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Electro-Federation Canada Held Their 12th Annual Future Forum with the Rheme ‘Innovation During Disruptive Times: Finding the Crossroads Between Talent and Technology’

 

Electro-Federation Canada held their 12th Annual Future Forum with the theme ‘Innovation During Disruptive Times: Finding the Crossroads Between Talent and Technology’ today. This popular electrical industry event was held virtually, and attracted a vast section of their membership to listen to a dynamic set of speakers and thought leaders who provided insight into the heartbeat of innovation, a refresh on technology and strategies to help understand the value of collaborative thinking to better serve customers.

 

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Lafert Formally Introduces New Plant in San Donà di Piave

The new production plant is officially in operation after its formal unveiling at Lafert’s 60th anniversity celebrations in San Donà di Piave, Italy, close to the historic headquarters. The 130 000 sq foot plant was developed to increase production capacity and meet the growing demand for IE5 Super Premium Efficiency motors, while also providing new storage areas for raw materials and finished products.

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Sonepar Canada Acquires Aztec Electrical Supply Inc.

 

Sonepar has announced that its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Sonepar Canada, Inc. has acquired Aztec Electrical Supply Inc. (“Aztec”). With a strong presence in the province of Ontario, the acquisition of Aztec will strengthen Sonepar’s ability to grow their industrial business model across the Greater Toronto Area.

 

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Festo wins Lean and Green Management Award

 

The Operation Unit “Modular Valves” at the Festo plant in Scharnhausen, Germany, is one of the winners of the “Lean and Green Management Award 2022”. The jury awarded the special “Lean Excellence” prize to the lean processes and cleanly applied standards. Efficient and resource-saving production is also an important building block in the sustainability strategy of Festo.

 

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It’s official! Rittal Limited is a Great Place to Work® and the Recipient of the Rittal Global Oscar Business Performance Award

 

Rittal Limited, Canada, is proud to announce that we have been certified as a Great Place to Work® after a thorough, independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work Institute® Canada. This certification is based on direct feedback from employees, provided as part of an extensive and anonymous survey about their workplace experience.

 

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Rittal Presents the 2022 ‘Women in Tech’ EFC Scholarships to Ashlin Malik, University of Saskatchewan and Laura Yang, McMaster University

 

Rittal’s annual ‘Women in Tech’ Scholarships are so important as they recognize that women have a vital contribution to make in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Rittal Limited is so pleased to have pioneered this scholarship in 2019, and continues to award the Electro-Federation Canada ‘Women in Tech’ Scholarship annually, to deserving women to help them to pursue their dreams in the Electrical Industry.

 

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WEG Held the Second Edition of Six Sigma Summit

 

On October 19, 20 and 21, 2022, WEG held the second edition of the SIX SIGMA SUMMIT online, an internal event that aims to disseminate the results obtained by WEG’s Six Sigma Program in Brazil and abroad, in addition to share knowledge through project presentations, workshops, discussion forums and lectures with experts from partner companies and educational institutions.

 

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Invertek Drives USA Expands With New Headquarters and Distribution Centre

 

Investment continues at the US arm of Invertek Drives Ltd with the expansion into new premises to cater for record orders and rapid growth. The headquarters and distribution centre of Invertek Drives USA has moved into new premises in Libertyville, IL, near Chicago. The 19,060sq ft facility acts as the main distribution point in North America.

 

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Arlington Wins! … IMARK Supplier of the Year for 2022

 

Arlington Industries Inc. announced recently that the company was recognized by IMARK Electrical, once again, as the Supplier of the Year for 2022 at the IMARK GROUP’s annual meeting in Indian Wells, CA on October 17, 2022. Arlington won this prestigious award in the “AA” category of mid-sized manufacturers for outstanding service to IMARK members.

 

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OMNI CT and ABB To Collaborate On Innovative Waste-To-Fuel Technology

 

ABB received a Letter of Award from Canadian cleantech company OMNI Conversion Technologies Inc. (OMNI CT) to offer municipalities and industry a fully integrated waste-to-energy solution. ABB was selected by OMNI CT to provide cutting-edge automation technologies to support their process, including industry-leading distributed control system ABB Ability™ System 800xA and ABB integrated eHouse solutions, ready to operate in the field with minimal installation, commissioning, and start-up time.

 

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Coolbrook and ABB Expand Partnership With Investment to Accelerate Decarbonization of Heavy Industries

 

ABB and transformational technology and engineering company Coolbrook have signed an agreement to accelerate the development, industrialization and adoption of RotoDynamic technology to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors such as petrochemicals and chemicals, cement and steel. RotoDynamic technology replaces the burning of fossil fuel with renewable electricity as the energy source. The new agreement expands ABB and Coolbrook’s existing partnership, launched in January 2022, and was signed at Imperial College in London last week.

 

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NSK Receives Tribology Technology Award for Technology Enhancing Bearing Durability

 

NSK has received the “Japanese Society of Tribologists (JAST)*1 Technology Award” for new technology improving the durability of bearings by strengthening the rolling elements (steel balls). The award-winning rolling element reinforcement technology is already being used in bearings for automotive transmissions and machine tools, contributing to improved reliability in a wide range of machinery.

 

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The Beginning of a New Era of Drives Production

 

Control Techniques and Nidec are about to enter the next exciting phase of its expansion plans for global manufacturing on Wednesday 12th October when we will open a brand-new manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico. This bold development signifies the beginning of a new era of drives production and allows us to support our strategic objectives for growth and to be able to manufacture all our products anywhere in the world.