Cybercrimes continue unabated, with new reports of hacks coming at a breakneck pace from all over the globe. This is as true for manufacturers as it is for governments, educational institutions, healthcare providers, and power-generation systems. But manufacturers can protect their assets if they heed the warnings and implement effective cybersecurity standards.
The Ontario government is investing $10 million in auto parts companies through the Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (O-AMP). O-AMP provides targeted support to help auto parts manufacturers make critical investments in technology and training to enable them to keep ahead in a globally competitive industry.
Some machine shops think routine machine tool maintenance is overrated. Bad idea. The big order’s running late. The lead programmer called in sick. Your best customer just texted, asking about the quote due last Tuesday. Who has time to worry about the slow drip of way lube from the back of the CNC lathe, or wonder if that slight buzz you hear from the horizontal machining center spells spindle problems?
There is not a lot that all manufacturers of every type and size have in common, but all struggle with same challenge—the skills gap and a changing workforce. John Hindman, Director, Learning and Performance Improvement at Tooling U-SME, shares how manufacturers can benefit from today’s multigenerational workforce.
Improving gender diversity in Ontario’s manufacturing sector is not just a moral imperative, but an economic one, concludes a new report by the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing.
COVID-19: What locally-made PPE means for Canadian manufacturing. Though the pandemic has become the world’s dominant health concern, it may catalyze recovery from some of the economic consequences of globalization, prof says.
Latest software increases speed and usability, improves connectivity and AM capabilities With CAD/CAM software, machine operators and manufacturing engineers are always looking for the latest twists along the route to optimizing their metalcutting performance.
Canadian factory activity expanded at its fastest pace on record in December as new orders and production climbed, while manufacturers grew more optimistic that output would continue to rise in 2021, data showed on Monday.