October 20, 2025 Tanguy Lequesne, Richard Henzie, and Guillaume Leparmentier Appointed to Lead Key Business Units in Canada Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced three strategic appointments to its Canadian leadership team. Tanguy Lequesne has been named Vice President of Power Products, Richard Henzie has been…
October 16, 2025 Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has officially opened a new 130,000 square-foot distribution centre in Halton Hills, Ontario. This strategic investment strengthens Schneider Electric’s Canadian operations by improving delivery timelines and contributing to national energy sustainability. Located at 6 Cleve Court in Georgetown, the facility will serve…
October 15, 2025 The internationally operating Grenzebach Group and the electrical engineering and automation company Weidmüller are working together in the fields of data analysis and predictive maintenance. Their research focuses on condition and quality monitoring for friction stir welding technology. Customised analysis software from Weidmüller is used to monitor the welding process. In the future, it…
October 14, 2025 By Chantal Guay, CEO, Standards Council of Canada Every October, World Standards Day reminds us that progress is built on agreement. Every major advance — from safe food and clean water to digital connectivity and sustainable energy — depends on people agreeing on how things should work. Agreement creates a shared language of measurements,…
October 10, 2025 The world is rapidly changing, and the effect is profound. To meet the challenges of our time, we must build Canada strong. This starts with strength, ambition, and action, right here at home. To these ends, the Honourable John Zerucelli, Secretary of State (Labour), visited the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)…
October 8, 2025 This collaboration is focused on supporting communications, telemetry, tracking, and control for satellites, launch vehicles, and hypersonic flight vehicles. NordSpace Corp. and C-CORE are pleased to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on advancing Canadian capabilities in the installation and operation of next-generation ground stations. This collaboration is focused…
October 6, 2025 Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced new reference designs developed with NVIDIA that significantly accelerate time to deployment and aid operators as they adopt AI-ready infrastructure solutions. The first reference design delivers the industry’s first and only critical framework for integrated power management and liquid…
October 6, 2025 PLCnext Community Summit at Festo: Exchange of successful use cases spurs on new ideas After the successful conclusion of the PLCnext Community Summit, which took place this year from 30 September to 1 October at the automation specialist Festo in Esslingen, the organisers draw a thoroughly positive conclusion. Phoenix Contact, Festo and…
October 1, 2025 Behind every major success story, there is a captivating tale to tell. What started in a small workshop in Bruchsal evolved during the turbulent post-war years into a world-leading drive and automation technology company – SEW‑EURODRIVE, or SEW for short. One family full of determination, technical ingenuity, and economic vision laid the…
September 29, 2025 Joint investment will help Algoma Steel respond to impact of U.S. tariffs On September 29, the Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, announced an investment of $500 million to help Algoma Steel navigate changing market conditions and the impact of U.S. tariffs targeted at Canada’s steel sector. Through the Protect…
September 29, 2025 The global trade landscape is rapidly changing, as the United States fundamentally transforms all of its trading relationships. While Canada retains the best overall deal of any U.S. trading partner, with over 85% of our trade tariff-free, the impact on key sectors like steel is profound. That is why the government has…
September 29, 2025 Weidmüller, the international electrical engineering and automation company, has been certified by TÜV Nord in accordance with the IEC 62443-4-1 standard for industrial IT security. Weidmüller has received the certificate for industrial IT security according to IEC 62443-4-1 from TÜV Nord. IEC 62443 is the most important internationally recognised standard for IT…
September 26, 2025 By Isha Salian NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman described a new strategic partnership to fuel OpenAI’s growth — and enable AI at scale for virtually every industry and user. OpenAI and NVIDIA just announced a landmark AI infrastructure partnership — an initiative that will scale OpenAI’s compute…
September 25, 2025 After nearly two years of construction and the recent relocation of machinery and equipment, Weidmüller celebrated the official opening of its new electronics plant on Friday, 5 September 2025. The electrical connectivity and automation company invested around €60 million in the project – one of the largest single investments in the company’s…
September 22, 2025 ABB announced on September 16 that it will invest a further $110 million in the United States in 2025 to expand the R&D and manufacturing of its advanced electrification solutions as customers focus on improving energy efficiency and uptime while reducing their energy costs. The IEA estimate US wholesale electricity prices rose by 30-40%…
September 19, 2025 Canada is taking action to build a clean, affordable future — one house and building at a time. With buildings accounting for the country’s third-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, energy-efficient housing is central to Canada’s fight against climate change. This World Green Building Week, the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing…