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Safeguarding machinery: First line of defence
Understand how safeguards protect workers and reduce the risk of injury.
Making it big: Canadian Shield jumps into face shields
Small Kitchener manufacturer pivots to large production volumes of a patent-pending PPE.
Centre of truth: Uncover previous disturbances to flow
Methodologies can be effective but what about quality?
Working safest: Who’s responsible for what in the workplace
All stakeholders are accountable for their own welfare and those around them.
Lube hygiene: Three tips for reducing equipment failure
Poor lubrication practices are to blame most of the time.
What’s next? Bringing operations back up to speed
Points to consider as manufacturing gets back to business.
Meet the new brew crew: Station Beverage’s cold coffee takes off
Innovation and a beer-inspired process take canned beverages to commercial reality.
Back to work: It’s safety first at TMMC’s assembly plants
GHD helps the automaker ramp up and discusses effective measures.
More than a cost saving: WSIB’s excellence agenda
Develop management systems based on best practices.
Automate the loading dock to keep aging employees on the job and safe
Push-bottom, ergonomic equipment eases the physical effort.
3D printing meets industrial production: What it needs to succeed
Technology moves from producing prototypes to producing parts for mission-critical environments.
Apply 5S forethought: Once started it’s hard to change course
Do it right and there’s more to gain than reduced searching.
Working safe: Understanding employees’ health and safety rights
What you need to know about disclosing hazards, decisions that affect health and safety and refusing work.
What’s ahead: Top tech trends in 2020 and beyond
New technologies ranging from AI to IoT are transforming manufacturing.
Keep a lid on costs: Managing backlog, spare parts inventory
Best practices for sustainable and cost-controlled material management.
