July 31. 2024 Easy Integration of Remote I/O, Valves, and Motion Control Festo offers an extensive range of remote I/O, valves, and motion control products to boost your productivity. Easily integrate remote I/O and valves onto your machine through a single fieldbus module. Check out the new valve manifolds VTUX from Festo: https://www.festo.com/VTUX Festo offers…
July 31, 2024 Spaceport Canada is being developed to support NordSpace’s Tundra launch vehicle and enable sovereign launch as the nation’s first operational spaceport. On July 31, 2024, Ontario-based NordSpace Corp. announced that it will be investing $5M towards the development of the first phase of Spaceport Canada, a mission critical component of the company’s end-to-end space…
July 31, 2024 As countries around the world race to seize the economic opportunities associated with a net-zero future, the Government of Canada is taking bold action to ensure Canadian workers and industry succeed. The Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits (ITCs), representing $93 billion in federal incentives by 2034–35, will play an essential role in…
July 30, 2024 Helion, a fusion energy company, has announced it has obtained a Large Broad Scope license from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). This license, similar to those held by hospitals and universities, enables Helion to possess and use the necessary quantities of byproduct material to support operation of Polaris, the company’s…
July 29, 2024 Pledges Growing Relations and Prosperity with Indigenous Businesses in Canada Motion Industries Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce its commitment to Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR), a program of the Canadian Council for Indigenous…
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…