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Written by Ken Mark
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 Calling students to the trades
The skills shortage is a problem that just won't go away, as Canada's workforce isn't getting any younger. Industry now faces an alarming challenge. All you have to do is look around and evidence of the aging landscape is everywhere. The hard reality is that thousands of workers are set to leave their jobs. In fact, the Conference Board of Canada predicts that Ontario alone could face a shortfall of 364,000 workers by 2025.
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Written by Anne Houlihan
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Harness young leaders on shop floor
For many years, those in the "Baby Boomer" generation have held the reigns in most companies, leading Generation X (Gen-X) workers in day-to-day business activities. As the years tick by, however, more and more older workers will retire, leaving leadership positions in organizations up for grabs. Make no mistake-the workplace is changing.
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Written by Colin Plastow
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Improve productivity with power quality
For any manufacturing environment, productivity is critical to competitive survival. An integral part of achieving higher levels of productivity is the automation of a broad range of processes. Whether talking information technology (IT) systems or machinery, the goal is to gain more output from the same input.
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Written by Brian M. Hastings
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Use best practices to achieve success
Mounted or housed units are the ideal friction-management strategy to attach a rotating shaft to a stationary object. Designed to maximize performance, a housed unit combines the bearing, housing, seal and locking system into one device for easy installation and operation. Installed in a sturdy housing, each bearing provides shaft support for radial, thrust or combination loads to reduce friction in applications where machined bearings set in the equipment frame are undesirable or impractical.
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Written by Ken Bannister
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It pays to prolong the life of bearings
Unfortunately, we often "kill" bearings. I don't recommend it, but if you really want to limit the life of your bearings, the following five strategies have shown to be the most popular tried and true methods available today:
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Written by Kris Bagadia
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Go mobile to improve your CMMS system
Most organizations admit to only using a fraction of their computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) system capabilities, and are still using paper as the key means of collecting data. Paperwork creates a bottleneck that affects the flow of information to and from technicians working at the point of performance. The challenge is that maintenance personnel are on the move more than ever in a facility, and they need fast access to equipment and repair information.
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