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How Schneider Electric Canada is Driving Industries into the Future

September 17, 2025 By Krystie Johnston Automation, digitalization, IIoT, and AI. Data. Cybersecurity. Sustainability. These are some of the biggest trends in automation that are affecting industries in Canada today and are bound to shape their future, along with such imperatives as labour shortages, and reshoring. Schneider Electric is a leader in technology and was…

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Why Stop at Efficiency? Build EtherCAT Networks for Maximum Reliability

September 17, 2025 In the race toward smarter, more automated industrial operations, every microsecond counts. In response to rising demands for higher precision, speed, and synchronization across industries like robotics, packaging, and semiconductors, EtherCAT has become the standard for high-performance motion control. Its unique “on-the-fly” processing principle delivers deterministic, high-speed communication that traditional industrial Ethernet…

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ABB and LandingAI Unleash the Power of Generative AI for Robotic Vision

September 17, 2025 ABB Robotics has invested in California-based LandingAI to accelerate the transformation of vision AI, making it faster, more intuitive, and accessible to a broader range of users. This first of its kind collaboration will integrate LandingAI’s vision AI capabilities, like LandingLensTM, into ABB Robotics’ own software suite, marking another milestone in ABB’s…

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Made in Canada, Smart Manufacturing to Take Spotlight at Upcoming CMTS 2025, with More Than 750 Manufacturing Brands Showcased

September 17, 2025 Canada’s largest manufacturing technology event returns to Toronto with expanded showcases, national partnerships, and 10,000+ manufacturing professionals expected to attend The Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) returns to the Toronto Congress Centre, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, 2025, bringing together more than 10,000 manufacturing professionals, 750+ suppliers and OEMs, three major technology…

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Electromate Announces Availability of the New Universal Robots’ UR8 Long Collaborative Robot

September 15, 2025 Electromate, an authorized distributor of Universal Robots in Canada, announces the availability of the new UR8 Long, engineered for welding, material handling, and other applications requiring extended reach and high-precision performance. The UR8 Long combines a 1750 mm reach with an 8 kg payload, enabling the handling of larger or more complex workpieces….

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Electromate Announces Fall 2025 SPARK Symposiums in Waterloo, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec

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…

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Ontario Helping More Students Learn About Rewarding Careers in the Skilled Trades

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…

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Ontario Protecting Workers by Introducing First-in-Canada Labour Mobility Changes

September 12, 2025 Province celebrating Labour Day and breaking down interprovincial barriers for workers This Labour Day, the Ontario government supported Ontario and Canadian workers by breaking down interprovincial barriers for in-demand professions such as architects, engineers, geoscientists, land surveyors, electricians and more. This historic change is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario…

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Ontario Investing Over $23 Million to Protect Workers in Mississauga

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…

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WAGO Expands 750 Series with New Functional Safety I/O Modules

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…

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Small Town Infrastructure is Being Retrofitted, Federal Funding Helps Drive This Change

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…

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Universal Robots Unveils UR8 Long: Engineered to Tackle the Most Demanding and Space-Constrained Automation Tasks

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, has introduced a new addition to its portfolio, the UR8 Long. Showcased for the first…

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FABTECH 2025: Güdel Highlights CoboMover™ for Expanded Cobot Work Envelopes and Air-Bearing Mobility for Moving Multi-Ton Robots Without Cranes

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….

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Bossard is Scaling Front Line Flexibility

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…

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How to Integrate Festo EtherCAT Components with Beckhoff PLC Using TwinCAT 3

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…

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Festo’s Customer Solutions Group: Tailor-Made Added Value for Maximum Success

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,…

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Trending Topics

How Schneider Electric Canada is Driving Industries into the Future

Why Stop at Efficiency? Build EtherCAT Networks for Maximum Reliability

ABB and LandingAI Unleash the Power of Generative AI for Robotic Vision

Made in Canada, Smart Manufacturing to Take Spotlight at Upcoming CMTS 2025, with More Than 750 Manufacturing Brands Showcased

Electromate Announces Availability of the New Universal Robots’ UR8 Long Collaborative Robot

Electromate Announces Fall 2025 SPARK Symposiums in Waterloo, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec

Ontario Helping More Students Learn About Rewarding Careers in the Skilled Trades

Ontario Protecting Workers by Introducing First-in-Canada Labour Mobility Changes

Ontario Investing Over $23 Million to Protect Workers in Mississauga

WAGO Expands 750 Series with New Functional Safety I/O Modules

Small Town Infrastructure is Being Retrofitted, Federal Funding Helps Drive This Change

Universal Robots Unveils UR8 Long: Engineered to Tackle the Most Demanding and Space-Constrained Automation Tasks

FABTECH 2025: Güdel Highlights CoboMover™ for Expanded Cobot Work Envelopes and Air-Bearing Mobility for Moving Multi-Ton Robots Without Cranes

Bossard is Scaling Front Line Flexibility

How to Integrate Festo EtherCAT Components with Beckhoff PLC Using TwinCAT 3

Festo’s Customer Solutions Group: Tailor-Made Added Value for Maximum Success

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