been named one of the top employers for 2010 in the Hamilton-Niagara region. The annual competition, organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 ... News | MA Staff | November 20, 2009 Read more |
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Ontario is supporting training programs that will help manufacturers across the province become more efficient and better compete — at home and abroad. The Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is expanding ... News | PEM Staff | November 18, 2009 Read more |
ABB’s Robotics group is organizing Technology Days to help current and prospective customers discover first-hand how ABB’s industrial robotic technology will help them improve productivity, product quality, worker safety, while ... News | MA Staff | November 18, 2009 Read more |
Canadian and U.S. manufacturers posted an increase in sales in September 2009 according to sales data released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) in its Market Outlook Report. Canadian confidence ... News | MA Staff | November 17, 2009 Read more |
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Editor's Update: Feb 10, 2010
Conference Board gives Canada a D for innovation, and the
Machine Automation Safety Congress returns in May
