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Take the 2021 Manufacturing Management Salary Survey Now
Salary information, which is kept confidential, helps to compare manufacturing wages to industry averages.

Are you really Pivoting?
The current travel restrictions in effect makes in-person physical meetings a distant memory. Yet, the need for business improvement still exists and is perhaps even amplified.

Getting the Lead Out
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer growing market for material handling applications.

EDITORIAL: Is the future electric?
Change is coming to Canada’s automotive sector.

Responding to COVID-19
How the leaders made a difference.

What lies ahead for manufacturing in 2021?
It’s been a crazy year for manufacturers across Canada,…

What’s up dock? Diagnosing industrial door problems
Address them promptly to protect against environmental and
security issues.

Year of the pandemic: Issues that impacted manufacturing in 2020
CME’s Management Issues Survey examines 2020 and looks ahead.

Problem employees – How to deal with bad behaviour
Don’t be too quick to impose new rules for isolated misbehaviour.

Pause and Observe
Add a spaghetti diagram to your process menu.

A COVID Hero: Canadian Shield’s Pandemic Journey
A small manufacturer of education technology retools to make a big contribution to face shield production.

Plant’s 2021 Truck and Van Preview
Ford has completely re-designed their F-150 for 2021, and…

Industrial circuit breakers remain key to load control
Need for reliable and secure power drives demand for safety-critical components

The future is here for blockchain and IIoT
Blockchain innovation will help address IoT vulnerabilities

Interest in EVs, hybrids on the rise: Molex survey
Global automotive survey polls what people seek in the ‘Car of the Future’

Reaping the benefits of the connected factory
It’s time to take the Industry 4.0 Journey

Smart building opportunities for printed sensors
The promise of automated control of the buildings’ operations

Ready to coach? Making use of new skills
Obstacles and escalating priorities can sap a team leader’s will to learn.

Lifting safely: How to avoid back injuries
Lifting is among the most common causes of back injury in workplaces.

Getting smarter: Companies engage with digital technology
Survey shows more manufacturers are investing in the future.

Cyber threats are more abundant than ever
Here’s how you can help your organization prepare

Power of observation: Step back, let it happen
Acting as an observer rebalances processes.

Single pair ethernet about to supercharge IIoT
Factory and process automation worlds recognize SPE as an ideal tool for building a bi-directional IIoT network

Let there be light, by deploying LEDs with wireless controls
EcoGrid makes LED energy efficiency projects pay off with Bluetooth technology.

Key machine vision trends for 2021 and beyond
Predicting trends in machine vision can be difficult in…

Extracting lithium: Ensuring a power source for electric vehicles
E3 Metals improves the performance of its technology.

Prevent virus spread: Basics for protecting your workplace
Guidelines and best practices will minimize COVID-19’s impact.

Impact of COVID-19 on wireless technologies
Review of pandemic’s impact on sector helps OEMs capitalize on sector growth

Clean to inspect: How 5S drives improvements
It offers more than workplace organization.

Reliability issues: Focus on reducing lubrication failures
Highlights from a STLE Toronto workshop help with lube management.

High productivity gains: Achieve them with cross training
Build agility by building employees’ abilities.

Closing the loop: Pyrowave turns plastic into a reusable resin
Technology microwaves feedstock to create virgin-like styrene resin.