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CMTS Countdown: Special evening for Job Shops
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Aug 20, 2015
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If you’re one of the thousands of small- to medium-sized manufacturers vital to Canada’s supply chain, the country’s premier manufacturing event has an offer you may find hard to refuse. SME, organizers of the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS)—to be held...
CMTS Countdown: Showcasing additive manufacturing
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jul 23, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
As 3D printing continues to gain swift momentum—growing by leaps and bounds in manufacturing, aviation and medical industries in particular—Canada’s comprehensive additive manufacturing/3D printing tradeshow and conference is returning to Toronto. SME announced that RAPID...
Looking Back: Canada’s first auto assembly plant
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jul 13, 2015
- Metalworking
- Article
In this issue our celebration of Canadian Metalworking’s 110th anniversary takes us back to the December 1905 issue where in a section entitled “Modern Canadian Manufacturing Plants” the magazine profiled the all-new Motor Car Department of Packard Electric Co. in St. Catharines,...
Planting the seeds for change
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jul 9, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
The energy in the air was contagious on the evening of May 27 at the Prairieland Exhibition Grandstand in Saskatoon as over 500 adolescent competitors from across the country were assembled, grouped by their provincial or territorial colours and then, armed with noisemakers and the excitement of...
Business Profile: Rotomaster
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jul 6, 2015
- Metalworking
- Article
Rotomaster, a manufacturing company located in Surrey, B.C., provides aftermarket turbocharger products to the automotive industry. Turbochargers harness otherwise wasted exhaust pressure to force air into a combustion engine to increase power and improve efficiency. Rotomaster specializes in the...
Looking Back: Tapping and threading
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jul 2, 2015
- Cutting Tools
- Article
As we continue celebrating the 110th anniversary of Canadian Metalworking magazine, in this issue we take a look at the state of metalworking technology 110 years ago with a focus on tapping and threading. In 1905, several companies introduced new products and machinery developments, as well as...
Don’t overlook critical machining center features
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jun 29, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
The traditional 40x20 vertical machining center (VMC) may be the most popular machine platform of all time. After all, it’s the direct descendent of the manual knee mills that dominated the market for most of the 20th century. Today, demand for this platform continues to be strong. Just...
Automating in the field
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jun 24, 2015
- Welding
- Article
Keystone XL, Line 9 Reversal and West to East Pipeline are three major pipeline projects Canada will continue to pursue over the next few years as the glut of oil production in the Mideast and U.S. force Canadian oil exports away from their tradition markets. With oil production landlocked in...
7 VMC Features for Improving Productivity
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jun 12, 2015
- Metalworking
- Article
There are tens of thousands of machine shops located across North America, and each year, on average, these companies purchase upwards of 6,500 vertical machining centers (VMCs) from more than 260 different machine builders. With this volume of purchasing and variety of machine options, it’s...
Business Profile: Russel Metals
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 27, 2015
- Fabricating
- Article
The success of any large organization relies on the efficient performance of every division. Russel Metals is among the largest metal distribution and processing companies in North America with 139 locations. And while the company is able to take advantage of its scale to provide value to...
Vertical Turning: Myths vs. Reality
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 22, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
Vertical turning may be most misunderstood and under-applied technology available in manufacturing today. The myth associated with vertical turning is that it is only applicable to large heavy parts. However, vertical turning brings as many advantages for small parts manufacturing as it does for...
The many angles of centerless grinding
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 18, 2015
- Metalworking
- Article
It’s not uncommon to find centerless grinding machines in operation today that have been running for decades. A precision grinding process suited to any cylindrical part that requires a tight tolerance, centerless grinding machines have few moving parts and perform their grinding magic...
Choosing a precision parts manufacturer
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 15, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
While longevity is not a typical requirement for OEMs in choosing a precision metal parts manufacturer, there are some significant reasons why it should be considered along with the usual quartet of quality, delivery, turnaround and price. Longevity does impart certain, undeniable facts. In...
Tool Tech: Keeping cool under pressure
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 14, 2015
- Cutting Tools
- Blog Post
The many advantageous properties associated with so called ‘exotic metals’ such as titanium and superalloys, Hastelloy, Inconel and Waspaloy, have resulted in the ever rising use of these advanced materials within the global aerospace industry and beyond. Usually alloyed with aluminum...
Business Profile: Echo Hill Automation
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 12, 2015
- Metalworking
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Like many technology invention stories, this one begins in the garage. Brothers Harry and Dan Schellenberg grew up around Beamsville, Ontario in the southeast tip of the province—wine country. Both brothers are mechanical engineers with a knack for tinkering and fixing things, so 20 years ago...
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