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AP&C breaks ground on second Quebec plant Arcam AB’s powder manufacturing subsidiary AP&C has begun building its second powder plant in Saint-Eustache, Que., and says it plans to invest up to $31 million into the new operation. >> Read full article
Manufacturing sales up 0.9 per cent in August Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales increased 0.9 per cent to $51.1 billion in August, fuelled by higher sales of food, primary metal, and petroleum and coal products. >> Read full article
SemCAMS to construct new 200 MMcf/d Montney sour gas processing plant SemCAMS, a subsidiary of SemGroup Corp., announced it has entered into an agreement with NuVista Energy Ltd. to proceed with a project that will include the processing of up to 120 MMcf/d of sour gas at a new gas plant SemCAMS will build in the Wapiti area of Alberta. >> Read full article
Integrated technology boosts system functionality SemCAMS, a subsidiary of SemGroup Corp., announced it has entered into an agreement with NuVista Energy Ltd. to proceed with a project that will include the processing of up to 120 MMcf/d of sour gas at a new gas plant SemCAMS in the Wapiti area of Alberta. >> Read full article
FEV acquires TrigTec FEV North America (FEV) has acquired a 51-per-cent stake in automation and testing products maker TrigTec. >> Read full article



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products

Switch family Microsemi, a provider of semiconductor solutions, has announced its Ocelot product family, describing it as a “low power, feature-rich” Ethernet switch family optimized for communications networking in the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market. >> Read full article
Direct drive linear motor The SDLM-025-070-01-01 direct drive linear motor from Moticont, also known as an electric cylinder, boasts a built-in encoder, zero backlash, zero cogging, and provides users with “high acceleration, high speed, high resolution, and long life.” >> Read full article
Safety interlock switches Omega says its K-SS Series tongue operated safety interlock switches are designed to fit to the leading edge of sliding, hinged or lift off machine guards to provide positively operated switching contacts. >> Read full article


Event Calendar

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
Rockwell’s Automation Fair Location: Atlanta, Ga. Date: November 9-10, 2016 >> More Info