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Investing in new equipment among top challenges for 2013 says SME

Anthony Capkun | May 04, 2013

May 4, 2013 - Despite some uncertainty in the economy, a recent survey by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) reveals Canadian manufacturers are expecting business activity to increase in...

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Schneider’s Xperience Efficiency to drive efficiency change globally

Anthony Capkun | April 29, 2013

Schneider’s Xperience Efficiency to drive efficiency change globally

April 29, 2013 - Global energy management player Schneider Electric recently announced the Xperience Efficiency series of events kicking off in June to collaborate and share knowledge with customers, partners...

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Fluor and Supreme Group form Modular fabrication partnership in Canada

Rob Colman | April 28, 2013

IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation recently announced that it is combining its modular design expertise with the fabrication and construction capabilities of Supreme Group, a Canadian based-company that specializes in...

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Canadian Standards Association references PEARL Reconditioning Standards in new guideline on electrical system maintenance

Rob Colman | April 28, 2013

AURORA, CO – The Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) has announced that the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) – the standards writing body for Canada – will reference PEARL’s Reconditioning...

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IFS signs global partnership agreement with Infosys

Rob Colman | April 24, 2013

ITASCA, ILL. – IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces its partnership with Infosys, a leader in consulting and technology services. The partnership covers joint sales activities toward targeted industries...

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Provincial Partitions moves into new Mississauga manufacturing facility

Andre Voshart | September 18, 2012

Provincial Partitions continues to grow offering a one-stop solution under one roof for a company's space management requirements. Effective today, Provincial Partitions has completed the move to their new head...

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Shell’s Albian Sands contracts building maintenance to Johnson Controls

Andre Voshart | September 05, 2012

Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions (GWS) has been awarded the contract to provide maintenance and improvement services to buildings at Shell’s Albian Sands mining operation in northern Alberta. The new agreement...

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Grainger opens distribution centre in Saskatoon to expand regional support

Andre Voshart | July 23, 2012

Grainger Inc. has announced the opening of new distribution centres in Saskatoon and south of the border in Patterson, Calif. These investments in the company’s logistics network enable Grainger to...

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Jaga Climate Systems launches new interactive website

Andre Voshart | July 10, 2012

Jaga Climate Systems, a manufacturer of high-quality, energy-efficient climate control systems, has revealed its new website for Canada, www.jaga-canada.com. The site includes tools to simplify radiator selection, a complete list...

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Asset management services provider MRG launches Canadian operations

Andre Voshart | May 07, 2012

Management Resources Group Inc. (MRG), a leader in reliability engineering and enterprise asset management services, announced today that it has established a one hundred percent owned Canadian...

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Amazon.com debuts AmazonSupply: industrial parts, materials retail store

Andre Voshart | May 07, 2012

Customers can choose from more than 500,000 items, including bench-top centrifuges commonly found in laboratories, radiation detectors designed for environmental testing, and carbide end mills used to machine titanium Amazon.com Inc....

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Gorman-Rupp Canada names new general manager

Andre Voshart | May 07, 2012

Gorman-Rupp, a global manufacturer of pumps and pumping systems, has appointed Robert Furneaux as general manager for it’s Canadian operations based in St. Thomas, Ont. He will succeed Gary Creeden (Gorman-Rupp...

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Features

In the Cloud: How cloud computing is changing the manufacturing ERP landscape

Andre Voshart | April 15, 2013

In the Cloud: How cloud computing is changing the manufacturing ERP landscape

The introduction and success of cloud computing in recent years has dramatically changed how businesses run. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the manufacturing industry, as manufacturers have been...

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Under the Dome: Energy retrofit grows savings and reliability at Montreal Biodôme

Andre Voshart | April 01, 2013

Under the Dome: Energy retrofit grows savings and reliability at Montreal Biodôme

The Montréal Biodôme last year celebrated its 20th birthday. This nature exhibition has attracted roughly 17.3 million visitors since it opened in 1992, making it the most visited paid tourist...

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Controlling scale in water systems helps prevent bacterial outbreaks

Andre Voshart | March 04, 2013

Controlling scale in water systems helps prevent bacterial outbreaks

The legionella bacterium (L. pneumophila) is a water-based organism, which causes infection when inhaled in an aerosol form. Normally associated with cooling towers and evaporative condensers, mist machines, humidifiers, whirlpool...

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Room to Grow: Minimize downtime with parts storage that evolves as production does

Andre Voshart | November 13, 2012

Room to Grow: Minimize downtime with parts storage that evolves as production does

A new flexible type of storage system can create denser, more space and labor-efficient parts storage capacity. When production equipment breaks down, every minute it takes to get back up and...

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Reliability Management: Know where you are and where you're going

Andre Voshart | October 24, 2012

Reliability Management: Know where you are and where you're going

Many improvement initiatives within reliability and maintenance is a journey toward a state of continuous improvement. You will never reach a final destination. You might state your goal is 95-per-cent...

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Powerful Allies: Energy management is central to meeting corporate objectives

Andre Voshart | September 24, 2012

Powerful Allies: Energy management is central to meeting corporate objectives

For many companies, energy use has long been a “black box.” Historically, energy costs were low and there were not many tools to gather detailed information on energy use. This...

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LEDs winning lighting race to save energy and the environment

Andre Voshart | September 17, 2012

 LEDs winning lighting race to save energy and the environment

Today’s light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs have a slight environmental edge over compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s...

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Believe in your team to manage change

Andre Voshart | September 06, 2012

Believe in your team to manage change

Why do we struggle with change management? Perhaps the biggest reason is because we do not like to be changed: if it is not our own choice, intentional or not,...

