Government Provides Support for Automation at Nova Wood Products
The Government of Canada is investing $275,000 in Nova Wood Products Limited to renovate its facility and install new equipment to modernize its operations.
PILZ: Brexit – Effects on standards and certificates
The accreditation of the British named or notified bodies (Notified Bodies) and the validity of the British EC/EU type examination certificates have not been finally clarified at the point where the EC membership ends.
ISA Honours Excellence Award Honorees Including Several Canadians
The International Society of Automation (ISA) celebrates the Excellence Award honorees for 2018. ISA’s Celebrating Excellence Awards honor companies and individuals, both members and non-members, for significant contributions in leadership, technical innovation, and contributions to education that have advanced the profession.
Emerson Certifies Spartan Controls to Deliver Highest Level of Customer Support
Emerson awarded Spartan Controls today with the status of Emerson Impact Partner representing the company’s highest level of customer support. Spartan and associated Emerson Impact Partner Network companies will operate as locally-accessible, singular points of contact for leveraging the full breadth of Emerson integrated solutions and expertise.
3 Phase Power Systems Solar Project Generates Power and Interest
The City of Prince George has installed BC’s first solar-powered parking lot, and we at 3Phase Power got the honour of designing its electrical panel.
Weidmuller Power Microsite for PCB and Device Engineers
Weidmuller North America has launched the “OMNIMATEPower Microsite” to provide engineers and PCB specifiers with case studies, technical support and specialized products for their high voltage applications.
Omron Canada Inc. appointment to support the Industrial Automation Market in British Columbia
Omron Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Bashar Abuhamdan to the position of Account Manager – Southern Alberta. Reporting directly to Josh Yates, Regional Sales Manager – Western Canada, Bashar will be responsible for managing Omron’s end users, EPCs, System Integrators and OEM’s.
Omron Automation appointment to support the Machine Safety Services Market in Canada
Omron Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Joaquin to the position of Safety Services Specialist. Reporting directly to Brett Lupton, Sales Manager, Advanced Sensing &Safety, Michael will be responsible for Omron’s strategic and tactical actions to increase sales within all of Omron’s key industries, which include Automotive, Food, Beverage, Packaging, Pharmaceutical as well as Infrastructure and Government.
Omron Canada Inc. appointment to support the Industrial Automation Market in Southern Alberta
Omron Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Bashar Abuhamdan to the position of Account Manager – Southern Alberta. Reporting directly to Josh Yates, Regional Sales Manager – Western Canada, Bashar will be responsible for managing Omron’s end users, EPCs, System Integrators and OEM’s.
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium Empowers Manufacturers to Improve Productivity and Competitiveness
Al Diggins, Chair, Treasurer and General Manager of Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), could not be more pleased with the results of a two-year program designed to help Northern Ontario manufacturers enhance their productivity, competitiveness and business management capacity.
Beckhoff to Showcase New Smart Factory Technologies at Hannover Messe USA 2018
Beckhoff Automation will highlight the latest smart factory hardware, software, EtherCAT and TSN networking solutions, plus an integrated PC- and EtherCAT-based CNC platform at the inaugural Hannover Messe USA 2018 trade show in Chicago. The event, which is collocated with the long-running IMTS trade show, will run from September 10 – 15, 2018…
PILZ Canada appoints Systematic Fluid Power Ltd. as a new distribution partner for South-Western Ontario
As a world leader in Safety Automation, we appoint Systematic Fluid Power Ltd. to be our new distribution partner for the South-Western Ontario region.
JMP Solutions Named One of Canada’s Top 50 Best Workplaces® Six Years in a Row
JMP Solutions today announced that it is being named as one of this year’s Best Workplaces™ in Canada for medium-sized companies given by the Great Place to Work® Institute. JMP has been a certified Great Place to Work® now for six years in a row.
Calvin Wallace Named New Managing Director of Beckhoff Automation Ltd. in Canada
Beckhoff Automation is pleased to announce the promotion of Calvin Wallace to the managing director position of Beckhoff Canada (Beckhoff Automation Ltd.). Wallace takes over the leadership role previously held by Joe Ottenhof, who is retiring, but will remain with the company on the board of directors.
Exceptional Customer Service Drives Project Success – JMP Solutions
If you keep customer service in focus all the time, you will not only meet your customers’ business objectives, but also drive project success. Large industrial automation capital expense projects are complex and can expand outside of the four walls of a facility and across an enterprise.
On the Way to Industry 4.0 with 5G—Pepperl+Fuchs is Founding Member of 5G-ACIA
In a world of connected plants and machines that communicate with each other, fast data connections are needed to make such scenarios possible in the first place. The coming 5G mobile communication generation is of critical importance, because present communications standards cannot fulfill the requirements of industrial applications.
