July 24, 2024 The Skills Academy: Enhancing youth competitiveness in an evolving job market In recognition of the United Nations’ World Youth Skills Day, a global initiative that calls attention to the need to empower youth through skills education, Humber College and The King’s Trust Canada (TKTC) are partnering to develop courses for TKTC’s new…
July 24, 2024 The Launch Canada student rocketry competition, now independent from the Anangokaa (formerly Stardust) Festival, is largely staying the course as it moves towards its 2024 event. The major change to the competition: further expansion, as Launch Canada begins to incorporate local high school students into the competition. SpaceQ spoke with Launch Canada’s…
July 24, 2024 Schneider Electric, a global leader in sustainable energy solutions, has been honored with the 10,000,000th Anybus Module award by HMS Networks. By integrating Anybus network connectivity interfaces into its line of variable speed drives, Schneider Electric empowers its customers with a diverse range of drives that can be fine-tuned for both performance…
July 24, 2024 The FRABA Group, an international supplier of sensors for industrial motion control and safety systems, has announced the opening of a new business unit in China. The new company, named the FRABA Industrial Automation (Shanghai) Company, Limited ((福瑞博工业自动化（上海）有限公司), will serve the rapidly expanding Chinese industrial automation market. The company was established in…
July 23, 2024 Digital Technology Hub opens to empower organizations with advanced cybersecurity solutions Humber College is announcing the launch of its Digital Technology Hub, dedicated to bolstering cybersecurity resilience among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and not-for-profit organizations across Canada. Equipped with capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security, and Internet of Things (IoT), the Hub…
July 23, 2024 Nexans, a leader in the design and manufacturing of cable systems and services, announces the appointment of Timothy King as Vice President of BU North America for Nexans’ D&U AMEA Business. Mr. King brings two decades of experience starting his career at Pittsburg Plate & Glass where he held multiple finance positions. He began…
July 22, 2024 Applications for the largest round of the Skills Development Fund Training Stream to train workers in manufacturing, construction and technology to open next week The Ontario government is investing up to an additional $260 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to tackle the province’s labour shortage and connect Ontario workers with…
July 18, 2024 Vention, the company behind the cloud-based Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP), has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to bring industrial automation technology to small and medium manufacturers by using NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing to advance cloud robotics. This announcement marks a year of collaborative efforts to leverage artificial intelligence to simplify the realization of…
July 18, 2024 By David Berg Canada, the lone G7 country without its own space launch capabilities, stands at a pivotal moment. Developing these capabilities isn’t just a matter of national pride—it’s a critical step towards economic growth, job creation, technological innovation and, most importantly, national security. Let’s explore why establishing Canadian launch capabilities is…
July 17, 2024 Globalization, digitalization, new work, Internet of Things, new business models – our way of working, living and learning is changing rapidly. With SITRAIN, the future of learning begins today: SITRAIN stands for a modern learning culture that focuses on the needs of learners and the demands of innovative companies. For more effective,…
July 17, 2024 On July 16, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, released Canada’s first Green Buildings Strategy — a strategy focused on saving Canadians money on their energy bills, creating good jobs, seizing the economic opportunities enabled by the low-carbon economy, all while reducing harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The…
July 16, 2024 RS PRO control panel products help industrial customers improve automation efficiency, overcome common challenges, and save time, money, and resources. RS, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global provider of product and service solutions for industrial customers, offers an extensive selection of RS PRO brand control panel products…
July 15, 2024 Do you use a large number of safety sensors in your plant? Then IO-Link Safety is the solution for you! Take a look at the video and get a first impression of IO-Link Safety. The animation illustrates how IO-Link Safety can be integrated into an automation plant. IO-Link Safety for flexible automation…
July 15, 2024 Are you looking for an individual safety gate solution? Then take a look at safety locking devices from Pilz! The animation shows the new safety locking devices PSENmlock mini and PSENslock 2 used in the food industry. For safeguard protection they offer a versatile portfolio of safety locking devices. They offer cost-optimised…
July 11, 2024 GoodWe, a global leader in solar inverters and smart energy solutions, recently announced its entry into the Canadian market through an exclusive distribution agreement with Guillevin Co., a top electrical distributor. This agreement marks GoodWe’s first step into the Canadian market, strategically strengthening its position in North America. Michael Mendik, Country Manager…
July 11, 2024 Siemens has received 80 points in the latest EcoVadis Sustainability Rating and was awarded with the highest recognition – the Platinum medal. With this score, the technology company ranks in the top one percent of about 73,000 companies that were assessed worldwide by EcoVadis, a leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Since…