March 10, 2026 By Chris Clay on March 10, 2026 Speakers from academia and industry shared personal journeys and advice with students and high school guests at the Championing Women in STEM panel hosted at Humber A group of women with impressive resumes shared their authentic stories and helped contribute to women’s advancement as part of the third…
March 9, 2026 By Krystie Johnston Vention accelerates democratization of automation with new funding and GRIIPTM, sets sites on Enterprise clients, reaches more industries and geographies Vention is on a journey to democratize automation, and they are picking up speed. Already, in Q1 of 2026, they have made two announcements that will accelerate their trajectory…
March 5, 2026 Two technology leaders are joining forces to accelerate panel building: Rittal and PULS have agreed on a new technology partnership to drive more efficiency and speed in machine and plant engineering. The partnership was signed in November 2025 at SPS in Nuremberg and focuses on innovations that simplify and speed up panel…
March 3, 2026 Work safely and productively – with safety switches from Pilz Movable guards such as swing gates and sliding gates, flaps or covers, can be found in almost every application. If there are dangerous overrun movements, a safety locking device with appropriate manipulation protection in accordance with EN ISO 14119 is required. The safety gate cannot be…
March 2, 2026 Additional Insurance for Canadian Industry! In ultra sensitive manufacturing environments, every component on your line either reduces risk—or creates it. SEW-EURODRIVE stainless-steel gear motors are engineered to Cut the Risk at the source, and they’re now assembled right here in CANADA for faster delivery, tighter quality control, and support you can trust. …
March 2, 2026 From the office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, shares: “In a rapidly changing world, Canada is focused on what we can control. We are building our economic strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad. As the world’s fastest-growing major economy, India presents extraordinary opportunities. With a population of…
March 2, 2026 New from Ruland: D-Series Six Beam Couplings for Precision Motion Control Ruland Manufacturing has introduced its new D-series six beam couplings, expanding its beam coupling product line to offer one of the most complete selections of standard beam couplings available for precision motion control applications. D-series beam couplings feature an expanded bore…
February 26, 2026 New site strengthens national innovation, circularity, and proudly Canadian manufacturing Schneider Electric Canada, a global leader in energy management and industrial automation, announces the grand opening of its new Canadian head office and EcoFit™ Center in Milton, Ontario. The new headquarters, which relocated from Mississauga, consolidates multiple sites into a modern, collaborative hub…
February 25, 2026 Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund will help two companies in the Kitchener area support 59 jobs, unlock new market opportunities and strengthen the sector’s competitiveness The Ontario government is supporting $5.8 million in investments by two Kitchener-based medical technology companies as they expand production capacity, scale globally and commercialize their Ontario-made health technologies in the…
February 24, 2026 Latest news from the Prime Minister of Canada: “The world is changing rapidly. The international rules-based order is fading, and technological change is expanding the fields of conflict. In response, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control: rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). We are…
Join Proax Technologies Ltd. and Zimmer Group for a Live Technical Webinar Join Proax Technologies Ltd. and Zimmer Group for a live technical webinar on: How to Specify the Right Tool Changer: Payloads, Accuracy, and Utilities. Led by Costas Charalambous, Sales Application Engineer at Zimmer Group, this session will cover: • Key specification criteria• Application…
February 18, 2026 New milestone celebrated in Seneca’s Mechatronics Lab at Newnham Campus Seneca Polytechnic has reached an impressive milestone, thanks to a longstanding relationship with Siemens and excellence in mechatronics and other facets of engineering. Seneca recently issued its 1000th Siemens mechatronics and automation certificate, becoming the first postsecondary institution in Canada to do so….
February 18, 2026 The Moment OK Became Not OK: Connecting daily huddles to real root cause in complex systems By Swathi Mohan I was notorious for losing things when I was a kid. Something as simple as stationery, to something as important as mobile phones. Name it, and there was a good chance I had…
February 17, 2026 When a seismic event strikes, every second counts. Electrical infrastructure must not only endure the physical shock but be ready to return to operation as soon as possible. That’s why seismic compliance isn’t just a checkbox, it’s a powerful statement about a product’s resilience and reliability. For critical industries that rely on…
February 17, 2026 This blog article analyses the technical requirements, selection criteria, and application limits of capacitor-based buffer modules using practical application examples. Power outages pose a significant risk to the operational continuity of electrical systems. In Germany, the average unavailability of electrical energy, according to SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index), is 12.2 minutes* per…
February 12, 2026 ABB launches the latest version of its flagship distributed control system (DCS), ABB Ability™ System 800xA® 7.0, to help industrial operators modernize without disruption and accelerate their path toward next‑generation automation. As a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, System 800xA 7.0 provides a stable, predictable path for both existing installations and new projects, with broad…
