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Battery-powered Cutoff/Angle Grinder
- Aug 27, 2015
- Product Release
Makita® has released the XAG06M cutoff/angle grinder. The brushless, cordless, 4.5-in. paddle switch tool is powered by an 18-V LXT® lithium-ion 4.0-Ah battery. The grinder features Automatic Speed Change™ technology, which adjusts speed and torque during grinding or cutting...
Micro Waterjet adds the new microwaterjet C4 to line
- Aug 27, 2015
- Product Release
Micro Waterjet has expanded their line of Precision Waterjet Cutting Machines to include the new microwaterjet C4. This new model incorporates all of the precision features of the original waterjet machine into a unit with a smaller footprint. Shops where available floor space was a...
Tiger® X Flap Disc
- Aug 26, 2015
- Product Release
Weiler Corp. has launched the Tiger® X flap disc. It features the company’s X3 technology, which combines a triple split coat grain anchoring system, dual flap design, and engineered abrasive cloth backing with intermixed ceramic alumina and zirconia alumina materials. According to the...
Business Profile: Sussex Machine Shop
- By Lindsay Luminoso
- Aug 26, 2015
- Article
Straddled between New Brunswick’s two major cities, Moncton and Saint John, the area surrounding the town of Sussex has among the largest deposits of potash in the world. In 1978, Don Nancekivell was lured away from his hometown of Ingersoll, Ontario to set up shop in Sussex. Although the...
Canam-Bridges to provide steel superstructure for Champlain Bridge
- Aug 25, 2015
- News Release
Canam-Bridges announced that it has signed a $225M contract with Signature on the St. Laurence Construction G.P. to supply the steel superstructure for the approaches of the new Champlain Bridge. The contract also includes the fabrication of steel components for the new Île-des-Sœurs...
Annular Core Cutters
- Aug 24, 2015
- Product Release
Walter Surface Technologies has redesigned its line of annular core cutters to have a mix of high-speed steel and aluminum (M2Al), providing more resistance to impact, stress, and deformation. The SST core cutter is uncoated, made with a surface treatment that reduces heat transfer. The...
ESAB launches "A Cut Above" student essay contest
- Aug 24, 2015
- News Release
ESAB launched its 2015 “A Cut Above” student contest, which is open to students in welding, cutting and related programs (e.g., Ag Mechanics) at secondary and post-secondary schools. ESAB will award more than $30,000 in equipment and cash prizes as part of the contest. Visit...
Strong performance for Canada at WorldSkills 2015
- Aug 24, 2015
- News Release
Canada’s Best of Nation Award was presented to Sébastien Rémillard from Quebec City for his performance in Cooking. The complete list of the medals and recognition presented to Team Canada for their performance at WorldSkills São Paulo 2015 is provided below and posted...
Nozzle Changer for Fiber Laser Cutting Machine
- Aug 21, 2015
- Product Release
LVD Strippit now offers a nozzle changer for its Electra high-speed fiber laser cutting system. Featuring storage for 10 nozzles, the option brings greater autonomy, reduces piercing times, and increases overall throughput on the machine. Requiring no operator intervention, the nozzle...
Audi discloses plans for electric SUV with 310 mile range to take on Tesla Model X
- Aug 21, 2015
- News Release
Audi says in a statement Wednesday its as-yet unnamed electric SUV will begin production in 2018. It will unveil the vehicle at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show, which opens to the press Sept. 15.Tesla's highly anticipated new Model X SUV, the company's third vehicle, will begin shipping in a few...
Messer Cutting Systems launches website for metal cutting professionals
- Aug 21, 2015
- News Release
Messer Cutting Systems launched a new social website plasmacuttingpros.com for metal cutting professionals to share insights on their specific industry. The new website differs from Messer’s business website messer-cs.com as it is asking customers to submit their testimonials, photos, and...
Business profile: Highline Manufacturing
- By Doug Picklyk
- Aug 20, 2015
- Article
The modest, almost humble, appearance of Highline Manufacturing’s facility along the side of highway 27, across from the turnoff to the small town of Vonda, fails to paint the picture of the full-blown industrial assembly line complete with modern sophistication that exists within its walls....
Mate expands press brake tooling product line
- Aug 19, 2015
- Product Release
Mate Precision Tooling is expanding its press brake tooling product line with the addition of Mate CleanBend forming technology. The CleanBend tool is available in both European Precision Style and Wila Trumpf Style tooling and can be adapted to American Precision Style tooling. The...
Ford C Max Energi plug-in shines on city streets
- Aug 18, 2015
- News Release
But a recent test drive of the 2015 model illustrated how, if driven right, the mid-size car can endear itself to a driver, especially those in cities.In its third model year, the C-Max remains a fuel-thrifty vehicle, ranking third best in fuel economy among plug-in hybrids and 10th best among...
Caisse to help Manac family privatize truck trailer company
- Aug 18, 2015
- News Release
The family of Marcel Dutil is investing $36 million while Quebec's pension fund manager, its Quebec manufacturing fund, the Solidarity labour fund and Investissement Quebec are providing $104 million in equity investments and loans.The transaction pegs Manac's enterprise value at $186...
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