Production
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TTC says 67 of its Bombardier streetcars will be sent back for repairs
Repairs will be made in Quebec, Bombardier covering the cost; completed by 2022.
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Emotional attachment: It creates employee engagement
Workers immersed in a process look for potential improvements.
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Linear & Rittal: Blazing a trail through the automation industry
– Sponsored article by Rittal Linear Transfer Automation, Inc. has been the backbone of the metal-forming and stamping automation industry landscape for a long time, eliminating a lot of heavy lifting and repetitive tasks and adding increased productivity and flexibility…
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Northern Pulp says no wastewater pipe to NS waterway, no mill
Company’s plan and spotty environmental record is creating tension in Pictou.
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Ford Canada spared from parent’s plan to cut most car models by 2020
Oakville complex currently assembles Edge, Flex, Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKT, all sport utility vehicles.
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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…
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War on waste: Observations from the shop floor to top floor
Identifying waste is easy, the challenge lies in engaging everyone to apply the tools
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Montreal’s Oreo cookie plant prepares to end drawn out closing
The 300,000-square-foot plant is being put up for sale and its equipment moved and auctioned off.
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NL unveils plan for faster, cheaper offshore oil and gas development
Province will review regulations, enhance seismic data and advance tie-back technology to extract more from existing sites.
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Oil sands tech touted for boosted pipeline capacity years from deployment
As much as 30% more bitumen could be stuffed into existing pipelines if it is partially refined.
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If no orders, Bombardier may lay off hundreds at its Quebec railway plant
At least half of the factory’s 600 jobs on the line when Montreal subway contract complete.
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Quebec aluminum smelter lockout comes at perilous time
Industry association head cites potential instability in the US over NAFTA’s future while auto and housing sectors slow.
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Ford Oakville assembly plant to build revamped Edge
Automaker plans to export the SUV featuring an array of smart technology to 100 countries in 2019.
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FCA to invest $1B in Michigan plant, pay out bonuses
Warren Truck Assembly Plant will make the Ram Heavy Duty Truck starting in 2020.
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UPDATE: Confirmed, Alabama picked for new $1.6B Toyota Mazda plant
Will produce the Toyota Corolla compact car for North America and a new small SUV from Mazda.
