Vacuum trucks are used for the safe extraction and transport of wastewater. Accurate, reliable level detection of various fluid types is required from windshield washer fluid to high-pressure hydraulic oil.
Emerson, a U.S.-headquartered global technology and engineering company, has expanded the manufacturing capacity of its Brantford, Ontario, facility to better serve Canada’s immediate-demand automation market. Emerson has added production of its complete range of AVENTICS™ Series PRA Profile Cylinders, Series TRB Tie Rod Cylinders and Series TaskMaster® TM5 NFPA Profile Cylinders. The company’s investment in local cylinder production will give Canadian automation customers shorter lead times for customized cylinders, estimated at just one to five business days, as well as after-market service. Receiving critical components so quickly can help customers across all industry segments get their products to market faster and minimize end users’ downtime.
Training schedule for Yaskawa Drives and Motion Control in-person and “Live Online” product classes and webinars. The Full Class List provides information for all training classes even those not currently scheduled. Additional classes may be available based on your partner login settings. To check for all offerings, be sure to log in first. Classes include GA800 Drive, HV600 Drive,MPiec Series, Sigma-7, and IQpump 1000.
Omron Automation Americas, an industry-leading automation solution provider, continues to demonstrate its commitment to research and development by opening the new Omron Advanced Motion Research and Development Center. This state-of-the-art facility enables top-talent engineers, led by Curt Wilson, Senior Director Engineering, Advanced Motion, to continue the innovative work pioneered by Delta Tau Data Systems. The center delivers to customers world-leading industrial motion control solutions that address the most computationally and complexly-demanding applications.
PILZ offers a comprehensive range of continuing training around machinery safety and automation. Because anyone dealing with plant and machinery should have one thing above all: up-to-date information on machinery safety. Capitalise on PILZ’s expertise and customise your individual training program. They would be happy to advise you personally at any time about the planning of your individual further training.
Parker Chomerics have been busy developing new, next generation thermal interface materials specifically to help aid in thermal cooling of consumer electronics devices. This includes application in products like smart home devices such as control and connectivity, smart appliances, security systems, home entertainment, comfort and lighting and energy management. Successful thermal management of high-power electronic components (single chips, multi-chip modules, integrated circuits, etc.) with high heat dissipation ratings requires careful design engineering. In this seminar, Parker Chomerics will take you through how to apply these next-generation thermal materials in your application and how they can help solve the design and engineering issues facing the ever-connected consumer electronics devices. February 23, 2022 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Drives & Controls Exhibition (NEC Birmingham, 5 – 7 April 2022) is the UK’s leading event for drives, power transmission and motion control. The show brings together key suppliers of state-of-the-art equipment representing the multi-tasking culture of today’s design engineer, covering critical areas such as energy efficiency, machine safety, drives, motion control, robotics and automation plus much more all under one roof. With the advent of the smart factory, Drives & Controls Exhibition is an essential source of technological and engineering information and is fully supported by GAMBICA and the EPTDA.
Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship opens much as the series has since 2018, with fierce duels set to unfold on the historic city streets of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Still, the Saudi double-header is anything but a replay of previous years, with an array of new developments that sharpen the performance of the fully electric racecars and bring a healthy measure of intrigue to the quest for the 2021/22 Championship.
Omron Automation Americas, an industry-leading automation solutions provider, has opened a new Proof of Concept Center (PoCC) in Novi, Michigan, where customers can collaborate with application engineers and have access to the latest technologies to develop innovative automation solutions. The PoCC is a connected lab environment that offers real world, hands-on application development, testing and technical training.
VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) marked a historic milestone recently with the unveiling of the first trainset of its state-of-the-art new fleet that will serve the Québec City – Windsor corridor. With the new test train parked on the platform of the LEED certified Ottawa station behind them, VIA Rail President and Chief Executive Officer, Cynthia Garneau and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Françoise Bertrand, introduced Canadians to the first of 32 new trains in VIA Rail’s new Corridor fleet – a building block of VIA Rail’s modernization program which will help to create the VIA Rail of tomorrow.
Deutsche Messe AG, in close cooperation with the HANNOVER MESSE exhibitor advisory board and partner associations VDMA (Association of German Mechanical and Plant Engineering) and ZVEI (Central Association of German Electrical Engineering and Digital Industry), has rescheduled HANNOVER MESSE 2022 for 30 May–2 June. The show was originally planned for April. Experience shows that summer is best for face-to-face events, so the new date offers all participants the greatest possible safety and planning security. Taking into account the current concentration of events in the summer months, as well as vacation and travel times, HANNOVER MESSE will be carried out once as a four-day event.
SMC Automation Canada, Ltd will move its Canadian warehouse to Noblesville, Indiana in an effort to consolidate certain business functions. We are pleased to announce that Proax Technologies Ltd, Canada’s fastest growing automation distributor, will take over our 76,000 sq. ft. facility at 6700 Millcreek Dr. in Mississauga. In addition, SMC’s existing Canadian warehouse & assembly team will be joining Proax effective January 1, 2022.
The manufacturing industry has shown great resilience despite the challenges of the last few years. By adapting to new technologies, production methods, marketing strategies, and business processes, it is becoming more competitive and transitioning to a greener economy. The Canadian government is working to ensure businesses and communities in every region of the country have the tools and support they need to recover, create new jobs, and to seize new opportunities to strengthen the economy.
At Control Techniques, we take safety very seriously. Our engineers put a lot of effort into the development phase of our products to make sure they are as safe as possible to the customer. We’re drive obsessed and equally obsessed about the safety of our drives. Integrated safety is the new paradigm of system design. The modern industrial processes face a significant challenge – the constant demand for increased machine throughput and a parallel need to reduce points of failure, all while ensuring the health and safety of human operators.
Join HPS as we introduce our new HPS Titan X hazardous location transformer. HPS Titan X is designed for projects or equipment destined for installation outside of North America where IECEx, UKEx and ATEX certified product is required.
Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, announced that it significantly expanded its portfolio in 2021 by adding more than 500 new suppliers across their core business, Digi-Key Marketplace and Fulfilled by Digi-Key program. They also added more than 125,000 new SKUs to their core business unit in 2021.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
