February 2009 - Volume 7, Issue 2
Solid showing at SolidWorks World 2009
ORLANDO, Fla.—At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2009, for a brief moment, it was easy to forget about the global economic challenges facing the manufacturing industry. The location was the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla., where 4,300-plus engineers gathered for the SolidWorks World 2009 International User Conference and Exposition.
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MASC 2009 set to be bigger and better
TORONTO, Ont.—Last year's Health and Safety Canada conference featured the launch of the first-ever Machine Automation Safety Congress (MASC), a joint initiative by Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) magazine, Manufacturing AUTOMATION magazine, and new online resource SaferMachines.com. This year's MASC 2009 pavilion will be even bigger and better, with a new centralized location. COS magazine and Manufacturing AUTOMATION magazine will also be hosting sessions at the event to discuss machine safety laws and technology.
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Manufacturing workforce reduced by five percent in January
OTTAWA, Ont.—The massive job losses in the manufacturing sector recorded in January reinforce the severity of the economic crisis engulfing Canada's largest business sector and the need for immediate action, according to Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME).
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CAD Society calls for nominations for Annual CAD Society Awards
DENVER, Colo.—The CAD Society is now accepting nominations of CAD industry developers, pundits and experts for the 2009 CAD Society Industry Awards, which acknowledge the contributions made by individuals who have affected and developed the CAD, engineering, manufacturing and architecture software industries.
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In the January/February digital edition:
- The 10th Annual Automation Education and Training Guide
- Countdown to WorldSkills 2009
- Building a skilled workforce through training
- The top five technologies in '09
- And more!
Coming up in the March/April issue:
- Cover story: PLM software: This feature describes how Montreal-based Heroux Devtek uses Dassault Systemes product lifecycle management solutions to drive innovation, streamline business processes and improve the manufacturing process to reduce costs.
- Feature: Programmable control: Lean manufacturing practices have challenged industry engineers, production managers and skilled labour to do more with less. This shift has led Nordson Corporation, a producer of precision dispensing equipment, to develop a controls system for a new type of powder coating machine. We find out how WAGO controllers helped Nordson develop a system that changes colours in less time with less labour, less cost and less waste, for more profit.
- And more!
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New Products: RFID
Sensor-based RFID forklift system
RFID reader
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Calendar of Events
2009 Lean Six Sigma Conference, March 2-3, 2009, Phoenix, Ariz.
The Fieldbus Foundation 2009 General Assembly, March 4-5, 2009,
Yokohama, Japan
ISA Hamilton - Expo 2009, March 11, 2009, Burlington, Ont.
2009 Spring Robot Safety Conference, March 23-25, 2009,
Knoxville Marriott, Knoxville, Tenn.
Women as Career Coaches, March 26, 2009,
Burlington Convention Centre, Burlington, Ont.
The ISA's 54th Analysis Division Symposium, April 19-23, 2009
Marriott Hotel Houston Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas
MASC 2009, April 20-21, 2009
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ont.
15th Canadian Skills Competition, May 20-23, 2009,
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
WorldSkills Calgary 2009, September 1-7, 2009, Calgary, Alta.
Check out the Calendar of Events on the Manufacturing AUTOMATION website for more upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.
Got an event you want us to include on the website? Please send an e-mail to editor Mary Del Ciancio: mdelciancio@clbmedia.ca.
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