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Wind turbine builder fined after worker injury CS Wind Canada, a manufacturer of wind turbine towers, pleaded guilty and has been fined $60,000 after a worker was injured by moving components of a tower under construction. >> Read full article
Fiat Chrysler and Unifor reach tentative agreement Unifor says Fiat Chrysler has committed to invest a total of $554 million at its Ontario plants in addition to increasing wages and benefits for the union’s members in line with a pattern established at General Motors. >> Read full article
Ford ends car manufacturing in Australia after 91 years The last Australian-made six-cylinder Ford Falcon XR6 rolled off the Broadmeadows plant in Melbourne, Australia, last week, marking the end of the car maker’s 91-year manufacturing history in the country. The closure of the facility will result in approximately 600 lost jobs, said the company. >> Read full article
Federal carbon price plan sparks fears among five Canadian industries The national minimum price on carbon proposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week has sparked fears from several Canadian industries that their costs and product prices will rise and their ability to compete with international rivals will suffer. >> Read full article
From the editor: Celebrating 30 years of service 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of Manufacturing AUTOMATION as the leading publication of the Canadian industrial automation market, reaching manufacturers and engineers from the shop floor to the top floor. >> Read full article
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HMI display Fuji Electric’s Monitouch V9 Advanced HMI display promises to bring users “advanced” features including remote connectivity for tablets and smartphones, a capacitive touch panel for “smooth operation,” and a wireless LAN interface. >> Read full article
Intelligent safety relays Wieland Electric says it has developed a compact DIN rail mounted universal safety relay for monitoring various machine safety functions, including emergency stops, elevator access control, and heating/burner installations. >> Read full article
Mobile-friendly website The mobile-friendly website from Anver is now live, offering a “responsive design” that works on desktop, mobile, and tablet devices to view product information, videos and other resources. >> Read full article


Event Calendar

Cyber Security for Critical Manufacturing (MANUSEC) Location: Chicago, Ill. Date: October 13, 2016 >> More Info
Canadian Machine Vision Conference Location: Vancouver, B.C. Date: October 20, 2016 >> More Info
Advanced Manufacturing Canada Location: Toronto, Ont. Date: November 2-3, 2016 >> More Info
Pack Expo Location: Chicago, Ill. Date: November 6-9, 2016 >> More Info