MSC Industrial Direct Comes to Canada
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Melville, N.Y., a distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies, will enter the...
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Western Canada’s Largest Manufacturing Show Returns to Edmonton
The Western Manufacturing Technology Show (WMTS) features new technology and educational events to help western Canadian manufacturers gain the...
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Technology Changing the Nature of the Skilled Trades
Technology is having a profound impact on the nature of the skilled trades, apprenticeship training, and journeyperson skills requirements,...
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SigmaTEK Systems Celebrates its 20th Year in Business
This year marks the 20th anniversary of SigmaTEK Systems, Cincinnati, a developer of CAD/CAM nesting software and associated manufacturing...
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Canadian Manufacturing Coalition Pens Letter to PM
In a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on behalf of the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)...
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Mazak Canada Assembles New Ontario Sales Team
Mazak Corp. Canada, Cambridge, Ont., has assembled a new, sevenmember sales team to support the province’s manufacturing customer base. Among...
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EXSYS Tool Opens Canadian Facility
EXSYS Tool, San Antonio, Fla., has opened a new facility in Brampton, Ont., to better serve its Canadian customers.
As an extension of the...
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Elliott Matsuura Adds Regional Two Sales Managers
Elliott Matsuura Canada, Oakville, Ont., has added two regional sales managers to its staff.
Lindsay Harris is the new regional sales manager...
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“Industrial Exception” Repealed
Effective March 1, individuals responsible for professional engineering work in relation to production machinery or equipment in Ontario must be...
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Rotem Celebrates 50 Years
Rotem Industrial Products, Toronto, celebrates 50 years in business this year. It has been serving the metalworking, wire, and fastener industries...
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SMS Machine Tools Adds Hanwha Line
SMS Machine Tools, Toronto, is the new exclusive distributor of the Hanwha line of CNC Swiss-style lathes in Ontario and Quebec.
“We are...
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Lincoln Electric Acquires Tennessee Rand
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Cleveland, has acquired Tennessee Rand, Chattanooga, Tenn., a privately held manufacturer of automated systems and...
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Westway Machinery Now Selling Han-Kwang Fiber Lasers
Westway Machinery, Mississauga, Ont., a distributor of new and used metal forming and fabricating machinery and equipment, now carries the...
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New Federal Skilled Trades Stream Accepting Applications
To address Canada's growing demand for skilled tradespersons, a new skilled-trades program is being launched.
"The new Skilled Trades...
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Matsuura Machinery USA to Open Technical Center
In the first quarter of 2013, Matsuura Machinery USA, St. Paul, Minn., will open a new, 40,000-sq.-ft. facility that includes space for a showroom...
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Mitsui Seiki Establishes Turbine Technology Center
This month Mitsui Seiki will open the doors of a new Turbine Technology Center located at the company’s Franklin Lakes, N.J., facility....
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Mazak to Handle Ontario Sales Directly
Mazak Corp., Florence, Ky., and Cambridge, Ont., has announced that it will assume all sales transaction responsibilities for the province of...
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Minister Paradis Promotes Innovation
Christian Paradis, minister of industry and minister of state (agriculture), recently discussed the importance of innovation, the importance of...
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Walter USA Opens New North American Technology Center
In October Walter USA, Waukesha, Wis., hosted 150 people for the inauguration of its new North American Technology Center.
Welcome addresses...
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OMAX Expands HQ
OMAX® Corp., a manufacturer of abrasive waterjet machines in Kent, Wash., has added a new, 22,000-sq.- ft. building for its training, R&D,...
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Drilling App Calculates Cycle Times, Costs
Sandvik Coromant, Fair Lawn, N.J., has released a new drilling app for iPhone®s that is designed to offer a quick and easy way for machine shops...
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Canada Among World Leaders in Cutting Red Tape
Minister of Industry Christian Paradis wants to cut the amount of red tape that is affecting the bottom lines of Canadian businesses. He recently...
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Fronius Canada Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Welding equipment supplier Fronius Canada, Mississauga, Ont., celebrated its fifth anniversary with an open house featuring product...
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Tungaloy Canada Adds Staff
Rob Lauzon
Tungaloy Canada, Brantford, Ont., has added Rob Lauzon to its sales team.
According to company General Manager John...
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Brandt Adds to Tube and Pipe Sales Team
Brandt Group of Companies, Regina, has added four members to its tube and pipe sales staff.
