Hello again.  Here’s our round-up of all the stories making news this week in the world of metalworking. Also, if you want to keep up to date with all the other metalworking news we’ve got going on, you can follow us on Twitter @CdnMetalworking, like us...

Here's the second installation of the Cycle Start series being put together by Joe Poulin of Hurco Canada. The Cycle Start series is an ongoing look into the world of machining and was first presented by Poulin at this year's edition of the Canadian Manufacturing and Technology Show (CMTS). To read...

Hello again. Here’s our round-up of all the stories making news this week in the world of metalworking. Also, if you want to keep up to date with all the other metalworking news we’ve got going on, you can follow us on Twitter @CdnMetalworking, like us on Facebook, or...

Life on Vancouver Island is pretty laid back. With a population of under a million scattered across the temperate island it’s not exactly a hot bed of activity – particularly when it comes to manufacturing. But then again, there are also those who go against the stereotype. Case in...

VANCOUVER -- On a quiet, leafy street in an industrial area of Richmond, B.C. sits Hansen Industries – a company that’s very much a reflection of the city it resides in. Hansen is home to an ethnically diverse workforce – with employees from over 20 different countries...

Canadian Metalworking magazine recently talked with Shaun Thorson, the CEO of Skills Canada, about the state of skilled trades in the country. The organization's mission statement is "To encourage and support a coordinated Canadian approach to promoting skilled trades and technologies to youth",...

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) annually publishes a long-term outlook for Canadian crude oil production. The current forecast has been extended by five years to 2030. Growth in conventional oil production is even stronger than was expected last year, however, oil sands...

Manufacturing and resource sectors have always had a strained relationship. Ever since the term “Dutch Disease” was popularized in the 70s and 80s, it seems the debate surrounding the benefits and perils of a resource-inflated dollar gets more polarizing each day. Canada’s been...

Even after weeding through the political rhetoric, Thursday’s federal budget was clearly a positive sign for the manufacturing industry in Canada. It was a surprisingly hands-on approach from a government that so often preaches hands-off behaviour. But it’s nice to see them take...

We all know that safety on the job is crucial. I distinctly remember the very first thing I was told before I started my first job in a shop was all about safety first. My boss looked me in the eye and said, “The equipment can be very dangerous. Make sure to be careful with it.”...

A few years ago, Ontario’s manufacturing industry underwent a Darwinian purge as it struggled through the Great Recession. Shops closed, workers went west for bigger salaries, and oil sands revenues spiked our dollar, making the cost of our goods less attractive to U.S. buyers. It truly was...

TORONTO — Labour Minister Lisa Raitt met with members of the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) on January 7th, to discuss challenges facing the country’s welding industry. The meeting featured a roundtable that reviewed issues such as worker mobility, creating a national welding education...