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MM&D MAGAZINE, MAY/JUNE 2011: It must be something about the air. Spring always seems to present a good time to refresh, take stock and learn a thing or two. There are plenty of opportunities to hone skills and knowledge, and we feature stories about several such events in this issue.
Aluminum Enclosures, Steel & Plastic Enclosures Introduced By MFGmatch.net Boston, Massachusetts – “Welcome back to Beantown Lord Stanley, we’ve missed you,” said avid Bruins fan Tristan Bennett in response of the Boston Bruins winning last night the NHL’s Stanley Cup after a 39 year drought. Bennett, an office manager for MFGmatch.net, celebrated with co-workers hours after introducing the company’s new Enclosures Manufacturers Directory
Razor-thin profit margins are nothing new in the notoriously competitive label industry, but some companies manage to deal with them better than others by consistently offering excellent pricing, high-quality labels and the latest, cutting-edge printing technologies. Specifically, companies like Ste-Julie, Que.-based Imprimerie Saint-Julie Inc. —a successful, family-operated label supplier employing 85 people at two label converting facilities specializing in flexographic and digital printing processes.
OTTAWA— Canada isn’t protecting workers’ rights, according to a new survey from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The ITUC represents 175 million workers in 151 countries and territories
LAVAL, Que.― The majority of workers in Canada would choose health benefits over cold hard cash, according to a new survey by Sanofi , a Quebec-based healthcare solutions provider. It found 59 per cent of group health benefit plan members would rather keep their plan than receive $10,000. Even if that amount doubled, 48 per cent would still choose the benefits plan
AMHERST, N.S.— Toronto-based renewable energy developer Sprott Power Corp.
Electronic Components Can Now Be Purchased Reputable Electronic Components Distributors IndustrialSAVER Electronics Parts Buying Guide adds testers, assembler tools, supplies and components to its product lines Pasadena, California – The online industrial marketplace IndustrialSAVER, commonly referred to as I-SAVER by its users in the manufacturing community, introduced Wednesday morning its newly revised and more extensive Electronic Components Directory . The company reported in a press release published in an online California business blog the directory now includes additional offering for electronic parts and supplies, including hard-to-find and obsolete components to go along with its existing product line of batteries, LCD products, robotics, interconnects, electromechanical devices, semiconductors, wire & cable, ICs, passive components, opto & illumination products, power supplies, computer parts and other products for electronics applications. Carlos Price, spokesman for IndustrialSAVER.com, which recently published a buying guide for electrical equipment and accessories said the Electronic Components Manufacturers & Distributors on the site can be explored
OSHAWA, Ont.: The General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence ( ACE ) is now officially open for business.
TORONTO— Teknor Apex’s Vinyl Division is introducing new rigid vinyl compounds for a range of uses. After decades of being associated strictly with flexible vinyl, Teknor has developed more than 30 standard compounds
