PTDA and IFPE hot in Las Vegas CHICAGO—Sponsoring a 3,800 square-foot pavilion, the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) hosted 18 member companies at the International Power Transmission Exposition (IFPE) 2008 earlier this month in Las Vegas. To read the full story, click here.
Books for your maintenance library TORONTO—In today’s competitive business environment, it’s increasingly important to improve your knowledge on the shop floor. If you're looking to add to your maintenance library, here are two excellent books that you might want to consider. To read the full story, click here.
Big cash for industry skills training TORONTO—The Ontario government is investing in three local skills training centres to help apprentices, workers and journey persons develop their skills. In Hamilton, the investments include: $155,501 to the Dofasco Learning and Development Centre, $69,696 to the Ironworkers Local 736 training centre, and $34,453 to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Local 18 training centre. To read the full story, click here.
Downloadable welding safety tips APPLETON, WI—Miller Electric offers downloadable material-safety data sheets that deal with proper procedures. To help you stay accident free, Miller provides a wide variety of safety guidelines and resources. These guidelines are based on AWS, ANSI, NEMA, NFPA. To read the full story, click here.
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INDUSTRY EVENTSApril 8-10, 2008
Euromaintenance (the European maintenance conference) announced its three-day progam. Welcoming more than 500 maintenance managers from across Europe and beyond to Brussels, Belgium, Euromaintenance looks as though it will be one of Europe’s biggest maintenance conferences ever. For more information, visit: www.euromaintenance.org.
April 30-May 1, 2008
The
only industrial trade show of its kind in British Columbia is back. As
an industrial professional you won’t want to miss this opportunity to
source out new suppliers, find new systems and technology. Stay on top
of the market by attending the BC Industrial Expo. Who should attend?
Plant managers, engineers, consultants, foremen, maintenance managers,
owners, operators and other technical professionals should sign up
today. Go to www.bcindustrialexpo.ca
and click on “register to attend,” quoting promotion code BCInd08 and
save $20. After April 4, you can pay only $10 with this code.
May 29-31, 2008
The
Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) will hold its
seventh annual Canadian conference on May 29-31, 2008 in Whistler, BC.
Devoted to Canadian industry networking and trends, the conference is a
must-attend event for distributors and manufacturers in the power
transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry. For more information on
the PTDA Canadian conference, contact the PTDA at tel: (312) 516-2100;
email: ptda@ptda.org.
September 24-26, 2008
Building
on the success of past MainTrain conferences, MainTrain West will be
held in Edmonton. It will be the number one event in western Canada for
maintenance and reliability professionals. For more information,
contact the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada
(PEMAC) at tel: (905) 823-7255; email: mail@pemac.org.
November 25-26, 2008
Get
on board: the MainTrain will roar back to Toronto again in 2008!
MainTrain is Canada’s premier annual learning event and conference for
maintenance and reliability professionals from across Canada. MainTrain
2007 was the best yet. Don't miss out this year! For more information,
contact the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada
(PEMAC) at tel: (905) 823-7255; email: mail@pemac.org.
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HOT PRODUCTS
At the dock, everything is a target. As two-ton forklifts zip in and out of dock doorways, a wrong move by drivers can cause equipment damage. Dock lights, which illuminate the truck and dock area, are vulnerable to damage. APS Resource says its new FT Ultra Dock Light provides a reliable source of dock lighting yet withstands forklift damage. For full information on the product, click here.
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SEARCHING FOR NEW PRODUCTS? GO TO CLB CARD PACKS! PEM readers can now go to http://cardpack.clbmedia.ca and search for the latest products from manufacturers, which serve the needs of the plant engineering and maintenance marketplace. The cards are organized by product type. When you click on the card, you are then connected to the company Web site. You can also request information or print out the card for further use. Watch for our special Digital Card Pack! Coming Soon.
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EVENT CALENDARCheck out the Event Calendar on the PEM Web site for upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions. Got an event you want us to include on the Web site? Please send an email to PEM editor Robert Robertson: rrobertson@clbmedia.ca.
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