Dave MacNeill joins the company as sales...
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Blum LMT Appoints New President
Jon C. Kulikowski
Blum-Novotest, a manufacturer of metrology products for CNC machines, has appointed Jon C. Kulikowski as the president...
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Report: Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Economy
According to the Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) Manufacturing Barometer report for Q2 2012, manufacturers' optimism about the Canadian economy...
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More Than 200 Companies Participate in First Annual Manufacturing Day
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2012 – Today more than 200 manufacturing companies participated in the first annual Manufacturing Day, a national...
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Wilson Tool Acquires Italian Tool Manufacturer
Wilson Tool Intl.® has acquired Tools-press, an Italy-based manufacturer of press brake tooling for the sheet metal fabrication industry....
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IMTS Draws Huge Crowds
Results for this year's International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) showed total registration for the six-day event was 100,200—a 21.6...
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Sandvik Coromant Launches New Website
Sandvik Coromant, Fair Lawn, N.J., has launched a new corporate website available in 19 languages. It features information on the best machining...
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Report: Canadian Manufacturers Optimistic
Despite a sluggish economic recovery, 85 percent of Canadian manufacturers are optimistic about the future of their business over the next two...
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Elliott Matsuura Adds Two Regional Managers
Elliott Matsuura, Oakville, Ont., has added two regional managers to its staff.
Alex Moretti has joined the company as the regional sales...
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IMTS to be held at Chicago’s McCormick Place
The 29th edition of the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) will cover almost 1.2 million net sq. ft. of exhibit space and feature...
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On the Bookshelf
In How Can We Make Manufacturing Sexy? author Karin Lindner poses some interesting questions about the current state of the North American...
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Thomas Skinner to Distribute Blaser Swisslube Products
Thomas Skinner has a new distribution partnership with metalworking fluid manufacturer Blaser Swisslube.
"We at Blaser Swisslube Inc. are proud...
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Prima Electro, Yaskawa Form CNC Partnership
Prima Electro S.p.A. and Yaskawa Europe GmbH have signed a strategic partnership agreement for the CNC market. Prima has chosen Yaskawa's Sigma-5...
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Fastems Names Business Development Manager in Canada
Fastems, West Chester, Ohio, a manufacturer of factory automation systems, has appointed David Byrne as business development manager for...
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Mazak Expands North American Manufacturing Plant
Mazak Corp., Florence, Ky., will expand its North American manufacturing plant to be able to increase production and support of new machine...
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Manufacturing Technology Shows Join Forces
The Advanced Manufacturing Expo (AmExpo) has joined forces with the AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Expo to provide a new tradeshow for...
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Elliott Matsuura Adds Regional Sales Managers
Oakville, Ontario’s Elliott Matsuura has added two regional managers to its staff.
Alex Moretti has joined the company as the Regional Sales...
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Survey: U of W Top Engineering School in Canada
The University of Waterloo's faculty of engineering is the best Canadian engineering school, according to a recent survey by Business Insider, a...
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Renishaw Canada Opens New HQ
Approximately 80 customers, partners, and staff were on hand July 12 to officially open Renishaw Canada's new headquarters at 2196 Dunwin...
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Attracting Generation Y Proving Difficult
More than half of the manufacturing executives interviewed in a first-quarter PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) barometer study see large gaps existing...
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Bombardier Celebrates 20 Years in Ontario
Bombardier recently celebrated its 20th anniversary of manufacturing in Ontario with a special event held at the company's aerospace facility...
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Safety Training Goes 3-D
Safety training is one of the most important indicators of success for Canadian companies wishing to keep their employees and contractors safe...
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Automotive Manufacturing Strengthens Metalworking Industry
According to automotive industry analyst Dennis DesRosiers, the value of Canadian motor vehicle assembly shipments rose in the first quarter of...
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Canadian Manufacturing PMI Hits 2012 High in April
According to Reuters, the pace of growth in Canadian manufacturing advanced at its strongest rate of the year in April as business conditions...
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LVD Celebrates 60th Anniversary
LVD Company, Gullegem, Belgium, which has production, sales, and customer service operations in more than 45 countries, is celebrating 60 years in...
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Open House Draw Winners Announced
On May 18th, at a ceremony at the Elliott Matsuura, Oakville, Ont., the winners of the Joint Open House draws were announced. The winners...
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