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Fluent.ai launches a partnership with BSH to voice automate assembly lines

The company came to Fluent.ai through its Venture Client unit, BSH Startup Kitchen, with the goal of increasing efficiency and improving ergonomics.


Manufacturing sales fell 2.1% in April as chip shortage hurt auto industry

Manufacturing sales excluding the transportation equipment industry rose 1.5 per cent in April.


Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective

While more than half of the U.S. population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, less than 1 percent of people in the developing world have had one shot, according to Our World In Data.
 
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Machine operators need innovative cleaning solutions to implement autonomous cleaning operations for improved hygiene and productivity. Tork products help facilities reduce downtime, avoid operational challenges, and improve quality, cost, and delivery. The Tork Equipped to Improve Guide provides facility managers and machine operators with the tools and guidance they need to encourage hygiene compliance while enhancing business operations, improving productivity, and boosting employee morale. Learn more
 
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Xebec Adsorption Inc. acquires Tiger Filtration to leverage manufacturing business for renewable gases

Total consideration payable by Xebec is £12.0 million ($20.6 million CAD) and is subject to certain holdbacks, adjustments and time-based payments. » Register here for free
 
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Flora Growth to acquire Koch & Gsell

Under the Heimat brand, Koch & Gsell manufactures and distributes a range of hemp products that contain less then 1% THC. » Read more
 
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McGill University Health Centre begins phase III trial for its COVID-19 anti-inflammatory drug

An affordable decades-old drug has been reformulated and repurposed to treat COVID-19 patients. » Read more
 
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3 key tips for automotive manufacturers to support cybersecurity initiatives

Greentec is calling on the manufacturing industry to let consumers know they can do a factory reset, or building in a mechanism that will take care of it when it is scrapped or resold. » Read more
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Doug Ford: Threatening the notwithstanding clause for political benefit – again

There’s been a tradition in Québec, as well as in Alberta and Saskatchewan, of using the notwithstanding clause to avoid scrutiny under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. » Read more
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COVID-19 may never go away, but practical herd immunity is within reach

The fraction of the population that needs to be immune in order for the population to have “full” herd immunity depends on the transmissibility of the virus in the population, and on the control measures in place. » Read more
 
LATEST FROM PLANT 
 

New recruiting network exclusive to manufacturing

ManufacturingJobsite.ca has been launched by business media leader Annex Business Media, publishers of Plant, along with 19 other leading manufacturing media brands. » Read more

TK Elevator Canada opens Toronto South branch

Located at 445 Milner Avenue in Scarborough, Toronto South will include over 90 employees. » Read more