March 31, 2026 IEA Member Countries to Carry Out Largest Ever Oil Stock Release The 32 Member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) unanimously agreed on March 11, 2026, to make 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves available to the market to address disruptions in oil markets stemming from the war in the…
March 31, 2026 From the office of the Prime Minister, Mark Carney: “In an increasingly dangerous and divided world, Canada must be prepared – to defend ourselves and our values, to secure our sovereignty, and to stand with our Allies. For too long, Canada did not sufficiently build that strength. By 2014, Canada’s defence spending…
March 27, 2026 2026 Ontario Budget delivering on plan to protect Ontario workers and families by building a more competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy On March 25, 2026, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. In the midst of tariffs and economic uncertainty, the government continues to deliver on…
March 25, 2026 By Krystie Johnston Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just a buzzword anymore. It is spreading into almost every corner of the world. Okay, maybe not every corner. We know the world is spherical. But it is proliferating into many facets of our daily lives, and automation is seeing a rise in AI-enabled technologies that is changing the manufacturing landscape in Canada. Hugo Lafontaine, Vice President, Industrial Automation…
March 25, 2026 Endress+Hauser’s Skid‑Based Custody Transfer Solution for Bulk Liquids Delivers 20% Faster Loading than Truck Weighing Skid-based Coriolis flowmeter solutions, like the one Endress+Hauser Canada implemented for a major chemical distributor, achieve significant time and cost savings in the transport of bulk liquids. This customer reduced loading time for liquid aluminum sulfate by…
March 24, 2026 New state-of-the-art laboratory and office facility will address evolving needs of global manufacturing customers CSA Group, a leading global organization dedicated to safety, social good, and sustainability, announced on March 26, 2026, that it will establish a new U.S. Head Office in Brecksville, Ohio. The new CSA Group facility will span over…
Posted March 23, 2026 Editor’s Note: World Standards Day 2025 may be behind us, but World Standards day 2026 will be here before you know it. Every year on October 14th, members of the IEC, ISO, and ITU, pay tribute to the collaborative efforts from experts around the world who develop the voluntary technical agreements…
March 18, 2026 Universal Robots and Scale AI Launch Imitation Learning System to Accelerate AI Model Training, Bridging the ‘Lab-to-Factory’ Gap Universal Robots (UR) today unveiled the UR AI Trainer at GTC 2026 in Silicon Valley. Developed in collaboration with Scale AI, the AI Trainer marks a tectonic shift as robots move from pre-programmed applications to fully AI-driven tasks. These systems are powered by robust data generated in AI training cells…
March 18, 2026 Vention, creator of the world’s only full-stack software and hardware automation platform, today announced the commercial launch of Rapid Operator AI, a solution designed to automate complex, unstructured tasks, beginning with deep bin picking. The launch marks a significant evolution from last year’s GTC technical showcase debut of AI Operator as physical…
March 18, 2026 A cross-Canada roadshow showcasing a smarter, simpler alternative to traditional control cabinets Beckhoff Canada is proud to announce the MX-System Roadshow 2026, a cross-Canada, in-person event series designed to challenge conventional automation practices and introduce a new era of machine design. Running throughout May 2026, the roadshow will bring together Canadian OEMs,…
March 18, 2026 News Summary: NVIDIA is partnering with the global robotics ecosystem — including leading robot brain developers, industrial robot giants and humanoid pioneers — to power production-scale physical AI. NVIDIA also unveiled new NVIDIA Isaac™ simulation frameworks and new NVIDIA Cosmos™ and NVIDIA Isaac GR00T open models for the industry to develop, train and deploy the next generation of…
March 17, 2026 In April 2026, HARTING will introduce a new generation of configurators, designed to make configuration even easier, faster, and more transparent. A proven experience. Now more efficient, more transparent, and more intuitive. For many years, HARTING configurators have supported customers and partners worldwide in configuring reliable connectivity solutions quickly and accurately. They…
March 16, 2026 By David Doria, Director of Engineering, Automated Driving, Magna Electronics, March 16, 2026 For years, progress in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) were driven by improving individual sensors. Higher resolution cameras. Longer-range radars. More precise lidars. Each step delivered incremental gains. But optimizing sensors in isolation only goes so far. As ADAS…
March 12, 2026 New funding will help up to 27,000 workers in Ontario retrain, upskill and stay competitive in the face of U.S. tariffs The Ontario government is taking further action to protect Ontario workers by expanding training and employment supports for those impacted by tariffs and global trade disruptions. Through a $228.8 million investment…
March 12, 2026 Canada’s largest HVACR, plumbing and water treatment event, CMPX, showcases breakthrough technologies driving the country’s building energy transition As Canada moves towards its net-zero climate targets, one of the most critical climate opportunities is hidden in plain sight: the systems that power our buildings. From heating and cooling to ventilation and refrigeration…
March 12, 2026 Solid Sands B.V., the world-leading provider of testing and qualification technology for compilers and libraries, will present its latest work on continuous qualification at embedded world 2026 (10–12 March, Nuremberg). Visitors can meet the company in Hall 4, Booth 4-548, where Solid Sands will share a stand with software verification specialists BUGSENG….
