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Responding to COVID-19: Industry Leadership Honours

Manufacturers and their workforces are among the heroes who have battled the spread of COVID-19, and we are going to recognize them with a virtual gala event September 17, 2020 at 11AM ET. Register as a spectator, apply for the awards or nominate a deserving company today!


Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when it's ready

The feds are ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages


Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

An Angus Reid poll found only 55% of Canadians are wearing masks regularly when they leave home


Commons to sit as Liberals seek to extend wage subsidy, make disability payment

Bill Morneau says the wage-subsidy program needs to be extended to December and have its criteria loosened a little
 
 
Sponsored Spotlight 
 

NEW PRT-1217 Series Multi-Person unit

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MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS 
 

Advanced Manufacturing Outlook Survey 2021

For a second year, Canadian Manufacturing and PLANT magazines are putting together a report on advanced manufacturing that will provide valuable insights into how companies are (or are not) engaging with Industry 4.0., and we want to hear from you! How is your firm utilizing IoT, analytics, automation or other elements of digitization? Let us know by participating in a 12-minute survey. Deadline to participate is July 31! » Read more
 

Air Transat makes its first two delivery flights with sustainable aviation fuel blend

The fuel is powering Airbus A321neoLRs, which consume 15% less fuel than the previous generation of Airbus jets » Read more
 

KFC Canada makes bamboo a permanent packaging solution

The move to bamboo poutine buckets will see KFC Canada eliminate 55 tonnes of plastic waste annually » Read more
 

SPONSORED: Putting process optimization on the fast track

The majority of control loop performance monitoring (CLPM) solutions were first introduced at the start of the new millennium in direct response to industry’s need for improved awareness of issues affecting regulatory control » Read more
 
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Putting Process Optimization on the Fast Track

Control loop performance monitoring solutions were supposed to facilitate optimization of a plant’s PID controllers. Difficulty with real-world process data and limits on their ability to provide meaningful recommendations hampered effectiveness. Those speed bumps have been removed and for some manufacturers real-time optimization is now on the fast track. Learn More
 
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MANUFACTURING IN-DEPTH 
 

SPONSORED: Turndown ratio in AC motor speed control

Choosing the right motor and VFD type depends on a variety of factors » read more

The verdict: Canada’s legalization of cannabis is a success

However, one issue yet to be addressed is amnesty for those convicted of simple possession and use when cannabis was illegal » read more
 
LATEST FROM PLANT 
 

UK is buying 90M coronavirus vaccine doses

Has accessed candidates being developed by a Pfizer, BioNTech, and another experimental vaccine researched by Valneva. » read more

Some resistance in Quebec to mandatory masks for indoor public places

Videos have circulated online of people being ejected from stores after refusing to wear a mask. » read more