Rick Black founded Black Controls Company Inc. in Canada in July 2019 to provide superior automation & controls solutions for clients in North America, Europe, and Asia in Material Handling, Consumer Products, and Sterilization.
Data has always existed in the manufacturing environment – in the temperatures, pressures, sounds, and sppearance of machinery – but it hasn’t always been easy to access. Manufacturing professionals would spend years, if not decades, gaining the expertise that would help them understand the meaning of certain measurements and observations.
For more than 30 years, Wieland electric has provided safety control devices & support for industrial machinery. They know the safety standards and the capabilities of current technology. Now they can also help clients with safety services for the entire machine lifecycle.
International Women’s Day is a globally-recognized celebration of the critical social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In Canada, women entrepreneurs play a vital role in our country’s economy yet continue to face barriers to success.
Recently Panel Builder & Systems Integrator had the opportunity to sit down with Volker Bibelhausen, Chief Technology Officer and Timo Berger, Chief Sales Officer from Weidmuller during a visit from Germany, along with Michael Daly, Weidmuller’s Managing Director for Canada.
At first glance, a simple beam of infrared light would seem ineffective protection against fast-moving, dangerous industrial machinery. After all, isn’t that what heavy-duty steel guards are for? Yet, these beams of infrared light, when utilized as a component of “safety light curtains,” have prevented thousands of employee injuries and saved countless lives.
A recent report released by the Department of Labor states that a record 4.4 million people quit their jobs in September 2021 as job openings remained unchanged at 10.4 million. So, while there are plenty of available jobs, many companies are having a tough time finding workers.
Johnson Controls has collaborated with more than 125 school districts in Canada in 2021 to address deferred maintenance through future-ready infrastructure improvements. The resulting school facilities are better equipped to help deliver safe, healthy, connected and sustainable learning experiences.
The factory of the future wouldn’t be possible without communication protocols that facilitate fast and secure data transfer. A protocol is essentially a way of communicating information between devices on a network that follows a set of agreed-upon rules for formatting and processing.
When the number 70 of the newspaper for HARTING employees appeared a few weeks ago, it was a clear indication of an upcoming anniversary. Twice a year, “People” informs about everything important from the company and Margrit Harting is responsible for each and every issue.
A pioneer in the design and manufacture of Teck cable fittings, the Star Teck product line remains an indisputable industry standard to this day.
To bring a top-of-the-line fan experience to sports and entertainment venues, facility leaders must prioritize sustainable infrastructure, technologies, solutions and practices. Why? Consumer demand for transparent sustainability commitments is at an all-time high.
Hardly any industry is subject to such stringent quality requirements and legal regulations as the pharmaceutical industry. These regulations apply not only to active ingredients, production and storage, but also to labeling. Labels must accurately represent the products, be easy to read, and stick reliably for a drug’s entire usability period.
When Jasper Engines and Transmissions in Jasper, Indiana, remanufactures a family of engines or transmissions, they ensure their products are of the highest quality, meeting or exceeding OEM specifications.
Think about what your cell phone was like 15 years ago. Most likely, it could be used only for telephone calls—no texting, no photos, no videos and no music. Think about your business trips then with your carry-on bag crammed with a camera, a portable CD player, a travel alarm, maybe a GPS, possibly a tape recorder, a day planner, a calculator and more.
On this episode of the Allied Expert Advice podcast, Neil Harrison, Director of Private Label Products for Allied Electronics plays a game of “Myth or Fact.” Allied customers are asked to send some of the myths and disparagements they hear most often about private label products in the industrial sector and Allied does some fact checking to help set the record straight.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
