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By the numbers: Productivity
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- Jun 25, 2014
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Productivity, the measure of outputting dollars per employee, is a common measure of the state of automation and information technologies in advanced manufacturing countries. In terms of living standards, since 2000, we have performed well compared to other G-7 nations, rising...
Tough materials continue to drive creep-feed grinding
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jun 19, 2014
- Metalworking
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Today’s difficult-to-process workpiece materials and complex, high-value parts have sparked resurgence in the use of continuous-dress creep-feed grinding. At the same time, the capabilities of advanced grinding machines, CNC technology, and grinding wheel materials have boosted the...
Red light, green light - North America's auto industry future
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jun 16, 2014
- Automation and Software
- Article
A serious vendor tooling capacity constraint will hit the North American automotive industry by 2018, a new report concludes, and it’s going to affect the entire value stream from vendor tooling suppliers to Tier 1 suppliers to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)....
Technology, trends, options: laser melting with metals conquers more industrial applications
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jun 13, 2014
- Metalworking
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If there's one thing currently generating excitement in terms of production methods, it's 3D printers. At all the trade fairs, 3D printers are the big attraction in the industry. Does this signal a departure from a form-based way of thinking in favor of the geometrical freedom of components...
Turn the “skills gap” into your competitive advantage
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 27, 2014
- Metalworking
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The job skills gap has been an ongoing subject of controversy. The problem is that while unemployment is high, many jobs remain unfilled because workers don’t have the skills to fill them. I am convinced that if we keep blaming things on external circumstances,...
Training Profile: EMAM
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 23, 2014
- Metalworking
- Article
As the third largest global centre in aeronautics (after Toulouse and Seattle), Montreal provides a great deal of training opportunities to students looking for a career in this booming industry. The aerospace industry is known for the exactness, thoroughness and sense of responsibility of the...
Revving up for the auto recovery
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 23, 2014
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
Who would have thought, just a few short years ago, that 2014 would be a good time to be a moldmaker or automotive supplier? Market analyst IHS Automotive projects that automakers will build 16.1 million cars and trucks in North America this year — up...
Business of welding - Success through innovation
- By Canadian Metalworking
- May 20, 2014
- Welding
- Blog Post
After a strong Canadian showing at the winter Olympics I started thinking about what it takes to generate gold medals, and what it takes to achieve success within our own industry. In sports, success comes as a result of training, drive and technique, with innovation being...
CAM in the cloud
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Apr 29, 2014
- Metalworking
- Article
Throughout its history, Autodesk’s software has almost exclusively played on the engineering and designs side of the product development fence, leaving the shop floor, the actual manufacturing, to CAM software developers. And it was the only major CAD software developer to do so. PTC, Siemens...
By the numbers: Should America export oil?
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Apr 28, 2014
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
With the likely approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project adding a 36 inch diluted bitumen link to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries, U.S. finished petroleum products production is set for a major ramp up. The U.S. net crude oil imports graph shows how Canada will fit in. Note that...
Business of welding: Is welding a career?
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Apr 24, 2014
- Welding
- Blog Post
When it comes to education, Canada’s a funny place. On one hand we are a highly educated country, and on the other we are hamstrung by our inability to get the skilled workforce we need to get things done. It would appear, sometime over the last four or so...
Get ROI from your high pressure coolant (video)
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Mar 28, 2014
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
What if someone proposed an investment to you and said you’d be paid back in just weeks – after that, everything you earn, you can put right in your pocket? Would you jump on that pretty quickly? Well here’s an idea that can help you do just that and make your life a little easier...
Breathe easy - keys to healthy lungs in the shop environment
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Mar 27, 2014
- Fabricating
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When it comes to workplace safety, there’s a spectrum of rules and regulations administered by federal, provincial and territorial governments, not to mention quasi-governmental organizations like Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Most regulations...
By the numbers: Major equipment buying trends show long-term volatility
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Mar 25, 2014
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
The Canadian Machine Tool Dealer’s Association compiles extensive statistics on machining and fabricating equipment purchases in the Canadian market, showing some interesting trends. Twice in the past decade, in 2002 and in 2010, soft markets were followed by frenzied...
Mark to last
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Mar 13, 2014
- Metal Finishing
- Article
Direct Part Marking (DPM) is intended to deliver a ‘cast in stone’ permanence long after a label, ink mark, or sticker has worn away. This form of part tracking presents the challenge of serialization, identification and test data to be retrievable many...
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