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Colson Casters launches Canadian website

Colson Casters Ltd. has launched their brand new, Canadian website at www.colson.ca. The website is designed to help Canadian customers find information that is relevan... Read more

Omega releases temperature measurement handbook

Omega has announced the release of Volume MMXIV Omega Temperature Measurement Handbook 7th Edition. It offers detailed information and specifications on more than 40,00... Read more

Machine Automation Safety Congress returns in May

For the third year running, the Partners in Prevention Ontario Health & Safety Conference & Trade Show is featuring the Machine Automation Safety Congress (MASC... Read more

Tsubaki releases plastic top-chain innovation

Tsubaki of Canada Ltd., a leader in chain manufacturing, is proud to introduce its newest innovation in plastic top chains: the Tsubaki BTB8 Beltop chain with ball-tran... Read more

National Day of Mourning in April commemorates workplace deaths

The numbers are staggering. In 2007, 1,055 workplace deaths were recorded in Canada — up from 976 the previous year. This represents almost 3 (2.89) deaths eve... Read more

Hand-tool supplier opens new warehouses in Canada

U.S.-based Wright Tool has opened new warehouses in Ontario and British Columbia — as well as and in Los Angeles and Dallas in the U.S. The company says Canadian ... Read more

PTDA Canadian Conference retooled

Two months into 2010, it is apparent that executives in the power transmission/motion control industry are ready for action. After the turbulence in the economy for the... Read more

CSA outlines revised power-press standard

Z142-10 is expected to be published in March 2010. Every year, 7,500 workers are inju... Read more

Features

Bosch Rexroth hydraulic maintenance seminar in Edmonton focuses on protecting investment

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Features | PEM Staff | Mar 11, 2010

A substantial investment in industrial hydraulics often depends upon basic monitoring and changing of a hydraulic machine’s lifeblood — oil. The Hydraulic Maintenance Unplugged seminar in Edmonton offered by Bosch Rexroth Canada will show manufacturers how to stay ahead of hydraulic maintenance needs. The seminar will also emphasize predictive maintenance ... Read more

Count to zero: Avoid breakdowns with proper lubrication

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Features | Terry Wireman | Mar 8, 2010

In the textbook Zero Breakdown Strategies, lubrication is identified as one of the maintenance basics that can eliminate a significant number of rotating equipment failures in a plant or facility. One can only imagine the cost of lubrication-related repairs, both labour and materials, and the resulting lubrication-related equipment downtime costs. ... Read more

Eliminate costly problems using root-cause analysis

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Features | Tony Rodriguez | Mar 10, 2010

In most industrial operations, 80 percent of the losses are caused by 20 percent of the problems. Equipment downtime, reduced production output, excessive off-spec product, costly repairs, environmental spills, explosions and fires are some of these problems; most of them are repetitive and have multiple root causes that are difficult ... Read more

Colson Casters launches Canadian website

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News | PEM Staff | Mar 9, 2010

Colson Casters Ltd. has launched their brand new, Canadian website at www.colson.ca. The website is designed to help Canadian customers find information that is relevant to their applications, source local distributors, and fulfill the commitment of providing quality casters anytime, anywhere. The website — currently in its first phase — possesses ... Read more

Featured Products

Video inspection camera

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Products | PEM Staff | Mar 8, 2010

ITM has announced that Reed Instruments has recently released it's affordable and versatile BS-150 video inspection camera. Installation, inspection and diagnostic applications require access to hard-to-reach and/or hard-to-see areas. Professionals from a wide range of industries can now use the Reed BS-150 video inspection borescope cameras to access tight spots ... Read more...

Cordless no-hub coupling driver

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Products | PEM Staff | Mar 4, 2010

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. expands its LITHIUM-ION system with the new M12 Cordless No-Hub Driver. With specific torque settings for 60 and 80 in/lbs, the new tool is specifically designed to quickly install no-hub couplings with accuracy and repeatability. The first of its kind in the industry, the 2455-22 can ... Read more...

Hole saws added to cutting-tool line

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Products | PEM Staff | Mar 4, 2010

AutomationDirect has presented the RUKO family of cutting tools, which now includes a line of hole saws and accessories. The new bi-metal saws, in sizes ranging from 9/16 inches (14 mm) to 8¼ inches (210 mm), feature up to 1½-inch cutting depth and are available in two models. The high-speed steel ... Read more...

EasyHeat snow and ice melting mats help prevent costly slip-and-Fall injuries

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Products | Newswire | Feb 22, 2010

ROSEMONT, IL — The U.S. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control estimates that more than eight million people are injured annually in slip-and-fall accidents. Since businesses and building owners are responsible for maintaining safe  premises, they have been held liable for slip-and-fall injuries that occur due to unsafe conditions ... Read more...


How maintenance can help manage your carbon footprint

Ken Bannister, Principal at Engtech Industries, explains how maintenance can help manage GHG emissions.