Integrating autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) into your facility can optimize materials transport thanks to the robots’ ability to navigate autonomously, adapt to changing environments, and perform a range of tasks. However, successful AMR implementation requires careful consideration of several key factors: space analysis, floor conditions, and environmental factors, among others.
To unlock the value of digitalization at speed and scale for its Canadian customers, Siemens has launched its global open digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, in Toronto at Collision Conference 2023. The platform accelerates digital transformation and value creation for customers of all sizes in industry, buildings, grids and mobility and includes an evolving marketplace to facilitate interactions and transactions between customers, partners and developers.
Siemens Canada recently completed their “Automate the Future Tour.” This cross-Canada tour showcased the most recent innovations in manufacturing and process technologies. Customers were invited to explore and engage with all aspects of factory automation, motion, and process automation solutions that are transforming operations and helping companies succeed in today’s highly competitive marketplace. Attendees were presented with the newest solutions in factory automation – from the hardware to the software that drives it.
In a servo system, the choice between a regulated and unregulated power supply is crucial. It can significantly impact the performance, stability, and longevity of the system. While regulated power supplies are generally recommended for servo systems due to their stability and performance benefits, there are some cases were using an unregulated power supply might be considered advantageous.
Optimized Processes and Coordinated System Solutions for Greater Efficiency in Wire Processing – Control cabinet builders face many challenges: international competition, the shortage of skilled workers, and financial considerations such as increasing labor and material costs. While panel shops have little influence over these external challenges, they can find ways to streamline in-house processes and structures. Due to the sheer number and variety of manual activities performed, the process chain in control cabinet building offers significant potential for efficiency gains, both in engineering and production. Panel builders can achieve more efficient and economical processes by implementing more coordinated systems.
Rittal Limited is proud to make two great announcements: Their organization has been named on the 2023 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing in Canada, and they are launching the Rittal Application Centre at their head office in Mississauga. André Bousette, President, Rittal Limited says, ‘The timing of these announcements is perfect: What better way to be recognized as a Best Workplace in Manufacturing in Canada, than to throw open our doors to our new Rittal Application Centre where customers can experience our entire Rittal-Eplan Value Chain, from engineering design to the finished automated solution!’
April 28, 2023 Hilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview Hotel & Suites June 1 – 3, 2023 Join engineering and applied science technology professionals, industry leaders, college representatives, association leaders, and government officials for OACETT’s Annual Conference & Awards Gala, June 1 – 3 at the Hilton, Niagara Falls. #StrengthOfPartnerships Conference This year’s conference is open to all professionals…
April 25, 2023 On Monday, 17 April 2023, at HANNOVER MESSE, Isabelle Poupart, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of Canada to Germany, and Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG, signed the official Memo of Understanding designating Canada partner country at HANNOVER MESSE 2025. The signing finalizes the…
Weidmüller is well-known for its products that are engineered for the traditional energy markets. Today, across the globe, there is a push when it comes to new energy and renewable energy. Weidmüller Canada is well-positioned to serve this market with industry-specific products in solar, wind, and hydrogen. Canadian companies who want to break into the new energy space can turn to Weidmüller, not only for their products and solutions, but also for an industry partner who will support them on their journey of implementing new energy solutions into their operations.
For the power generation industry, maintaining power system balance as closely as possible to the ideal power factor (PF) of 1.000 using correction capacitors and other technology is critical. Power factor is a measure of how effectively electricity is used, with an equal 1.000 PF benefiting both the customer and utility, and a low or high PF indicating poor electrical power utilization. A low power factor can overload generation units making them work harder for the same amount of power.
Guillevin Automation began in Quebec, Canada. They have been a group since 1983. There are four branches in Canada that span from coast to coast. There is the Pacific branch in British Columbia, another serves Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Then there is the Ontario branch which supports the East region. The East region has 25 electrical branches, with locations in Quebec, Ontario, Ottawa, and Cornwall. Guillevin supports all these branches and are there to help their customers with over 40 decades of know-how.
Palletization is a core step in the supply chain process. On the surface, palletizing can seem very simple — you just stack boxes onto an empty pallets. But there are many different types of palletization and various ways to compare these types. With so many different pallet types and materials, process layouts, and levels of automation, it’s easy to become overwhelmed when trying to determine which type of palletization is best suited to your specific needs.
The challenges in today’s food and beverage processing industry include global supply chain instability, rising shipping costs and labor shortages. But perhaps the most critical challenge is maintaining safety and sanitation standards with good hygienic designs. This is where identifying industrial enclosures engineered specifically for food production environments is key in helping to maintain a safe and sanitary facility where uptime is maximized and the potential for contamination is reduced.
Festo launches the Pneumatic Essentials program, an ambitious global undertaking to streamline ordering, ensure fast delivery of guaranteed in-stock pneumatic components, and produce more compact parts for today’s smaller footprint, energy efficient machines. In addition to competitive prices, guaranteed availability, short delivery time, and innovative design, customers are assured of world-renowned Festo quality components that boost machine performance, lower waste, and reduce the risk of downtime.
Spartan Controls Ltd. is pleased to announce it is now the representative for Altronic LLC in Canada. Headquartered in Girard, Ohio, Altronic is a global manufacturer of instrumentation, ignition, and control systems for industrial engines. Altronic began developing industrial ignition products in the 1960s. Today, their solutions are known for their excellence and ability to improve engine performance and reliability.
With the ARM Cortex A53 processor, the new CX82xx Embedded PC series from Beckhoff uses a modern CPU architecture with two cores, thus offering more computing power for compact controls. The CX9240, which features the 4-core version of this processor, is even more powerful. A double main memory and 1 Gbit interfaces also contribute to the significant performance boosts compared to the predecessors.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
