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Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show offers special evening for independent job shops
Organizers of the newly-expanded Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS) – to be held May 14-16 at Montreal’s Place Bonaventure – have announced that they will be extending the show’s hours for a special evening offered exclusively for independent job shops across the province. On Tuesday, May 15 from 4:00-8:00 p.m., job shop owners, staff and ...
Mitsubishi unveils new wire EDM technology
MC Machinery Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., unveiled its revamped wire EDM line, featuring the revolutionary Cylindrical Drive Technology, offering a simple, but intelligent design concept. Until now, customers have had to choose between speed and precision when selecting an EDM machine. With the new MV Series, both can be accomplished on a ...
14th Annual CTMA Shotgun Golf Tournament
The CTMA is pleased to announce the association’s 14th Annual Shotgun Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at the Pine Knot Golf & Country Club in Dorchester, Ontario. This successful event has attracted a large number of people from the tool, die, mould, pattern and machining industries since it began and we this year’s ...
Former CFLer, Canadian Senator to inspire Quebec manufacturers as industry looks to improve productivity, lower costs
The most pressing challenge facing Quebec manufacturers in 2012 is the need to do more with less, reports a recent survey conducted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The survey is being released just weeks before the launch of a newly-expanded Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS), which features an inspirational keynote address by Canadian ...
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$1T business bonanza in India
Canadian manufacturers take note: India plans to invest more than US$1 trillion over the next five years to meet infrastructure demands and more than half of that money will be coming from the private sector.
First CEO Summit of the Americas calls for greater economic cooperation among Western Hemisphere nations
The First CEO Summit of the Americas wrapped up today with calls for greater cooperation among Western Hemisphere nations on matters ranging from trade and investment to education, science and technology and security, in order to boost prosperity from Canada to Chile. At the end of the conference, held ahead of the 6th Summit of ...
Mazak expands technology centre to support manufacturing growth
Mazak Corporation has announced that the firm will host a special three-day Discover More with Mazak open house at its Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Ill. Slated for June 26 – 28, the event will highlight the facility’s recent 18,000-square-foot expansion, powerful cutting demonstrations on the latest productivity-improving machine tools and industry expert presentations. Mazak ...
Less than two weeks to vote for the Cold Crew winner
Voting is underway, and less than two weeks remain for the public to select the grand prize winner of the Cintas & Cold Crew contest at the voting website. The Cold Crew contest was launched last December in conjunction with the release of the new Carhartt Rental Active Jacket, offered exclusively by Cintas Corporation, North ...
Jim Anderton to host FAB LAB round table at FABTECH Canada
Canadian Metalworking Editor Jim Anderton will host a one-hour “FAB LAB” round table discussion during FABTECH Canada, March 20-22, 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre. The one-hour sessions will run from 11:00 to noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and all are attendees are welcome. “I’m looking forward to discussing the outstanding issues of our ...
FABTECH Canada highlights importance of youth in manufacturing: Hundreds of students expected to attend inaugural event
As Canada continues to grapple with the challenges of an aging workforce, there’s no better time to consider today’s youth as potential skilled workers for tomorrow. That’s the message from organizers of FABTECH Canada 2012, Canada’s first exclusive fabricating, metal forming and welding event, making its debut next week at the Toronto Congress Centre, March ...
OMAX to showcase waterjet cutting centre with motorized Z-axis at MMTS 2012
OMAX Corporation, in conjunction with its distribution partner, Spark & Co. Machine Tools, Inc., will showcase the latest in advanced abrasive waterjet technology at the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS), taking place May 14 – 16 in Canada. Visitors to booth 615 will experience the fast, precise cutting performance of the OMAX 60120 JetMachining Center ...
Mazak Canada event supports manufacturing growth in multiple metalworking industries
Mazak will host a special Discover More With Mazak event at its Canadian Headquarters and Technology Centre in Cambridge, Ontario on May 30 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. With a focus on aerospace, automotive, energy and job shop manufacturing, the event will pair expert guidance with advanced machine tool technology to help manufacturers maximize ...
