Powering Up: How Canadian Innovation is Changing Motor Control
April 2, 2025 By Krystie Johnston SmartD Technologies is a Canadian startup company that has created what they say is the world’s first clean power VFD. Industries around the world stand to benefit from their clean sine technology, which eliminates the negative effects of harmonics and pulse-width modulation found in traditional systems. Simon Leblond, CEO…
Fighting for Canadian Workers and Businesses
Last week, the United States administration imposed unjustified tariffs on Canada, disrupting a successful trading partnership and raising costs for Americans and Canadians alike.
The federal government will use every tool at their disposal so Canadian businesses and workers can weather this storm. They will defend Canadian jobs.
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Economic Foresight: Modernize Systems Sustainably with Retrofits Instead of Buying New Ones
Manufacturing companies are facing major challenges: rising costs, strict regulations and the pressure to work more sustainably. In this uncertain economic situation, purchasing new machines is often risky and too expensive.
Retrofitting offers a cost-effective and efficient alternative: modernizing existing machines to the latest state of the art not only saves money, but also time and resources. Improved drives, optimized control systems and modern technologies such as data-based monitoring reduce energy consumption, lower maintenance costs and increase production capacity. Read more
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Festo Packages a Multiprotocol Servo Drive and Motor Into an innovative Developer’s Kit
The new Festo CMMT-ST servo drive starter kit for control engineers and programmers offers a smart, low-cost way to learn how to commission and size Festo’s multiprotocol family of servo drives that range from 300 W DC up to 12 kW AC.
The kits are discounted at 50% of the cost of the individual components and can be ordered online:
