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Operations
Extreme weather: Avoid its effect on transportation
Ten tips for managing its impact on your supply chain.
UPDATE: Fiat Chrysler wants to form global giant with Renault
Merged company would make some 8.7 million vehicles a year, leapfrogging GM and trailing only Volkswagen and Toyota.
11 die as elevator cable snaps at work site in China
Fatalities are piling up as management cuts corners and safety violations mount.
Money for manufacturers: Funding your future growth
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Are you tapping…
ATS Automation introduces new intelligence IIoT platform
Illuminate Manufacturing Intelligence enables agile data-to-decision in minutes.
Save the planet: Build an effective energy management plan
It’s good for business, the environment and the community.
Smart but rugged: What you need to know about modern labels
They must be sensitive, data-rich and survive tough conditions.
Ford to shake up European business, cut jobs [UPDATED]
Reductions would be achieved as far as possible through voluntary departures.
Engineering for efficiency: Keeping the water flowing
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: How MetroVan performed…
Energy audits: Are they worth the effort?
Significant cost savings result from implementing recommendations.
CanWEA Operations and Maintenance Summit 2018
Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) annual summit. Network with…
ISA Calgary: International Exhibition for ISA
International Exhibition for ISA ISA Calgary DMG The International…
Play it cool: How to avoid heat-related illnesses
Watch for signs of heat exhaustion among workers.
Saving energy: How to reduce your plant’s utility bill
Retrofit with HVLS fans, high-speed doors and industrial curtain walls.
Ford CEO says steel, aluminum tariffs will cost company US$1B
Automaker gets most of its metals from U.S. producers, which raised prices due to the tariffs this year.
Cadillac brand will return to Michigan from New York
Company says brand’s workers need to be closer to engineers and designers; Cadillac plans to launch a new vehicle every six months for the next three years.
Brookfield unit leads investment in Brazilian heavy equipment manager Ouro Verde
Total value of deal is US$170 million. Transaction expected to close by year end.
SYSPRO paves the way for digital transformation in latest ERP Release
Software developer SYSPRO says it has spent the past 18 months analyzing the interface of next-generation technology in the context of how the new wave of millennial users operate in the workforce.
Explore the abstract: Look beyond the circle with your audits
Applying basic principals such as 5S+1 leads to productivity improvements.
TECH TIP: How’s your motor running?
Use voltage, current readings to check conditions.
Safe forklift operation: employers, drivers share the responsibility
Ensure drivers are properly trained and capable of operating forklift vehicles safely.
Smart data modelling
Use it to better predict bearing failure.
High-tech sausage: new line gives processors 25% speed advantage
Artificial casing extrusion technology uses real smoke in smoked sausage production.
Get organized: shadow boards improve plant productivity
Set up tools as runners, repeaters and strangers to save time and effort.
Details count: focus on fine points to reduce rework
Getting them right ensures you deliver what the customer wants.
Auto disruption: APMA focuses on tech, trade and Trump
The automotive parts association’s annual conference for suppliers set a positive note despite uncertainties globally and closer to home.
Covering your assets
Tap into a CMMS system’s by avoiding common application pitfalls.
West coast revival: Seaspan leads Canada’s NSS
A national shipbuilding strategy to renew Canada’s naval and coast guard fleets is paying dividends coast-to-coast.
St Marys Cement puts CO2 to work
Manufacturing cement products creates a lot of carbon dioxide, but it can be used to grow one of nature’s greenest sources.
New projects boost innovation: aerospace, automotive and entrepreneurs targeted
Incubators, accelerators, and developers collaborate with industry and academia to nurture research and development.
Innovation highlights: what’s in it for you?
Accessing funding for innovation and R&D is a lot easier.
Building better supervisors: certificate program boosts plant floor leadership
The EMC-Harvard course develops critical thinking, leadership and management skills, while delivering ROI and other benefits.
