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Nova Scotia bans fracking
- Sep 4, 2014
- Metalworking
- News Release
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government will prohibit high-volume hydraulic fracturing for onshore shale gas, saying the ban will remain in place until the province’s population is ready to embrace the industry.Energy Minister Andrew Younger said Nova Scotians have made it clear they are...
Canada's August auto sales report
- Sep 4, 2014
- Metalworking
- News Release
According to data compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc, Canadian auto sales continued to accelerate in August, climbing 7.9 per cent to 171,560 with almost a dozen brands at or close to all-time sales record for the month.Up from 159,004 in August of the previous year, the sales...
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A Serious Side to Creating Fun
- By Sue Roberts
- Sep 3, 2014
- Made In Canada
- Article
WhiteWater West Industries, Richmond, B.C., is the world’s leading water park manufacturer. It designs and manufactures waterslides, wave pools, and interactive playgrounds from two plants in the Vancouver area.
IMTS 2014 Preview: Delcam
- Sep 3, 2014
- Metalworking
- Product Release
Delcam will be showcasing the PowerMILL 2015 at IMTS this year in booth E-3222. The new release will include improvements to the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy resulting in higher feed rates and material-removal rates, making the cutting time shorter by as much as...
Risky business in auto industry
- Sep 3, 2014
- Metalworking
- News Release
DETROIT — Big discounts. Six- or seven-year loans, in some cases to buyers who would have been turned down in the past.As the auto industry strives to sustain its post-recession comeback, car companies are resorting to tactics that some experts warn will lead to trouble down the...
- From Canadian Industrial Machinery
Overcoming the Fear of Feedback
- By Gavin Rouble
- Sep 3, 2014
- Management
- Article
Creating an inclusive environment can speed the implementation of productivity-enhancing changes.
Aerospace: Another Manufacturing Frontier
- By Joe Thompson
- Sep 3, 2014
- Management
- Blog Post
In 1955 the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union commenced as the two superpowers began focusing their militaristic, technological, and scientific efforts skyward. The Soviets won the first round in this fight when they launched the famous Sputnik 1 satellite on Oct. 4, 1957. Over...
CSeries delivery challenges gets Bombardier downgraded by Goldman Sachs
- Sep 3, 2014
- Metalworking
- News Release
Goldman Sachs has reiterated its downgrade of Bombardier and shaved its stock price forecast even further amid expectations of additional delays in the Quebec company's CSeries jetliner program and the decision by a Swedish buyer to abandon its position as launch operator."We believe another delay...
Canada's quiet presence in U.S. missile defence
- Sep 3, 2014
- Metalworking
- News Release
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — A surprising thing happens here, in the inner sanctum of the U.S. missile-defence program, when an unidentified object streaking across the sky sets off a series of low-octave sirens — womp, womp, womp.The Canadians stay in the room. They keep...
IMTS 2014 Preview: Mitsui Seiki
- Sep 3, 2014
- Metalworking
- Product Release
Mitsui Seiki will demonstrate a representative of its line of large capacity, heavy duty machining centers at IMTS 2014 in booth S-8519. The HU100-5X is aimed at a variety of manufacturing industries interested in versatile equipment for heavier applications, such as aerospace, power generation,...
Calgary-based pipeline company to acquire Vantage pipeline system
- Sep 2, 2014
- Metalworking
- News Release
Pembina Pipeline Corp., a Calgary-based energy company, is set to acquire the Vantage 700-kilometre pipeline system. Vantage is a recently constructed, 40,000 barrel per day, high vapour pressure pipeline that originates in Tioga, North Dakota and terminates...
IMTS 2014 Preview: Kurt Workholding
- Sep 2, 2014
- Metalworking
- Product Release
Kurt will feature a new and expanded lineup of advanced workholding products for improved machining productivity at IMTS 2014, McCormick Place, West Hall Booth 2423. The All-New Kurt Cobra Dovetail Vise Ideal For Aggressive 5 Axis Machining Kurt’s new Cobra Vise is a 5 axis dovetail vise that...
Cutting tool inventory costs
- By Nate Hendley
- Sep 2, 2014
- Cutting Tools
- Article
Sandvik Coromant believes their AutoTAS tool inventory management system is the answer to some nightmarish tooling scenarios. According to Sandvik Coromant, 60 per cent of tool stock in a typical manufacturing operation is obsolete, 30 – 60 per cent of tools aren’t stored properly and...
Transcat acquires Montreal's Ulrich Metrology
- Sep 2, 2014
- Measurement
- News Release
It was announced that Montreal’s Ulrich Metrology Inc. has been acquired by Transcat, Inc. effective as of August 31, 2014. Ulrich Metrology Inc. is a leading Canadian provider of accredited and commercial calibrations with annualized revenue of $3.7 million. Founded...
Tough conditions for cleanup of former Saskatchewan uranium mill
- Sep 2, 2014
- Metalworking
- News Release
It was more than 50 years ago that the Saskatchewan uranium mill closed. This mill played a key part of Canada's nuclear history and now, once again, heavy machinery can be seen rumbling across the remote northern corner of the province.However, workers from the former Lorado mill are cleaning up a...
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