September 15, 2025 Electromate is pleased to announce its biennial Fall SPARK Symposiums (Showcasing Precision and Robotic Knowledge), scheduled for October 28, 2025, in Waterloo, Ontario, and October 30, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec. The symposiums will feature a tabletop show format accompanied by classroom presentations focusing on robotics and mechatronics. Attendees will have the opportunity…
September 12, 2025 Level Up! Career fairs will help over 50,000 students and jobseekers learn about good-paying, in-demand jobs The Ontario government is launching its annual Level Up! career fairs to introduce a record number of students, educators and jobseekers to in-demand careers in the skilled trades. Through multi-day events, open house sessions and over 200 interactive…
September 12, 2025 Latest investment will train more than 50,000 people for in-demand jobs in the face of U.S. tariffs Premier Doug Ford announced that the Ontario government is investing over $12.9 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to help over 50,000 people in Waterloo Region prepare for good-paying jobs in high-demand sectors, including construction,…
September 12, 2025 New Electra facility in Temiskaming Shores will be North America’s first battery-grade Cobalt refinery The Ontario government is supporting an investment of nearly $100 million from Electra Battery Materials to establish a landmark cobalt sulphate refinery dedicated to producing battery-grade cobalt in Temiskaming Shores. Ontario’s support for Electra’s new facility is part…
September 12, 2025 Skills Development Fund will train more than 4,200 workers for in-demand jobs in the face of U.S. tariffs The Premier Doug Ford has announced that the Ontario government is investing over $23 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to help more than 4,200 people in Mississauga and surrounding areas…
September 12, 2025 WAGO Expands 750 Series with New Functional Safety I/O Modules WAGO is introducing three functional safety I/O modules to be used with WAGO’s PFC controllers. These new 750 Series modules have four safe inputs along with either two safe outputs at 10 A/24 VDC, or four safe outputs at 2 A/24 VDC…
September 10, 2025 Trio Motion Technology has launched the first controllers from its new Motion-PLC range, designed to provide advanced motion control performance with the functionality and simplicity of a PLC. The new class of controller combines high-performance motion control over EtherCAT plus logic and I/O expansion, enabling faster, simpler machine development. The first models in…
September 9, 2025 NOARK Electric, a global manufacturer and supplier of low, medium and high-voltage electrical solutions for OEMs, contractors, and distributors, will debut its cutting-edge Ex9VF7 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) at NECA 2025, September 12–15, at McCormick Place West Convention Center. As attendees step into the Showstopper Showcase Booth (#1800), they will notice NOARK’s VFD demo and engaging…
September 9, 2025 By Krystie Johnston Municipalities across Canada are tackling climate change. From big cities to small towns, every action counts. Densely populated metropolitan areas are usually the first places that experience infrastructure upgrades to public buildings and structures because they need to support the increased demands of a growing population. But small towns…
September 8, 2025 UR8 Long’s extended reach combined with coordinated multi-axis motion allows for complex weldments at consistent quality. Motion performance optimization also delivers smoother movements at maximum speed to significantly enhance fast-paced bin picking. Universal Robots (UR), the world’s leading collaborative robot (cobot) company, today introduced a new addition to its portfolio, the UR8 Long. Showcased for the first…
September 8, 2025 Güdel, an established leader in supplying reliable track units for the largest industrial robots, is expanding its offerings into the rapidly growing collaborative robot (cobot) market with the introduction of the CoboMover™, making its FABTECH debut. Güdel is also showcasing a novel mobile track unit to levitate large robots, utilizing air bearings….
September , 2025 Experience Smart Factory Solutions that Adapt to Your Operators’ Needs at FABTECH 2025 By Krystie Johnston Bossard is bringing the future of assembly and inventory management to FABTECH 2025 from September 8 – 11. Visit them at Booth #B13000, at the North Hall in the Automation Pavilion at McCormick Place in Chicago…
September 5, 2025 Ready to explore Festo’s cutting-edge automation hardware in a real-world setup? In this in-depth tutorial, ControlX Engineering walks through their Electric Automation Test Bench (EATB) and shows how to integrate its components — including the CPX-E EtherCAT controller, CPX-AP-I remote I/O, CMMT-ST servo drive, and EMMS-ST linear actuator — with a Beckhoff…
September 4, 2025 By Krystie Johnston Festo is a global leader in the motion industry, and for more than a century, they have focused on innovations that support their customers across industries and around the world. Their commitment to this shows in every facet of their company, from Corporate and Didactic to their automation products,…
September 4, 2025 Maximum efficiency, great system performance and space-optimised: meet the most innovative I/O system on the market. Handle your projects with maximum performance. u-remote speeds up your installation process and makes your machines start-up faster. The seamlessly pluggable system means you can rely on your intuition and trust that there will be no…
September 5, 2025 A DIN rail power supply with Ethernet/IP and Modbus TCP communications for continuous monitoring The S8VK-X is an advanced DIN rail power supply that provides real-time monitoring of the power supply life, voltage, current, and peak current. These built-in features allow predictive maintenance to be performed on industrial equipment. Omron provides a…