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An Ontario-based manufacturer of fibre-reinforced plastic products has created a COVID-19 testing station that allows health-care professionals to administer tests.
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DuroByte Inc., an Ontario-based automation system builder, has created a product that tracks sanitization of work cells in a manufacturing facility in order to avoid transmission of COVID-19.
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A new website that connects workplaces with suppliers and manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) launched last week as part of a joint initiative to address supply chain issues.
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The Canadian Shield has received a contract from the federal government to produce 10 million of its reusable face shields.
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A Quebec-based technology company has developed an RFID social distancing tracker that employees could wear in the workplace that alarms if they get too close to another worker.
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We start our Machine Language podcast series by talking to Shelley Fellows, chair of Automate Canada, and Mike Bilton, chair of the Canadian Association of Mold Makers about what’s been happening in Ontario’s manufacturing sector as a result of the pandemic.
The industry associations have been working together to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the mold, tool and die, and industrial automation sectors through weekly surveys of their members.
Fellows and Bilton discuss some of the major concerns brought forth by manufacturers, and some unexpected positive impacts of the coronavirus crisis. They also highlight health and safety best practices, and dig in to how Industry 4.0 technologies will help manufacturers become more resilient long-term.
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The manufacturing industry in North America will see rapid implementation of automation technologies for supply chain management to prepare for the next crisis. “Our supply chains became actually quite fragile, but we didn’t realize how fragile they were,” Jonathan Wright at IBM tells Manufacturing AUTOMATION.
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In order to determine the best workplaces across all industries, Great Place to Work Institute Canada issues a confidential employee survey. See which manufacturing and automation companies made the 2020 list.
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Following the announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments began calling on manufacturers to step outside of their comfort zones to help ease the shortage of medical supplies. Flexible production methods have helped Canadian factories rise to the challenge.
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The CEO of ATS Automation says he “couldn’t be more proud” of his workforce as the company pivots to produce medical devices at its facilities, and ramps up production of equipment needed by other manufacturers during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Missed our recent webinar with Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) on how manufacturers can plan their return-to-work strategies? Find a recap and the free recording here.
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Date: Sept. 14-20, 2020
Location: Chicago, Ill.
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Date: Oct. 7-9, 2020
Location: Montreal, Que.
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Date: Oct. 27-28, 2020
Location: Edmonton, Alta.
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Date: Nov. 24-26, 2020
Location: Nuremberg, Ger.
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Date: Dec. 8-11, 2020
Location: Munich, Ger.
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