

Survey illustrates where business added automation in 2020
Increased efficiencies, cost reductions, social distancing highlights tech implementations

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COVID-19 accelerating automation bigger risk for women: StatCan
44% of women likely to face a moderate to high risk, compared with nearly 35% for men.
ATS lands $20M order for COVID-19 vaccine syringe manufacturing line
Symphoni high-performance digital manufacturing technology multiplies the productivity of automated assembly processes.
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ATS reorganizes its transportation business to mitigate COVID-19 impact
Includes the closure of facilities along with workforce reductions, primarily in Europe and Asia.
Sensor technologies will impact the future of smart cities: report
Real-time data provided by integrated sensor systems to enable automation and ease decision-making by government bodies

Analyzer monitors energy costs
Measures variables, consumption, distortion.

Eclipse gets $1.4M in funding from Ontario for N95 masks
Part of the province’s plan to increase the capacity of Ontario-made PPE.
One third of Indigenous workers in jobs facing automation: report
They represent 4% of the total labour force and generate a combined household income of about $30 billion a year.
Garvey brings virtual testing and augmented reality to the shop floor
Virtual factory acceptance tests were offered to customers in March when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

Vention raises $38M to scale its cloud manufacturing automation platform
Expands the range of manufacturing processes that can be automated profitably.
ATS awarded $65M order for rapid scale-up of virus test kit
Program will enable the production of 10 million units per month.
Spartan Controls named one of Canada’s best-managed companies
Calgary firm provides automation, valves, measurement, process control, digital transformation and other solutions.