New Study Finds Workforce Challenges Emerge as a Top Concern Among CPG Manufacturers

New Study Finds Workforce Challenges Emerge as a Top Concern Among CPG Manufacturers

Rockwell Automation, Inc. has recently announced the results of the 9th annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report: CPG Edition.” The global study encompasses the responses of 158 leaders from CPG manufacturers, inclusive of home and personal care, as well as food and beverage manufacturers, across 17 of the major manufacturing countries. This year’s report highlights the evolution of the CPG industry, specifically about utilizing emerging technologies to maximize workforce potential, improve forward planning and minimize risk.

Rittal: New Blue e+ S Cooling Units Enhances Efficiency and Sustainability
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Rittal: New Blue e+ S Cooling Units Enhances Efficiency and Sustainability

The push towards sustainable manufacturing is driving the need for efficient enclosure cooling units, especially in industries like automotive where consistent cooling is crucial. The challenge lies in maintaining necessary cooling outputs while adhering to eco-friendly standards. Rittal’s Blue e+ line has set a benchmark in industrial cooling. The new Blue e+ S takes it further with precise cooling, a smaller footprint, and greater energy savings.

New Joint Venture Will Advance Solutions and Services to Customers Across North America

New Joint Venture Will Advance Solutions and Services to Customers Across North America

ABB and the Niedax Group recently announced their intent to form a 50/50 joint venture that combines their respective strengths into one organization to help that will meet the increased demand for cable trays and related electrical installation products. Mike Shenouda, Canada Region Leader, ABB’s Installation Products Division, discusses the strengths of these two companies and how their combined offering will benefit customers.

How to Select the Correct Data Cable for Your Industrial Application

How to Select the Correct Data Cable for Your Industrial Application

All cables and wires that contribute to communication in any way are commonly referred to as data cables. However, there are significant differences such as the multitude of structures including copper and fiber optics, for example. Copper data cables come in many different types: low-frequency, coaxial, telephone, and bus cables, diverse Ethernet systems, or microwave cables for special applications that require gigahertz transmission rates. Selecting the wrong cable can quickly lead to costly disruptions and errors.

How the OS33C Safety Scanner is Making Workplaces Safer and More Efficient
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How the OS33C Safety Scanner is Making Workplaces Safer and More Efficient

In today’s fast-paced and demanding industrial environments, ensuring workplace safety and operational efficiency is paramount. However, customers often face a range of challenges that hinder their productivity and increase costs. Enter the OS33C Safety Scanner, a revolutionary solution that addresses these issues head-on, making workplaces safer and more efficient than ever before. In this blog, Omron discusses the main challenges faced by customers in mobile and fixed applications, and how the OS33C Safety Scanner effectively solves these challenges, making workplaces safer and more efficient.

Case Study: Andrew Peller Winery – Industrial Shock Block SB5000 Offers Maximum Personnel Protection

Case Study: Andrew Peller Winery – Industrial Shock Block SB5000 Offers Maximum Personnel Protection

Andrew Peller Winery, a Canadian company, has been crafting quality wines for over 50 years. Winemaking facilities typically create damp environments due to the nature of the business. Recognizing there could be a potential hazard with personnel and electrical cables in these wet environments, Peller Winery took a proactive approach to ensure their employees were protected from possible electrical shock. Glenn Blanchard, Peller Winery Electrical Lead, stated, “We take safety seriously, so we wanted to invest in the best protective equipment.”

How Rittal and EPLAN Achieve Your Automation Goals

How Rittal and EPLAN Achieve Your Automation Goals

In the not-so-distant past, planning a road trip meant poring over maps and dealing with uncertainties like road construction, accidents, or bad weather. But with modern technology like GPS navigation, travelers can now anticipate and adjust their routes in real-time. Similar to road trips, the journey of panel builders, machine builders, and system integrators in industrial enclosures has evolved. Previously, designing and producing electrical panels and enclosures was a manual process prone to errors and delays. Rittal and EPLAN now provide digital tools to create scalable and cost-effective solutions for this journey. Industry 4.0 and automation are driving forces in today’s manufacturing landscape.

Discussing Vancouver’s Building Emissions By-Law with Schneider Electric’s Emily Heitman

Discussing Vancouver’s Building Emissions By-Law with Schneider Electric’s Emily Heitman

The city of Vancouver is the first Canadian jurisdiction to pass a by-law regulating building emissions. The Annual Greenhouse Gas and Energy Limits bylaw will come into effect June 1st, 2024, and requires building owners for large commercial offices, retail, and residential buildings over 100,000 sq ft to report their emissions. The bylaw follows cities like Washington, Boston, and New York who have enacted similar measures in an effort to reduce building emissions.

