Pull Boring Highlights the Capability of Deep Hole Making
June 24, 2011 – 3:53 pm | No Comment

Click Image to Enlarge Although deep hole drilling machines such as this B630 from Unisig are designed for the special needs of creating holes through long workpieces, they have the flexibility to perform a variety of operations such as boring, counterboring, trepanning, roller burnishing and pull boring. The machine shown here is the 10-meter version. Pull boring is a precision operation in which a cutter is pulled through an existing hole to improve straightness

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Learning in an ever-changing world
June 17, 2011 – 8:37 am | No Comment

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
June 16, 2011 – 1:22 pm | No Comment
Aluminum Enclosures, Steel & Plastic Enclosures Introduced By MFGmatch.net

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

Digital delights
June 16, 2011 – 10:12 am | No Comment
Digital delights

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.

Do Canada’s labor laws need work?
June 16, 2011 – 10:12 am | No Comment
Do Canada’s labor laws need work?

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

Workplace wellness is priceless
June 16, 2011 – 10:08 am | No Comment
Workplace wellness is priceless

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

$61M wind project underway in Nova Scotia
June 15, 2011 – 8:34 pm | No Comment
$61M wind project underway in Nova Scotia

AMHERST, N.S.— Toronto-based renewable energy developer Sprott Power Corp.

Electronic Components Can Now Be Purchased Reputable Electronic Components Distributors
June 15, 2011 – 12:22 pm | No Comment
Electronic Components Can Now Be Purchased Reputable Electronic Components Distributors

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

Talking turkey
June 15, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment
Talking turkey

White meat or dark?

$99M automotive R&D centre opens for business
June 15, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment
$99M automotive R&D centre opens for business

OSHAWA, Ont.: The General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence ( ACE ) is now officially open for business.

Teknor launches rigid PVC compounds
June 15, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment
Teknor launches rigid PVC compounds

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