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November 7, 2018
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Report: Canada has the potential to be a robotics powerhouse

Canada is poised to become a future leader in robotics with the right government support in place, according to a recent study conducted by CATAAlliance and Sciencetech.


Phoenix Contact's general manager Kevin McKenna departs after 30 years

Phoenix Contact Ltd. has announced the departure of its long-standing general manager, Kevin McKenna.


Resolute announces $53.5M investment in Northwestern Ontario mills

Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced $40 million in investments at its Northwestern Ontario operations, in addition to $13.5 million in major maintenance repairs and the creation of 25 new jobs.


Bombardier Transportation replaces president of Americas

Bombardier Transportation is bringing in a new president in charge of the Americas region to replace an executive who asked to be relieved of his duties for undisclosed personal reasons.


ATS Automation completes acquisition of KMW

Ontario automation solutions provider ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. has announced it has completed the acquisition of KMW Konstruktion, Maschinen- & Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG and KMW GmbH.


Food manufacturer fined $60K by Ministry of Labour after injury

Give and Go Prepared Foods Corporation, a manufacturer of baked goods, has been fined $60,000 by the Ontario Ministry of Labour after a worker was permanently injured at Give and Go's Brampton, Ontario plant.
 
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ABB to build robotics factory in Shanghai

ABB has announced that it is investing US$150 million to build what it says is the world's most advanced, automated and flexible robotics factory. » Read full article
 
Products 
 
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Festo releases FDA-compliant tubing for process industries

Festo has launched a new line of pneumatic tubing called PTFEN that the company says delivers the high-pressure, heat, corrosion and hydrolysis resistance required for many process industries. » Read full article
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Fujitsu Canada adds ScanSnap iX1500 to document scanner series

Fujitsu Canada has released the ScanSnap iX1500, a colour duplex model document scanner that converts most office documents into PDFs, searchable PDFs, Word and Excel documents. » Read full article
 
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Formnext

Location: Frankfurt, Ger.
Date:v November 13-16, 2018
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Advanced Design and Manufacturing Expo

Location: Montreal, Que.
Date: November 14-15, 2018
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Automation Fair

Location: Philadelphia, Pen.
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IDTechEx Show!/Printed Electronics USA

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SPS IPC Drives

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Date: November 27-29, 2018
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AI World Conference & Expo

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Motor & Drive Systems 2019

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2019 Eaton Automation and Technical Showcase

Location: New Orleans, La.
Date: February 4, 2019
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ARC World Industry Forum

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Hannover Messe 2019

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Automate/Promat 2019

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Date: April 8-11, 2019
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