SmartD Challenges the Status Quo of Motor Control with Clean Power VFDs
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SmartD Challenges the Status Quo of Motor Control with Clean Power VFDs

SmartD’s Clean Power variable frequency drive is the next generation of motor control products. Using revolutionary power electronics and modulation algorithms, it maximizes energy efficiency and produces a clean sine wave. SmartD technologies is a Canadian startup that has developed what they say is one of the world’s first variable frequency drives (VFD) to produce a clean sine wave both on the grid and the load-side. In this article, Simon Leblond, CEO of SmartD Technologies Inc. discusses their innovative technology and the impact he is seeing it have on the market today.

Overcoming Common Cable Management Challenges in Modernizing Data Centers

Overcoming Common Cable Management Challenges in Modernizing Data Centers

In today’s modern digital era, data centers serve as the cornerstone of this information-centric world, playing a vital role in processing and disseminating enormous amounts of data across multiple sectors and various industries. Due to the vast intricate network of cables within these centers, efficient cable management is crucial to the success of these facilities. A truly effective cable management system boasts a plethora of benefits, including optimizing data flow, maintaining data integrity, minimizing downtime and enhancing personnel safety. Collectively, all these advantages help to optimize the data center for peak performance, saving time, money and energy in the process.

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Bill Hammond Honored with “EFC Industry Recognition” Award

Bill Hammond has been honored with the Electro Federation Canada (EFC) Industry Recognition Award. After serving as CEO of Hammond Power Solutions for 22 years, Bill has retired and now serves as Executive Chairman. This prestigious award recognizes his significant contributions to the Canadian electrical industry and his unwavering dedication to excellence. The EFC Industry Recognition Award is a long-standing industry honour, presented annually to an individual who has profoundly influenced the Canadian electrical sector. Recipients of this award are distinguished by their strong leadership, industry involvement, and commitment to regional, national, and community activities.

M12 Cables: Enhancing Connectivity Across Industries
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M12 Cables: Enhancing Connectivity Across Industries

Delivery, reliability, and selection; are three criteria that best describe Proax’s commitment to offering optimal options for in-stock connectivity. In partnership with Phoenix Contact, customers can expect a large range of solutions designed for the safe transmission of signals and power. M12 cables are a type of circular connectors commonly used in industrial automation, ethernet networking, fieldbus communications, and power transmission. With their circular shape (12mm diameter), the cables are appropriately named for their size and can be used in varying configurations, depending on the application requirements.

Record-Breaking Automate 2024 Event Highlights Industry’s Rapid Growth and Innovation

Record-Breaking Automate 2024 Event Highlights Industry’s Rapid Growth and Innovation

The largest robotics and automation trade show in North America, Automate, achieved unprecedented success last week with record-breaking attendance and exhibitor participation. 42,895 registrants from around the globe convened at Chicago’s McCormick Place from May 6-9, 2024, to explore the latest advancements in robotics, artificial intelligence and automation technologies.

25th Edition of the MEET Show Smashes Attendance Records

25th Edition of the MEET Show Smashes Attendance Records

The energy and excitement was palpable at the 2024 edition of the MEET Show at the Moncton Coliseum on May 1 and 2. The biennial Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, and Technology show – celebrating its 25th year in 2024 – saw record-breaking attendance, welcoming 6,626 industry professionals to one of the largest tradeshows of its kind in Atlantic Canada. This year’s event featured a sold out exhibitor floor spanning across nearly 75,000 sq. ft. of the multi-purpose facility.

Safety and Security in Transformation

Safety and Security in Transformation

Pilz is an automation company. Our core competence is safety. Every day, our mission is to make the world more digital, connected, flexible, efficient, safe and secure. We want to contribute towards ensuring that the transformation of industry can succeed. Certain industries are affected more strongly by this transformation than others, because they will play a key role in tackling the tasks ahead. These include hydrogen, E-mobility, the semiconductor industry and also railway technology.

Enhancing Water Treatment Plant Efficiency with Solar Array and Active Harmonic Filtering

The search for renewable sources of energy has pushed the electrical industry to look into cutting-edge methods of generating and utilizing power in recent years and Water Treatment Plants are not an exception for being essential to ensuring a clean water supply. This case study explores the partnership between a Water Treatment Plant and Electrotek, a leading provider of Active Harmonic Filters, to establish a hybrid power system that consists of Solar Arrays and Active Harmonic Filters (AHF).