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Sawmills and lumber mills take freshly cut logs and process them into construction grade wood of all shapes and sizes. The process of turning a log into a usable piece of lumber has more or less stayed the same; the largest change to the manufacturing process is that it has become largely automated. In order to accomplish the advances in industrial automation, leading edge processors are incorporating variable frequency drives.
April 15, 2025 Siemens will invest CAD$150 million (ca. €97 million) over five years to establish a Global AI Manufacturing Technologies Research and Development (R&D) Centre for Battery Production in Canada. The new R&D centre, located initially at Siemens Canada’s head office in Oakville, as well as in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, will focus on…
June 5, 2024 Funding announced at world’s largest Biotech conference will boost homegrown innovation The Ontario government is investing $40 million from the Venture Ontario Fund, dedicated to helping Ontario life sciences companies and biomanufacturers innovate, grow and compete in global markets. This new funding will help the province’s researchers and companies develop innovative life-saving…
August 11, 2023 Omron celebrates excellence in industrial automation, honoring customers that leverage the breadth of their technologies to advance manufacturing and engineering. Industry-leading automation solution provider Omron Automation Americas announces the launch of a new Innovation Award that recognizes customers who champion automation solutions that promote sustainability, enhance quality of life, and reduce the…
The team at Brave is excited to announce plans to move into their new headquarters, centrally located in the heart of Windsor on Walker Rd near Tecumseh Rd E. Brave Control Solutions are very excited to be working with Lester Group and Architectural Design Associates Inc. (who designed the Quicken Loans Windsor office),
At Motor and Drive Systems 2019 join leading engineers, OEMs, system integrators, motion control, automation and robotic experts to discover how new technologies are improving energy efficiency, performance and ROI. Learn how to improve motor efficiency and reliability, address regulatory and safety issues, integrate testing standards and programs.

Weidmüller’s scalable engineering software, u-control 2000, adapts individually to your requirements. And, the u-control is powerful, compact and fully compatible with Weidmüller’s I/O system u-remote. This article looks at what makes u-control the heart of your automation.
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are one of the main components of any automated system. A typical control system has inputs, outputs, controllers (i.e., PLCs), and some type of human interaction with the system, a human machine interface (HMI), for example.

December 18, 2025 Questions created by Krystie Johnston, Managing Editor at Kerrwil Media Ltd. Answers to be attributed to Nick Rinaldi, Director of Business Development – Home Builders, Schneider Electric Canada Canada’s housing market is demanding smarter, more sustainable solutions, and Schneider Electric Canada is helping to lead this transformation. Their innovative residential technologies make homes more energy Read More…
December 18, 2025 By Krystie Johnston There is something special about having a passion and putting it to work for a good reason. And that is exactly what STUDSON and HighBar are doing right now with the recent launch of their HighBar-equipped SHK-1 industrial helmet. A revolution in head safety, the concept version was introduced just last year Read More…