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Find Power Problems: Energy strategies that can influence your facility's bottom line

Andre Voshart | August 30, 2012

Find Power Problems: Energy strategies that can influence your facility's bottom line

It is not news that energy management in all sectors is becoming more critical every day — and many of those who manage maintenance departments are showing leadership in reducing...

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On Demand: Linamar brings energy reduction plan to 25 manufacturing sites

Andre Voshart | August 30, 2012

On Demand: Linamar brings energy reduction plan to 25 manufacturing sites

Guelph, Ont.-based Linamar Corp. has grown from a small machining operation to a global supplier of vehicle and mobile industrial equipment with 37 manufacturing facilities worldwide. It designs and manufactures...

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Not Just Hot Air: High-volume low-speed fans provide more than just cooling

Andre Voshart | August 30, 2012

Not Just Hot Air: High-volume low-speed fans provide more than just cooling

High-volume low-speed (HVLS) fans were designed to create a more comfortable environment, cooling work places down in the summer and keeping them warm in the winter. Undoubtedly, this is what...

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Caterpillar plant links assets with software for real-time monitoring and OEE gains

Andre Voshart | August 30, 2012

Caterpillar plant links assets with software for real-time monitoring and OEE gains

Real-time information from Freedom eLOG software on the performance of 77 diverse manufacturing systems at Caterpillar’s Integrated Manufacturing Operations Division (IMOD) in Aurora, Ill., is helping the operation increase OEE,...

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Products

Miller Electric SuitCase X-Treme 12VS voltage-sensing wire feeder

May 17, 2013

Miller Electric SuitCase X-Treme 12VS voltage-sensing wire feeder

Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced the SuitCase X-TREME 12VS voltage-sensing wire feeder; a feeder designed specifically for welding in heavy-duty field applications such as construction, structural steel erection, heavy...

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Monitor your tanks from the cloud with Automation Products Group

May 16, 2013

Monitor your tanks from the cloud with Automation Products Group

May 16, 2013 - Automation Products Group’s (APG’s) Tank Cloud remote monitoring enables users to monitor facilities and processes 24/7 from anywhere with an internet connection (photos below). Using APG’s...

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Phoenix offers explosion-proof SLXP, SLX and DLX LED fixtures

May 16, 2013

Phoenix offers explosion-proof SLXP, SLX and DLX LED fixtures

May 16, 2013 - Explosion-proof lights have joined Phoenix Products’ offering of LED fixtures (photos below). The SLXP, SLX and DLX LED fixtures provide an instant-on light source while remaining...

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Parts listings to keep you running

April 21, 2013

Parts listings to keep you running

From the company’s 5-Star Service web page, http://service.eriez.com/, Eriez offers an array of parts lists, ready for immediate download in PDF format. More than 75 parts lists are available for...

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Cogep launches first CMMS/EAM app for Windows 8 and RT Tablet

April 17, 2013

Cogep launches first CMMS/EAM app for Windows 8 and RT Tablet

April 16, 2013 - Quebec-based Cogep—a player in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) solutions—launched Guide Ti Mobile, calling it the world’s first CMMS/EAM application developed specifically for the Windows 8...

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Extech introduces METERLiNK industrial Android app for remote clamp meter readings

April 08, 2013

Extech introduces METERLiNK industrial Android app for remote clamp meter readings

Extech Instruments, makers of the best handheld test and measurement tools, have released the new industrial app, “EX845 METERLiNK for Android.” The new app allows electrical contractors and plant maintenance...

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Brady extends safety padlock product line

January 14, 2013

Brady extends safety padlock product line

Brady has expanded its comprehensive line of safety padlocks with more than 100 additional parts. The new product offering includes three-inch shackle aluminum and key-retaining steel padlocks, nylon shackle safety...

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Honeywell's Smartline pressure transmitters 'lower plant lifecycle costs'

December 03, 2012

Honeywell's Smartline pressure transmitters 'lower plant lifecycle costs'

Honeywell has launched its new range of SmartLine industrial pressure transmitters, which will enhance communication abilities, improve operational efficiency and reduce lifecycle costs for process manufacturers. In industrial process plants, field...

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Jenny Products offers line of electric two-stage horizontal-tank stationary air compressors

October 09, 2012

Jenny Products offers line of electric two-stage horizontal-tank stationary air compressors

Jenny Products Inc. offers a line of electric two-stage, horizontal-tank stationary air compressors. Ideal for applications requiring greater pressure, the line displaces between 9.1 and 107.0 cfm at 175 psi....

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Brady introduces the new BBP33 label printer

October 09, 2012

Brady introduces the new BBP33 label printer

Brady announced the launch of the BBP33 industrial label printer.  Brady’s new printing system is the first industrial printer in the market to feature foolproof “drop-in” supplies that allows users...

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Industrial paint maintenance

September 17, 2012

Industrial paint maintenance

Krylon Industrial has a complete line of industrial paints and coatings, such as its Rust Tough rust-preventative acrylic alkyd enamels that offer the ultimate “paintenance” with state-of-the-art corrosion protection and...

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Industrial grouting epoxy

June 07, 2012

Industrial grouting epoxy

W. R. Meadows recently introduced EG-96 HP, a three component, 100-percent solids, VOC and BGE free, epoxy resin system. A high-strength, flowable epoxy grout, EG-96 HP is ideal for use...

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  • PEM Maintenance Award: Hamilton Port Authority As the busiest port on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system, the Port of Hamilton plays an integral role in supporting trade between Canada and the U.S. as well as overseas destinations. With thousands of jobs dependent on the cargo that is transported in and out of this port, one 12-person maintenance team is responsible for ensuring a variety of buildings, warehouses and infrastructure remain in good working order year-round.

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