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Recovery on the way for key manufacturing industries

Production in several hard-hit Canadian manufacturing industries is expected to improve in 2010. It will, however, take until 2011 for some industries to experience an ... Read more

2010 Salary Survey - Eyes to the Future: Job security is up

In last year’s results, given the economic turmoil from the fall of 2008, maintenance professionals and other plant workers reported lower average earnings than i... Read more

FLIR Systems to acquire sensing technologies firm

FLIR Systems Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire ICx Technologies Inc., a provider of integrated advanced sensing techn... Read more

Canadian PT/MC sales soar in June, 2010 up from 2009: PTDA

Sales of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products by U.S. manufacturers rose 2.4 percent compared to the previous months and Canadian manufacturers’ sal... Read more

Safety association releases 6 tips to prevent worksite injuries

Enform, the safety association for Canada’s oil and gas industry, released guidelines to help industry achieve superior site management. The association led a cro... Read more

MMFX Steel of Canada fined $120K after worker run over

MMFX Steel of Canada Inc. in St. Catharines, Ont., was fined $120,000 last week for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker's deat... Read more

Baldor CEO to step down; replacement named

Baldor Electric Co., which markets, designs and manufactures industrial electric motors, mechanical power transmission products, drives and generators, has announced th... Read more

Ontario invests in clean energy with 1,400 new manufacturing jobs

Canada's latest clean energy projects for solar and wind power generation are set to create 1,400 jobs — including operations and maintenance workers. Ontario's f... Read more

Features

Into the Groove: Grooved mechanical piping systems improve turnaround time

Features | John MacFarland | Aug 25, 2010

The single biggest burden plant owners face in terms of maintenance is plant shutdowns. When operations fully stop at a site, the plant isn’t profitable. The longer the shutdown, the deeper it cuts into the plant’s bottom line. As a result, plants are turning to grooved ... Read more

Fiberglass manufacturer cleans air with specialized ventilation system

Features | Jeff Elliott | Aug 25, 2010

In the fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP) industry, selecting the right ventilation technology means finding a system that delivers the right amount of air, in the right location, in the right quantity for the right amount of time. All manufacturers must comply with regulations regarding the ... Read more

Get Predictive with CMMS: What software can do when it comes to PdM

Features | Kris Bagadia and Brett E. Smith | Aug 25, 2010

Many organizations are only using their computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) as a record-keeping tool, but by not fully utilizing the system, maintenance is missing out on opportunities to save time and money. A properly implemented CMMS will increase productivity by improving work process flow, ... Read more

Don't kill your bearings with 'kindness'

Features | Ken Bannister | Aug 24, 2010

Question: We spend a lot of preventive maintenance (PM) time performing manual lubrication tasks, yet we still experience an inordinate amount of bearing failures. Do we have to increase our lubrication regime? The most likely cause of your excessive bearing failures is over lubrication. “Killing a ... Read more

Featured Products

Laser alignment kit

Products | PEM Staff | Aug 24, 2010

Pinpoint Laser Systems introduced its Pinpoint Proline Alignment Kit, a visual laser system for checking and measuring straightness, flatness, squareness, parallelism, leveling and other tasks. This kit combines the features of a transit, an infinitely long straightedge and laser alignment system all in one portable product. With a crisp, collimated ... Read more...

Mobile asset-data analyzer maintains reliability

Products | PEM Staff | Aug 24, 2010

Honeywell has released Field Advisor, the newest addition to its family of mobile productivity solutions that help industrial facilities keep their equipment running at optimum performance by recording critical asset data and ensuring it falls within safe operating limits. Its software helps plants to reduce costly emergency work by allowing ... Read more...

Welding gun wire liners

Products | PEM Staff | Aug 23, 2010

Tregaskiss has expanded its QUICK LOAD Liner offering to include three new wire sizes for 0.030, 1/16 to 5/64, and 0.078 to 3/32 inch wires. These liners consist of a two-piece system that requires less than half the time and effort for replacement compared to conventional MIG gun liners, and ... Read more...

Welder features wide amperage range

Products | PEM Staff | Aug 23, 2010

Lincoln Electric's new Square Wave TIG 175 deliversa small, compact welder with a wide amperage range. This general-purpose AC/DC TIG and stick machine effectively tackles steel, stainless, cro-moly, titanium and aluminum applications and many materials. The Square Wave TIG 175 features low amperage starting performance with the ability to go ... Read more...

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