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How Automation Saved Meadowbrook Restaurant Co. Unnecessary Repair Costs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Smarter Restaurant Management

June 6, 2025 Introduction In the high-pressure world of restaurant management, margins are slim, risks are high, and even minor oversights can lead to catastrophic losses. For Meadowbrook Restaurant Co., a multi-location restaurant group, that reality hit hard when a single night of equipment failures and human error cost them $10,000 in spoiled inventory and near-disasters. But…

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Endress+Hauser Now Boasts Over 9,000 Patents and Patents Pending

May 26, 2025 Endress+Hauser Now Boasts Over 9,000 Patents and Patents Pending On average, Endress+Hauser filed a patent every working day last year. There were 285 first filings for inventions. The family-owned company was granted a total of 701 patents overall, a figure exceeding the number of first filings as inventions are ultimately registered with…

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ABB Supplies Automation System for Cattle Feed Additive Facility to Support Methane Reduction Goals

May 23, 2205 ABB has been selected to supply automation and electrical systems by animal nutrition and health specialist dsm-firmenich, as part of a project to develop a cattle feed additive production facility at Dalry, 40 kilometers west of Glasgow in Scotland, to support methane reduction goals in the livestock sector. ABB’s solutions will improve…

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Ultra-Slim 5mm Plug-in Solid State Relays from Carlo Gavazzi

May 7, 2025 For Loads up to 6 Amps DC or 2 Amps AC Carlo Gavazzi Automation, the international electronics group with activities in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic equipment, is pleased to present its new RSLS Series of Ultra-Slim Solid State Relays designed for low power DC and AC loads. The RSLS…

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PCB Mount Solid State Relays from celduc relais

May 7, 2025 Industrial applications such as professional food equipment, medical equipment, and renewable energy systems require devices with smaller footprints. Solid state relays (SSR) provide the advantages of long service life expectancy, no contact bounce or arching, zero-crossing capability, low power input, and high resistance to shock and vibration. In addition, PCB mount solid state…

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New From SEW-EURODRIVE: WES Series Stainless Steel Drives

April 22, 2025 New From SEW-EURODRIVE: WES Series Stainless Steel Drives SEW-EURODRIVE is proud to introduce the WES Series stainless steel gear unit, a compact, hygienic drive solution that runs cool – even under continuous operation. Unlike worm gear units that overheat, the WES Series integrates SPIROPLAN® right-angle gearing, ensuring smooth, reliable performance without excessive…

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Seamless Automation Removes Technological Boundaries

April 16, 2025 Consistency is what distinguishes Festo – in terms of technologies and the value creation process “No matter what movement task customers approach Festo with, we can solve it. We are the only supplier to combine electrical and pneumatic automation technology that fits together seamlessly,” explains Gerhard Borho, Member of the Executive Board…

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Endress+Hauser’s 2024 Sales, Profits Hold Up Well

April 10, 2025 Canada Helps Spur Growth in Sales in the Americas Endress+Hauser achieved a positive performance in 2024 amid a challenging environment. The family-owned measurement technology and automation solutions specialist increased its sales, created new jobs worldwide, invested more than at any time in its history and maintained profit stability. It also anticipates additional…

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Festo’s “Incredible Machine” at Hannover Messe Highlights Festo’s Innovative Strength

April 1, 2025 Hannover Messe Highlights Festo’s Innovative Strength During a tour of the Festo stand at Hannover Messe on March 31, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated the company on its 100-year success story. In this its anniversary year, Festo welcomed Scholz, accompanied by Stéphane Dion, Special Envoy of Canada, this year’s partner country for…

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Festo: Optimistic Start for 100th Anniversary Year

April 1, 2025 Solid 2024 financial results despite a difficult environment The Festo Group achieved a positive result in the financial year 2024, on par with the previous year, as announced by the Chairman of the Management Board, Thomas Böck, at a press conference held during the Hannover Messe. The innovation leader significantly expanded its…

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Festo Canada Celebrating 50 Years of Helping Make Canada an Automation Nation

April 1, 2025 The year was 1975. Newly created Festo Canada joined an industrial eco-system feeling the stirrings of accelerating technological change, a transformation that would become known as Industry 3.0. PLCs, articulated robots, computer numerical control systems were beginning to proliferate. The first US patent for Ethernet was filed that year. (That was also…

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Endress+Hauser’s Next Generation Dosimag, Dosimass Offer IO-Link Version for Digitalizing Filling Applications

March 27, 2025 Endress+Hauser is launching the next generation of Dosimag and Dosimass, its OEM specific flowmeters for filling applications, which now can be ordered with IO-Link connectivity – a world first for this class of liquid measurement instrument.   This new lineup provides best-in-class filling and batching performance, with high precision and repeatability and…

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Government of Canada Announces Additional Spectrum to Support Improved Connectivity and Innovative 5G Applications

March 26, 2025 Access to fast, reliable and affordable Internet and mobile services is essential for Canadians. That is why the Government of Canada continues to make spectrum available to support better connectivity and access to the latest wireless technologies. On March 6, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced new…

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Industry Insights: February 2025 – Navigating Economic Uncertainty

March 26, 2025 As we enter 2025, Canadian industries are facing a rapidly shifting economic landscape shaped by fluctuating trade policies, rising costs, and ongoing supply chain disruptions. From industrial manufacturing to technology and energy, businesses are adjusting their strategies to remain competitive in the face of uncertainty. Despite economic pressures, Canada’s industrial sectors are…

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Emerson Next-Generation Pneumatic Valves Now Available With Higher Flow Rates, Greater Flexibility

March 11, 2025 The latest AVENTICS Series XV release offers greater range with new flow rates, configurations, functionality, certifications and more. Emerson has released the latest stage of its next-generation AVENTICS™ Series XV pneumatic valve systems with new flow rates, configurations, accessories, UL certifications and more. These updates give original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) greater design flexibility and…

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Fighting for Canadian Workers and Businesses

March 10, 2025 Last week, the United States administration imposed unjustified tariffs on Canada, disrupting a successful trading partnership and raising costs for Americans and Canadians alike. The federal government will use every tool at their disposal so Canadian businesses and workers can weather this storm. They will defend Canadian jobs. The Minister of Finance…