Rollomatic, announced new capabilities to the LaserSmart 510 laser cutting and ablation machine. Rollomatic has developed a process allowing sharpening of thick‐film diamond coated cutting tools. CNC Laser Cutting Machine LaserSmart incorporates technologies that facilitate probing the surface of coated cutting edge to
GROB Systems developed linear pallet storage system (PSS-L), an automated, flexible, manufacturing line that complements a variety of part types. PSS-L allows up to five machine tools to be connected to a pallet storage racking with a maximum of 87 pallet positions. PSS-L can also operate “locked out” of a system, as an
U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of the Torque Limiter Sprocket - a complete assembly providing both the Torque Limiter and sprocket together as one unit. The all-new Torque Limiter Sprocket combines Tsubaki’s 100+ years of engineering and manufacturing excellence with high-quality Tsubaki Sprockets
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) HXV Hybrid Cooler, offers both evaporative and dry cooling and is water saving and energy-efficient. Evaporative cooling, allows the HXV to be up to 60 per cent more energy-efficient than air-cooled systems. BAC’s combined flow technology, combines parallel air and water paths. HXV offers
Tek-Trol 1100A Coriolis Mass Flowmeter measures the mass of the fluids directly, rather than volume, and does not require compensations for temperature and pressure. It consists of two parallel tubes that oscillate by way of a magnet. The oscillations are recorded by sensors fitted at the inlet and outlet of each tube.<
The REED R7800 coating thickness gauge automatically identifies ferrous and non-ferrous substrates and is designed for non-invasive coating thickness measurements. It features a 360° screen rotation allowing users to view measured readings from any angle. The R7800 has a single or multi-point mode, allowing for setting
A stop work order is back in place at Cape Breton’s idled Donkin coal mine after another rockfall. Scott Nauss, the province’s senior director of inspection compliance, says the rockfall occurred sometime over the weekend but no one was in the mine at the time. It was discovered early Monday by a skeleton crew that is helping to kee…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss of 1.7 billion euros ($1.84 billion) due to a steep decline in car sales triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, and said the impact on the second-quarter would be even more severe. The Italian-American carmaker has withdrawn full-year earnings
General Motors says it plans to restart some production at its engine plant in St. Catharines, Ont. next week ahead of a wider restart of North American operations the week of May 18. The automaker will reopen the plants under “extensive safety measures” following considerable planning, said spokeswoman Jennifer W
Heroux-Devtek Inc. says it will reduce its workforce by 10 per cent, or about 225 employees, due to falling demand in the commercial aerospace market due to the COVID-19 pandemic. About 125 of the job cuts are in Quebec, where Heroux-Devtek has its head office and largest operations. It says the former Alta Precision plant will also clo…
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. has started a phased return-to-work plan after it suspended manufacturing operations in March due to the pandemic. The company says 100 employees are back on the job. De Havilland Canada says it’s focused on resuming pre-flight activities and delivery of Dash 8-400 aircraft. The company suspend…
The global technology company Voith Group and Moog Inc., both developers, manufacturers and suppliers of electric, hydraulic and hybrid drive solutions, have signed the contracts to form the joint venture HMS – Hybrid Motion Solutions GmbH based in Rutesheim on April 29, 2020. The joint venture provides for a strategic partnership to exp
Sometimes MASTA models won’t run and users are tasked with the job of figuring out why. Join SMT for the fourth webinar of 2020. This webinar will look at troubleshooting the MASTA model. The SMT support team will address some of the modeling and analysis mistakes that cause these problems. The webinar takes place June 9, 2020 from
Bombardier Inc. says 11,000 furloughed employees will return to work across Canada over the next few weeks, primarily in Quebec where some 450,000 residents are expected to go back on the job as the province prepares to restart its economy. The plane-and-train maker said Tuesday it will resume production in Quebec as of May 11, the day set …
Stelco Holdings Inc. says it has entered into a long-term agreement with United States Steel Corp. to purchase iron ore pellets from the largest iron ore mine in the U.S. The eight-year replacement deal will supply all of Stelco’s anticipated iron ore pellet requirements at Lake Erie Works and expanded production from a blast furnace u…
Cameco Corp. says spot uranium prices are up amid the production disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says the uranium spot price has increased by more than 35 per cent since the company announced the first disruption at its Cigar Lake mine on March 23. The comment came as Cameco reported a first-quarter loss of $19 mil…
JW Winco, Inc., has opened a new distribution centre and branch office in Canada. The new facility, located in Woodbridge, Ontario, has over 6,000 square feet of warehouse space, and over 2,300 square feet of office space. “We have over 2,500 individual items in stock to improve our service to our customers in Canada,”
