• Wesco’s Industrial Playbook Brings Application-Based Thinking to Canadian Industry

    Wesco’s Industrial Playbook Brings Application-Based Thinking to Canadian Industry

    Wesco has introduced its Industrial Playbook 2025, a Canadian-focused guide designed to help industrial customers, specifiers, and channel partners navigate a broad range of products, services, and application-specific solutions. Rather than functioning as a conventional line card or product catalogue, the playbook is structured as a practical resource built around real operating environments, making it…

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March 16, 2026 - Canadian Panel Shop Sees Cost & Time Saving with Rittal’s Perforex 1

Rittal’s Perforex LC 3030: Effective Enhancement of Operational Performance, Accuracy & Repeatability

In a world where vertical market trends can shift quickly it is essential for panel shops to ensure they have adaptability and a partner that can support and enhance their operations as previous markets shrink and new opportunities open up. A Canadian panel shop working primarily in the industrial manufacturing sector recently received the benefits of their partnership with Rittal, and in particular the advantages gained from Rittal’s Perforex Laser Milling Machine.

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  • RS Is Your All-in-One Source for Industrial Control Cabinets

    RS Is Your All-in-One Source for Industrial Control Cabinets

    RS offers an extensive selection of the control, intelligence, power distribution and conversion, circuit protection, switching, motion control, and connectivity products needed to turn electrical and electronic enclosures into dynamic command centers for automated industrial facilities — including the RS PRO Total Panel Integration portfolio. The RS PRO Total Panel Integration portfolio offers a wide variety of… Read More…

  • Festo Introduces Programmable Position Transmitter for Grippers & Compact Actuators

    Festo Introduces Programmable Position Transmitter for Grippers & Compact Actuators

    Festo introduces the SDAC-MHS C-slot programmable position transmitter. This sensor replaces multiple sensing components with a single compact device that delivers analog, digital, and IO-Link outputs. This new sensor provides OEMs with a flexible solution for monitoring the position of pneumatic cylinders and grippers in applications such as good/bad product selection, press-fitting, riveting, and ultrasonic… Read More…


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