March 11, 2024 Book a cobot palletizer demonstration at Aztec Book a cobot palletizer demonstration at Aztec. A leader in the distribution of electrical supplies and equipment, Aztec has a unique blend of products, services and partners to fulfill industry professionals’ electrical distribution needs. They’ve strategically allied themselves with world-class suppliers, technical experts and responsive…
March 11, 2024 Modbus is a widely used industrial communication protocol with several variants, including Modbus RTU, Modbus ASCII, and Modbus TCP/IP. It was initially developed by Modicon (now part of Schneider Electric) in the late 1970s and has since become a de facto standard for connecting various devices in industrial automation. Technical Aspects of Modbus:…
March 11, 2024 For commercial applications where airborne contaminants are present, HPS general-purpose encapsulated transformers offer a cost-effective solution that prioritizes safety, quality and ease of installation and maintenance. The core and coil are completely encapsulated in epoxy and silica, providing excellent protection against airborne particles and moisture build-up inside the transformer enclosure. Designed for…
March 11, 2024 LOVATO Electric updates its existing range of contactors with a new construction size. The new contactors are rated 265A, 330A e 400A AC-3 (400V) for motor control applications, 450A, 500A e 600A in AC-1 category. They are available in both 3- and 4-pole versions. The new size, to better adapt to market…
March 11, 2024 Easy Configuration & Advanced Programmability with POSITAL’s Measuring Wheel Encoder POSITAL’s measuring wheels and accessories, combined with the company’s versatile IXARC encoders, can be a convenient and accurate way of measuring linear motion in applications such as conveyer systems or the manufacture of rolled products. Recent enhancements to POSITAL’s programmable encoders have…
Festo integrates cobots from different manufacturers in a 7th- axis solution for bin picking March 8, 2024 Festo introduces the company’s comprehensive selection of electric and pneumatic components for intralogistics motion automation – pushing and sorting, gripping and picking, and lifting and conveying “No material handling competitor comes close to Festo’s breadth of electric and…
March 8, 2024 Thanks to an adjustable sound cone and small dead zone, the new Leuze ultrasonic sensors of the 420B and 412B series can be used for many different applications. If you’re a system operator looking to reduce the number of different sensors used in your systems, the 420B and 412B series from Leuze…
March 7, 2024 How Lena Risse went from tool grinding apprentice to ANCA Female Machinist of the Year Like many people, Lena Risse didn’t know what career to pursue when she entered young adulthood in 2017. Now she’s won ANCA’s inaugural Female Machinist of the Year contest. Lena studied media technology at a university for…
March 7, 2024 Ruland Manufacturing’s new standard inch-to-metric rigid couplings give users a wider range of off-the-shelf couplings Ruland Manufacturing now offers rigid couplings with inch-to-metric bores as a standard product, giving users a wider range of off-the-shelf couplings. This expansion is the latest addition to the company’s inch-to-metric, standard coupling product line that includes…
March 7, 2024 New agreement includes commitment to build community infrastructure to support economic development in the area The Ontario government, Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation have signed an agreement to develop community infrastructure projects that could support future development opportunities in the area, including building all-seasons roads to the mineral-rich Ring…
March 7, 2024 Province investing in mining supply and service sector companies The Ontario government is providing more than $3.7 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to 11 mining supply and service sector companies in Northern Ontario. This investment is promoting innovation, workplace safety, business development and job creation in the mining industry. “Our…
March 7, 2024 Tillsonburg Custom Foods’ expansion will create 78 new good-paying jobs in Trenton and St. Marys The Ontario government is welcoming a $35 million investment by Tillsonburg Custom Foods, a family-owned food processing company. The investment will be used to add new equipment to increase production and create a total of 78 new,…
March 7, 2024 Province committing an additional $60 million to Forest Biomass Program The Government of Ontario is delivering on its commitment to build a stronger forest sector by making an historic investment of $60 million in the Forest Biomass Program. Over the next three years, the program will make targeted investments in forest sector…
March 7, 2024 Thanks to Endress+Hauser’s 2DS-Ex-I intrinsically safe module, data from Memosens sensors in hazardous areas can be transmitted to a PLC via a Liquiline transmitter located in a safe area With the launch of a new speciality transmitter module, Endress+Hauser is simplifying the connection of Memosens sensors located in designated hazardous areas of…
March 6, 2024 ABB has secured a comprehensive propulsion system contract with Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard for the first of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new-generation polar icebreakers Seaspan Shipyards, Canada’s long-term shipbuilding partner for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and Royal Canadian Navy, has awarded ABB a contract to deliver an integrated propulsion system for the…
March 6, 2024 Changes will protect world-class environmental standards while helping get shovels in the ground sooner As the Ontario government is investing nearly $98 billion over the next ten years to build new roads, highways and public transit, including Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass, it is streamlining and simplifying the complex 50-year-old environmental…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