Record sales celebrated at Delcam’s 25th Sales Partner Meeting
Delcam’s 25th Annual Sales Partner Meeting, which was held in Stratford last week, attracted over 250 delegates from 33 countries, the highest attendance in the company’s history. This record number of delegates for the event reflected Delcam’s continued growth, both in terms of its geographic reach and in the increasing diversity of the applications of ...
Mazak Northeast event supports growth in aero, med manufacturing
To support growth in the automotive and medical manufacturing sector, Mazak Corporation is hosting a special Discover More With Mazak event at its Northeast Technology Center in Windsor Locks, Conn., May 8, 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Local manufacturers, and those in town for the Mfg4 conference at the Connecticut ...
Hardinge director of corporate operational excellence to speak at IMTS 2012
Hardinge Inc. a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions announces David Bassett, Director of Corporate Operational Excellence at Hardinge has been selected to speak at the 2012 IMTS Conference Program put on by GIE Media Inc. and AMT-The Association for Manufacturing Technology . Mr. Bassett will present MCT: Manufacturing Cycle Time- The Holy Grail. ...
Hypertherm Cutting Institute now online
Hypertherm has unveiled an enhanced Hypertherm Cutting Institute, an online training community that offers a number of resources for people who work with or want to learn more about cutting metal. Key features found on the online site are video tutorials providing thorough step-by-step instruction, interactive e-learning courses on everything from consumable care and optimization ...
Lincoln Extends Money Matters rebate program
Lincoln Electric’s successful Money Matters rebate program has been extended until Feb. 29, 2012. The company has expanded the program to include additional products like the Power MIG 180 Dual and the new Power MIG. Rebates on the new additions are $100 for the Power MIG 180 Dual and $200 for the Power MIG 256. ...
Bystronic announces Machine Demonstration Days March 7th and 8th, 2012
Bystronic Inc. has announced that it will conduct machine demonstration days at their new US headquarters and showroom located in Elgin, IL on March 7th and 8th 2012. Products to be demonstrated include the new ByJet Smart waterjet, featuring a compact design and a highly efficient pump that has less maintenece intervals than conventional pumps; ...
Bystronic Inc. to Showcase Xpert Press Brake at FABTECH Canada 2012
Bystronic Inc., Elgin IL announces that it will showcase their Xpert press brake at FABTECH Canada 2012, March 20-22, 2012. With the world’s most comprehensive database on material bend allowances and extensive empirical bending knowledge, the Bystronic Xpert press brake makes a bending professional of every user. New Xpert Options: FastBend + safety system for ...
OMAX to show latest waterjet technology at FABTECH Canada 2012
At the FABTECH Canada 2012 show, taking place March 20 – 22 in Toronto, OMAX will showcase its 60120 JetMachining® Center paired with a 50 hp EnduroMAX® Pump and Tilt-A-Jet® cutting head to demonstrate fast, efficient and precise cutting of large components and multiple-part projects. “FABTECH Canada is a great opportunity for manufacturers to gain ...
FABTECH Canada adds social media, mobile apps for a FAB-ulous experience
Show floor exhibits aren’t the only leading edge tools and technologies expected to create a stir at FABTECH Canada, the country’s first exclusive fabricating, metal forming and welding event making its debut at the Toronto Congress Centre March 20-22, 2012. Emerging social media trends and innovative mobile applications will also be in the spotlight as ...
Okuma TechTrek Showcases Manufacturing Solutions
In a three-day event December 6-8, Okuma America Corporation and their distributors hosted over 200 manufacturing professionals at the Okuma and Partners in THINC facilities in Charlotte, NC. With 24 machines on display and 29 Partner representatives on hand to address questions, attendees had the opportunity to truly explore potential manufacturing solutions and discover ways ...
KUKA Robotics Canada opens new facility
KUKA Robotics Canada, a subsidiary of KUKA Roboter GmbH, has announced the opening of their facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The facility is home to KUKA Robotics Canada’s sales, applications, service and engineering staff to support customers in reviewing applications and applying robotics technologies to improve productivity and quality while reducing costs and ergonomic related ...
