Matt Powell
Associate Editor of PLANT, Canada’s largest industrial magazine dedicated to advancing Canadian manufacturing.
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Rittal Cooling Systems: ‘Built Ford Tough’ to outlast!
– Sponsored article by Rittal Ford Motors speeds up huge cost & energy savings after efficiency check of cooling units! Cologne’s Ford engine plant shut down a number of times in one year due to defective cooling units. As a…
Prosecutors: Workers rescued from forced labour in California
Man charged, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Household spending, exports drive economy past expectations with 4.5% growth
Exports in goods and services rose 2.3%, while the export of energy products increased 9.2%.
Magna invests in solid-state LiDAR developer Innoviz
Expands existing collaboration with solid-state LiDAR technology innovator to advance autonomous vehicle technologies.
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Cummins unveils electric heavy-duty transport truck
Heavy-duty engine maker beats Musk’s Tesla to the big rig punch.
Redpath Sugar invests $5.2M for new packaging lines at Belleville plant
Project will create 80 jobs and retain 291 positions; includes $624K provincial investment.
Ontario bleacher manufacturer lands $180K provincial investment
Sport Systems Canada is using the funding to support a $1.83 million expansion project.
US seeks prison sentence for Volkswagen engineer in diesel scandal
63-year-old Robert Liang asks judge to consider a sentence of probation, 1,500 hours of community service.
Ontario rope manufacturer embarks on $5.85M plant expansion
Includes a $837,750 contribution from the Ontario government.
Thermotech scores $450K to build automated production line
Federal funding supports the purchase of new equipment to increase productivity and production capacity.
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Hyundai unveils new fuel cell SUV with longer travel range
New vehicle will travel 40% farther than its first fuel cell SUV, the Tucson ix FCEV.
ENERGY STAR for Industry program to improve industrial energy efficiency
New program will improve industrial sector energy efficiency by helping facilities track, analyze and reduce energy consumption.
Trump cancels pair of advisory councils after CEOs quit
Business leaders push for more executives to refuse to serve Trump after an “inadequate” response to a white supremacists rally in Charlottesville.
GreenMantra awarded $2.2M to construct polystyrene demo plant
Design and engineering of the new facility will begin this year, with construction starting in 2018.
Electrovaya gets $3.8M to develop Li-Ion batteries for commercial vehicles
Funding made available by Sustainable Development Technology Canada.
