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Toshiba buys Hamilton based manufacturer of custom electric motors
Toshiba International Corp. has agreed to buy the assets of Elettra Technology, a manufacturer of custom industrial electric motors that was born out of a former Canadian subsidiary of Westinghouse.… -
Survey shows China manufacturing contracting, adding to signs economy cooling
A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing. HSBC Corp. said Thursday the preliminary version of… -
ATS Automation sees lower profit, revenue in fourth quarter
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. reports it had $8.9 million of net income and $153.2 million of revenue from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of its 2013 financial year,… -
Union official in Labrador worried about vacancies left by health and safety inspectors
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is having trouble filling positions left vacant by health and safety inspectors in Labrador. Service Newfoundland and Labrador confirms the positions have been vacant for… -
Opportunities for electronics manufacturing services increasing: study
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly turning to electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers to better handle the escalating volumes of electronic content in the medical industry, according to a new… -
Toyota's French factory starts Yaris production for North American export
Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) has started production on its Toyota Yaris compact car for export to the United States of America, Canada and Puerto Rico. The model produced is… -
Motion control industry continues to forecast growth
The PTDA Business Index for the first quarter of 2013 produced a reading of 61.1, which represents a substantial increase over last quarter’s reading of 50.7, the 12th consecutive expansion,… -
VIDEO: New Dimensions in Automation Innovation
Siemens Canada's national tour series stopped in Oakville, Ont., on May 16 to showcase the company's latest TIA Portal V12 software and next generation controller family SIMATIC S7-1500. Watch as… -
Harmonic drive gearhead series
Using new lightweight materials and an optimized design, Harmonic Drive has developed the SHD-2UH-LW Lightweight Series, available through Electromate. These axially compact gear units feature a large hollow input shaft… -
Shaft locking bushings
The ETP Hyloc from Zero-Max is designed to provide the robust hub-shaft connection, providing excellent concentricity despite high torque and radial loading. Each roll forming wheel in the system shapes…