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Student Summit to Feature the ‘Manufacturing Technology Classroom of the Future’ at IMTS 2022

 

The Smartforce Student Summit will be held at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, Sept. 12-17, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Produced by the Smartforce Development team of AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which owns and operates IMTS, the Student Summit brings together students from elementary school through college, scout troops, robotics and STEM clubs, home-schooled students, and educators of all levels to explore the latest Industry 4.0 digital technologies driving manufacturing today.

 

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Skills Ontario Celebrates Key Partner Sheridan College, Host of WorldSkills Industrial Mechanics Competition

 

Sheridan College, a major partner of Skills Ontario, has been announced as the host of the Industrial Mechanics category for the 2022 WorldSkills Competition Special Edition this fall. This prestigious event provides young competitors with a global opportunity to compete in their skilled trade field. Sheridan College was selected through Canada’s WorldSkills member, Skills/Compétences Canada.

 

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POSITAL’s New Sales Representative Tackles Markets in Canada and Latin America

 

Andy Zou is POSITAL’s new man on the ground in Canada, mandated to develop stronger ties with customers and distribution partners in Canada and Latin America. “My aim is to help build awareness of FRABA’s POSITAL and UBITO brands in these important markets,” comments Zou. “We have an exciting range of products for the manufacturing and process industries, and I am eager to help customers find ways of using them in their products and production facilities.” 

 

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Rittal Systems Ltd. Proud to Be On the 2022 List of Best Workplaces™ in Manufacturing for the Fifth Year!

 

Rittal Systems Ltd. is proud to announce that their organization has been named on the 2022 list of Best Workplaces in Manufacturing for the fifth year. They have received this honour after a thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work®.  

 

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Rittal Introduces first western Canada Modification Partner E.B. Horsman & SonW

 

Rittal Systems Ltd. was recently pleased to announce that E B Horsman & Son, one of Rittal’s major distribution partners, based in Western Canada, now offers Panel Modification Services following their acquisition of the Perforex machining centre, perfect for drilling, cutting, thread tapping, and milling enclosures and panels.

 

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Littelfuse Completes Acquisition of C&K Switches

 

Littelfuse, Inc., an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, recently announced the completion of its acquisition of C&K Switches. C&K is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions with a strong global presence across a broad range of end markets, including industrial, transportation, aerospace, and datacom.

 

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ANCA Selects Well Known Machining Expert and Influencer, John Saunders, as One of This Year’s Tool of the Year Judges

 

ANCA’s Tool of the Year contest is once again underway for the fifth year in a row. The prestigious, global competition opened for entries on May 17, 2022 and will close on August 8, 2022. The competition is based on the passion and the craft of tool making and celebrates the highly skilled tool grinding community. This year the panel of judges will include John Saunders, Saunders Machine Works, among a select group of industry experts.

 

Eastern Ontario Joins Province’s EV Revolution with Game-Changing Battery Materials Manufacturing Investment
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Eastern Ontario Joins Province’s EV Revolution with Game-Changing Battery Materials Manufacturing Investment

 

Umicore plans to make a $1.5 billion investment to build a first of its kind industrial scale cathode and precursor materials manufacturing plant, in eastern Ontario. This investment would support Ontario’s vision of building an end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) supply chain in the province and becoming a North American hub for building the cars of the future. 

 

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ABB and SKF Increase Collaboration on Industrial Automation

 

ABB and SKF have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibilities for a collaboration in the automation of manufacturing processes. The MoU was signed at ABB’s Robotics Experience Center in Västerås, Sweden, by ABB CEO Björn Rosengren and SKF CEO Rickard Gustafson. Following the successful delivery of a number of projects in SKF’s global manufacturing network, including in Gothenburg, where a fleet of industrial robots from ABB are installed in the bearing manufacturer’s state-of-the-art factory, the two companies are now taking the next step in their collaboration.

 

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Saskatchewan Announces Funding for Educational Events in the Information Technology and Green Energy Sectors

 

Recently, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a one-time investment of $158,000 from Innovation Saskatchewan and the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training to the Saskatoon Industry Education Council, in partnership with Siemens Canada, to create awareness about careers in the Information Technology (IT) and green energy sectors. 

 

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Siemens Reimagines Canadian Headquarters For 110th Anniversary with Customer Co-Creation at Its Core

 

Customers and employees, as well as special guest Oakville Mayor Rob Burton were on hand at Siemens Canada’s headquarters for the unveiling of a newly renovated office focused on a co-creation environment. During the pandemic Siemens used the opportunity with many employees working safely from home to convert a substantial portion of its Oakville headquarters to create a showcase for Siemens’ technologies that address climate change, the 4th Industrial revolution, and digitalization across different sectors. 

 

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Ontario Continues to Invest in Long-Term Growth and Job Creation

 

Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued this statement following today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada that showed employment in Ontario decreased by 24,700 in June. “After several consecutive months of job growth, today’s news is a reminder that the government’s efforts to attract job creators to our province is now more important than ever. Our government, led by Premier Doug Ford, will leave no stone unturned when it comes to building the infrastructure necessary to unlock the full potential of the province’s economy. This includes highways, transit and the road to the Ring of Fire.

 

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Endress+Hauser Lays the Groundwork For The Future At the Reinach Location

 

Endress+Hauser continues on the path to growth. Over the past five years the number of employees at the Reinach location in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft has grown by 20 percent to more than 2,000. At the same time, the number of units produced has significantly increased and the digital solutions portfolio has expanded. In order to simultaneously meet the new demands of the work environment, vocational training positions and digitalization, the measurement and automation technology specialist invested 60 million Swiss francs in the Reinach campus.

 

ek Robotics and OTTO Motors Announce Global Technology Partners 1 400

ek robotics and OTTO Motors Announce Global Technology Partnership

 

ek robotics, one of the world’s leading manufacturer and system integrator of innovative high-tech automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for production and warehouse logistics, recently announced its global technology partnership with OTTO Motors, the leading developer of flexible and intelligent autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The two companies combine their core competencies to offer the best combination of AGV hardware and AMR software to customers in the manufacturing and warehousing industries worldwide.

 

MC OPINION Where Is the Workers Voice When It Comes to Talking About Our Automated Futures 1 400

OPINION: Where Is the Workers’ Voice When It Comes to Talking About Our Automated Futures?

 

While the pace of technology and artificial intelligence advances at galloping speeds, the world of work is changing right before our eyes. Our lives are so intertwined and dependent on technology that most of us don’t think about the impact on our jobs. Most Canadians aren’t aware that in 2019, the Canadian government, specifically, the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, established an advisory council to, “identify opportunities to create economic growth that benefits all Canadians, and ensuring that AI advancements reflect Canadian values.”