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Deconstructing the Budget
As the federal budget came down, manufacturers from coast to coast held their breaths, hoping this was the year the government in Ottawa would make a difference.
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The Pitfalls of Postproduction Liability
General liability insurance for product protects against accidents in shipping.
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The Odd Couple: Innovation & Bureaucracy
It’s a mistake to think that innovation comes by simply relaxing company bureaucracy.
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6 Easy Steps to Organizational Success
With skill and wisdom, plant managers can use their personal actions to condition and internalize appropriate behaviors—and attitudes—in their staff.
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Plant IT: An excerpt
Information technology (IT) is slowly penetrating manufacturing operations as older equipment is upgraded or replaced and as new facilities are added.
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Leaning Toward Safety
Shops of all sizes are finding that lean practices improve safety metrics, and these improvements contribute directly to an improved bottom line.
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Jancox Metal Products offers precision custom machining, checking gauges and product assembly
Jancox Metal Products Inc., Mississauga, Ont., is a family-owned custom job shop that produces quality gauges and precision parts from one-offs to high volume production runs using CNC equipment as well as traditional milling machines.
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Practical Tips for Avoiding Contract Disputes: Part II
It is critical when negotiating
contractual terms to consider
the consequences of your insurance policy's clauses.
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Practical Tips for Avoiding Contract Disputes: Part I
Understanding all contract terms will avoid costly mistakes.
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Shore up and Reshore Manufacturing Now
The Take Back Manufacturing (TBM) initiative focuses on re-energizing the current state of manufacturing in Canada.
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FABTECH Expands Education Program for Las Vegas Show
Fabricators looking for winning technologies.
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10 Tips on How to Measure Training ROI
Following a few rules can prove the ROI that training provides.
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Preaching the Gospel of Manufacturing
Manufacturers must develop strategies and programs to close the current skills gap and fill the pipeline with a qualified workforce drawn from today’s younger generation.
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The Pros and Cons of Filters
Manufacturers are under pressure to drive down costs and improve output, and getting the right filtration system for the process can make a significant impact on operating efficiency.
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Understanding Goods in Transit Insurance
Understanding the terms and conditions of the insurance coverage ensures that the worst does not come to pass in a worst-case scenario.
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Modern Measurement
Proving out of parts, scrap reduction, and traceability are all reasons to more closely integrate measurement and production activities.
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Metalworking: Automotive Update
More than just bragging rights are on the line for the province's assemblers, and recent good news should help momentum keep building.
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Employee Engagement
Research shows that regardless of the economic circumstances, having an engaged workforce contributes to better
business performance.
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Bring the Problems to the Experts
With the development of new mobile technologies, the opportunity for video collaboration has expanded.
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Creating Capital in Time of Need
Key-person insurance —often referred to as “key-man” insurance — involves the use of life insurance to create immediate working capital for a business to meet urgent cash needs and find a replacement in the event of the death of a...
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Leadership With a Mission
Looking to the mission statement can help define leadership goals.
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The 4/50 Rule
Removing non-value-added tasks to boost efficiency.
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Amphibious Ski Plane
Newly designed aircraft a hit for recreational flyers.
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The Role of Government
Governments encourage sector growth through innovation.
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Industry Update: The Solar Experience |
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Seeing the (Green) Light
Increasing green-light-on time with automation
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Creating Concept Parts
Rapid prototyping accelerates the part-creation process
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Reducing Back Injuries
While it's easy to take precautionary measures to prevent back injuries, it's much harder to treat and resolve back problems. Concentra, a health and wellness company with more than 300 urgent care and occupational medicine centers, identifies...
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Engineering Licensure 101
Understanding P.Eng Certification
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Auto Sector Update
Assembly jobs don't necessarily translate into parts jobs
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10 Questions for Industry Minister Christian Paradis
Industry Minister talks auto sector, aerospace, and R&D
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Tracking Injuries
Recording and analyzing injury data can help identify problem areas.
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Multitasking, Business-style
Ensuring accounts payable success.
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Manufacturing Defense
Introducing "digital thread" manufacturing to aerospace production.
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Canadian Aerospace Outlook
Production and profits are expected to rise in Canada's aerospace sector.
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A Look at Bombardier Aerospace
Using grid tombstones and plates, along with modular components, allow fast, accurate alignment on the precision grid system.
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Solar Power Generation
Solar power expert Joshua Pearce, Queen's University, explains the future of solar in Canada.
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Manufacturing Meets Social Media
An inside look at how one Canadian manufacturer is harnessing the power of social media.
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Canadian Automotive Content
Automotive industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers talks about the role Canada plays in the North American auto sector.
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Industry Update: The Health of Canadian Medical Manufacturing
Parts are made for the medical industry are generally small and therefore require small tooling, such as Iscar's Minicut (shown here).
As the Canadian population ages, the demand for joint replacements, dental implants, prosthetics, and...
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Note to the Government: Manufacturing Matters
Poll: The country’s manufacturers believe they can compete on quality and value, but not on price.
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Part Marking
For the medical, aerospace, and automotive industries, the traceability of parts is not just an option but a firm requirement.
For example, the aerospace sector uses a data matrix code to manage the life cycle of spare parts. A...
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Industry Update: Power Generation
Solar power is one of the least understood means of generating electricity, and for good reason. Solar power collection is relatively easy, but storage is difficult. Also, at night the entire system is reduced to a collection of parts,...
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Automotive Update
In 2009, more than 30 North American automotive companies declared bankruptcy, and these losses have meant a rise in unemployment.
In the assembly sector, employment levels have fallen to their lowest point since the mid-1960s. More...
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Industry Update: Aerospace
(left to right) Jack Dougherty, vice president of Boeing’s H-47 programs, Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay, Minister of Industry Tony Clement, DaveGossen of I.M.P. Group; and Chief of the Air Staff Lieutenant-General Angus Watt...
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For What It’s Worth
Private Equity Groups (PEGs) have not been hard-hit by the credit crunch or the recent stock market decline. They have capital to invest and are looking for business acquisitions or investments.
One of the major market shifts for...
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Shades of Green
Canada’s power generation sector is a complicated mix of manufacturing, politics, and economics, and there are champions and naysayers for each type of energy-creating technology.
Hydroelectric power generation is so ingrained in...
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Teach Your Children Well |
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Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show
As more than 500 manufacturers and distributors prepare to convene at Toronto’s Direct Energy Centre Oct. 19 to 22, the message that manufacturing still matters is the prevailing theme.
The upcoming event will unveil the latest...
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Auto Parts Manufacturing Forecast
Among other major changes occurring in the automotive sector this year, Canadian auto parts-makers will cut the work force by one-third as part of a 34 percent reduction in industry costs, according to The Conference Board’s “Canadian...
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