January 30, 2025 See how XVP Photonics, a leader in optics and photonics product development, integrated Mecademic’s Meca500 six-axis robot into its process and unlocked a cost-effective platform for high-precision applications in their field. XVP Photonics provides assembly process automation for most of its projects. When introduced to Mecademic’s Meca500 six-axis robot, they saw an…
January 29, 2025 Event Details Electromate would like to invite you to exhibit at their Spring 2025 SPARK Symposium (Showcasing Precision and Robotic Knowledge), which will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Vancouver (Surrey), British Columbia. Details on the event are below. Date Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 9:00am to 3:00pm Location SFU Surrey Campus…
January 29, 2025 ABB Robotics Introduces AppStudio No-Code Tool for Robot Interface Programming ABB Robotics has launched AppStudioTM, an intuitive no-code software tool designed to empower users of all experience levels to quickly and easily create customized robotic user interfaces. With intuitive functionality and features including a collaborative cloud-based library enabling users to share application…
January 29, 2025 GameChangers for device connectivity Phoenix Contact presents the GameChangers for device connectivity: With progressive ideas, technologies, and materials, they offer solutions for improving speed, compactness, weight, robustness, flexibility, and performance in device manufacturing. Innovative connectors such as the double-wire connectors for Single Pair Ethernet impress not only with their transmission speed, but also…
January 29, 2025 Integrated actuators are transforming the way robotics are designed, offering compact, highly efficient solutions that improve performance and reduce complexity. This detailed article by Harmonic Drive delves into the benefits of integrated actuators, explaining how they combine a motor, gearhead, and feedback system into a single unit to enhance precision, reliability, and…
January 29, 2025 BWX Technologies, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kinectrics, Inc., for approximately US$525 million, including assumption of Kinectrics’ net pension and debt liabilities, and estimated transaction expenses. Kinectrics is a leader in providing lifecycle management services for the global nuclear power and transmission and distribution markets,…
January 29, 2025 The modular safety relay myPNOZ compliments Pilz’s existing range of safety relays. But when do you use myPNOZ? And when is PNOZsigma the right choice? Learn how to find the right safety relay. Find the right PNOZ safety relay for your application! Looking for the optimum PNOZ safety relay for your application?…
January 28, 2025 Province engaging with municipality and Williams Treaties First Nations to produce affordable energy to meet soaring demand The Ontario government has asked Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to explore opportunities for new nuclear energy generation at their Wesleyville site, following expressions of interest from the Municipality of Port Hope and the Williams Treaties…
January 28, 2025 Linamar Corporation’s expansion will create more than 2,300 new jobs across the province The Ontario government is welcoming an investment of more than $1 billion from Linamar Corporation, a leading Ontario-based auto parts manufacturer, to expand its existing operations across the province. The investment is expected to create more than 2,300 good-paying…
January 28, 2025 Waterloo’s MSAM Lab is increasing capacity for research, training and partnerships to meet growing demands in the field of advanced manufacturing By Darren McAlmont, University Relations In 2004, the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Lab at the University of Waterloo was a small, 150 square foot, windowless space. Today, it has expanded to…
January 28, 2025 Xanadu has achieved what they say is a world-first in the quantum computing industry by successfully building a universal photonic quantum computer consisting of four modular and independent server racks that are photonically interconnected and networked together. This 12 qubit machine, known as Aurora, consists of 35 photonic chips and a combined 13…
January 28, 2025 A peek inside Xanadu’s latest and greatest photonic quantum computer—Aurora. By Zachary Vernon The Xanadu team has recently announced the successful completion of Aurora, their latest photonic quantum computer. This machine follows in a line of successively more sophisticated earlier systems demonstrations, including X8 and Borealis. Both of those were ground-breaking in their own right: X8 brought…
January 28, 2025 Introducing Aurora: Introducing Xanadu’s new quantum computer called Aurora! This is the first time a quantum computer has been built that is modular, networked and truly scalable. Aurora is peer reviewed in Nature: It is the very first time anyone has combined all the subsystems necessary to implement universal and fault-tolerant quantum…
January 27, 2025 LM26 Assembly Completion (December 2024) General Fusion is accelerating its progress by building a fusion demonstration called Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) to achieve technical breakthroughs that will de-risk and fast-track the path to a power plant. LM26 is designed to achieve fusion conditions of over 100 million degrees Celsius and scientific breakeven…
January 27, 2025 The field of mechatronics, while innovative and dynamic, comes with its own technical and integration challenges. These challenges often stem from the interdisciplinary nature of mechatronic systems and the complexity of blending mechanical, electronic, and computational elements into a cohesive unit. Technical Challenges Integration Challenges Problem-Solving Approaches Addressing these challenges requires a…
January 27, 2025 Latest Skills Development Fund investment will support workers in the face of tariff threats The Ontario government is stepping up to protect Ontario workers in the face of potential American tariffs on Canadian goods by investing an additional $100 million in the province’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream, bringing the total…