Contact with moving machine parts, slips and falls, chemical burns, falling objects, fatigue, overexertion, and vehicles are just a few causes of workplace injuries. Fortunately, technology and smart factories can make manufacturing far safer…
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New Tech to Support a Safety Mindset
Next-Generation SafetyContact with moving machine parts, slips and falls, chemical burns, falling objects, fatigue, overexertion, and vehicles are just a few causes of workplace injuries. Fortunately, technology and smart factories can make manufacturing far safer…
WEX Pharmaceuticals
Perfecting the Science of Pain ManagementWhen physical pain occurs—whether from an injury, surgery, or the ravages of cancer—finding the right product to alleviate symptoms can be a matter of trial and error, and is often fraught with side effects including addiction and overdose. WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc., a late-stage drug development company based in Vancouver, BC, is dedicated to reducing those threats through research, development, and manufacture of Halneuron®, a new non-opioid analgesic considered to be a breakthrough in pain-management technology.
Response Biomedical Corp.
Accurate Diagnostics – When Every Minute CountsResponse Biomedical Corp. (Response) is a market leader in comprehensive acute care testing. It is a well-established, thriving Canadian company with full operations—including all manufacturing—based in Vancouver, B.C. Response competes in the in-vitro Diagnostic (“IVD”) market globally and its RAMP system is a fast diagnostics platform offering lab-quality performance in acute care settings.
StressMarq Biosciences Inc.
Improving Drug Discovery OutcomesStressMarq Biosciences Inc. is a boutique firm that develops high-quality bioreagents for pharmaceutical companies and scientific research organizations around the world. Putting these tools in the hands of the right partners has enabled some ground-breaking discoveries…
The Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA)
Bringing Attention and Support to Canada’s Tooling IndustryThe Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA) is dedicated to supporting the interests and promotion of the trades and industries of its namesake affiliations. It began operations in 1963 by uniting various trade associations into one organization, with the lasting goal of better representing the tooling industry in Canada. This includes businesses and service providers within the precision metalworking industry, including those that design, manufacture, repair, or assemble tools, dies, moulds, models, patterns, jigs, fixtures, gauges, machinery, machining systems, robotics, automation equipment, machine shop products, and cutting tools.
Black Controls Company Inc.
Much Ventured, Much More GainedKnown for its industrial and robotic control systems, Black Controls Company Inc. is a young and dynamic company that provides clients, often those with highly complex demands, with custom automation. Celebrating its fourth year in business this month, Black Controls Company Inc.’s team of 24 could not be any prouder.
Elliott Matsuura Canada
Living a LegacyElliott Matsuura Canada Inc., a branch of the global machine tool supplier Matsuura Machinery Corporation, is based in Oakville, Ontario. Its rich history began in 1905 with founder Hugo Frye, a German engineer, who opened his first manufacturing company upon moving to the United Kingdom. He later married Beatrice Elliott, and together the two founded the B. Elliott Group, from which the Elliott group of companies would spring.
Max Die Group
World-Class Tooling, World-Class TrainingWith roots going back a century, the Max Die Group designs and builds automotive stamping tools, prototype parts, and low volume production parts, and runs a training centre for young apprentices. The group consists of three locations—Manor Tool and Die Ltd. (Manor) and its Sigma Division, which are based in Oldcastle, Ontario; and Lakeshore Stamping, Inc., based in Tecumseh, Ontario. This powerhouse trio, each with its specialties, is strategically located near the North American automotive epicentre of Detroit, Michigan.
Clover Tool Manufacturing Limited
The Tools of Success – Superior Products and a Stellar Work EnvironmentSince its founding in 1979 as a tool and die company housed in a 2,000-square-foot shop with 10 employees, Clover Tool Manufacturing has expanded steadily, becoming a producer of completed and semi-finished components and moving to a 14,000-square-foot facility employing 30 people in Vaughan, Ontario in 1989.
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A New Frontier for 3D Technologies
Many manufacturing and construction careers are fraught with risk. This is especially true when it comes to projects that take workers below the water’s surface into the cold, dark depths. With this new environment comes a new set of challenges and risks that requires added skills like scuba certification, as well as immense mental and physical fortitude.
PROCECO
Parts washing is vital for manufacturing success. Far from an afterthought, it is an integrated part of the process in sectors as diverse as rail and transit on the one hand, and aerospace and automotive on the other.
WERMA
WERMA delivers intelligent signal technology to keep operations running safely and efficiently. Founded in 1950, the German-based business boasts subsidiaries throughout Europe as well as in China and the United States. Manufacturing in Focus sat down with Udo Skarke, General Manager of WERMA USA, located in Norcross, Georgia, to learn more about the company’s latest technology and strategies for success.
AeroGo
What would you have done if your company was trying to take advantage of oil prices at $150/barrel (as they were once), and wanted to position an oil rig over an abandoned wellhead in a Los Angeles oil field?
Expand Machinery
Expand Machinery’s commitment to remaining an industry leader by providing the highest value and precision machining productivity available has resulted in a diverse product line that offers unparalleled machine quality. Of particular note is the company’s newly acquired line of Japanese-manufactured equipment, of which it is especially proud.
EAC Product Development Solutions
“We’re just not as efficient as we should be.” These words, along with worrying about staying ahead of the competition, have kept many a manufacturing CEO awake at night.