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GM, Ford loss to hit US $1.6 B with slumping SUV, truck demand
Canada and India to work on joint science, technology initiatives
Chinese machine tool exports on rapid rise
Facts and Stats
Aerospace Manufacturing: Still in Growth Mode |
Products
Machine Tools/EDM
Machine Tools/Horizontal Machining Centre
Fabricating/Press Brakes
Welding/Robotics
Quality Control/Surface Measurement
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Events
Calendar
SST Canada Production Machinery Day at SST Canada’s Mississauga
Your Turn
Sourcing new machinery
Upcoming Issue
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Business Productivity Webinars
Today’s business environment has forced many job shops to re-evaluate
their strategies and develop new ways to do business. Whether it’s
embracing lean manufacturing, implementing shop floor software, installing
or integrating with the latest machine control, developing employees
or all the above; these forward thinking shops are thriving today and
achieving profitability because they have chosen to think "outside
the box". Are you positioned to compete against them?
Attend one of our monthly Business Productivity webinars
to learn about the strategies they are employing. Register at www.exactamerica.com/jobboss/webinars
or call 800-777-4334 for immediate attention.
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GM, Ford loss to hit US $1.6 B with slumping SUV, truck demand
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. will lose a combined US $1.6 billion ($1.62 billion CDN) during the next 18 months due to plummeting sport utility vehicle and pickup truck values, according to auto industry analyst Himanshu Patel of JPMorgan. >> more
Canada and India to work on joint science, technology initiatives
Canada and India have launched ten science and technology initiatives worth $17 million. >> more
Chinese machine tool exports on rapid rise
The Chinese machine is on the fast-track to export growth since becoming a net exporter last June. The industry had a total output of 274.77 billion yuan ($40.65 billion in Canadian dollars) in 2007, up 35.5 per cent from 2006.>> more
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New welding cell – high performance under $50,000. The FlexArc®
Compact 2 is designed for welding cycles of 2 to 20 units - ideal for
metal fabrication shops and other industrial applications. It comes
with the IRB 1410 welding robot and the IRC5 controller, and features
a larger work envelope, easier part loading, longer reach and higher
payload than competitive systems. FlexArc cells are pre-engineered units
that install and set-up quickly, often in less than a day.
http://www.robotics-abb.com/4
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Aerospace Manufacturing: Still in Growth Mode
Canada’s aerospace industry will post its highest profit level in five years this year, as production is expected to surpass its previous peak, according to the Conference Board’s Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada’s Aerospace Product Manufacturing Industry – Spring 2008.
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Greenleaf Corporation has announced the
creation of the Greenleaf Global Support Center.
Greenleaf's Global Support Center is the most
comprehensive online source for purchasing Greenleaf
cutting tools and components. There are over 15,000
items from which to choose. In addition, you have
immediate access to the technical information
you need to run Greenleaf's advanced cutting tool
products to their fullest potential.
No registration is required to use any portion
of the site.
Click
here for details
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North Carolina shop adds Direct-Drive Rotary
System for speed and accuracy to reduce cycle time by 30%...
“This Direct-Drive Rotary System is a nice asset to our company
and fits perfectly in our 16C collet shop, says Mike Langlois, owner
of Aero Precision Machine. We see a 30% reduction in part cycle
time on a particular pharmaceutical part along with more consistent
repeatability.” Aero Precision specializes in close-tolerance
parts for the aerospace, defense and pharmaceutical industries.
Details: http://www.hardinge.com/AeroPrecision
Workholding ecommerce site: http://www.hardingetooling.com
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JULY POLL QUESTION:
Sourcing new machinery
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Results from Last Poll: All for one, one for all: A North American Currency?
In our last online poll, we asked our readers if they thought it made good business sense to go to a single currency in North America, as the European Union has done.
Interestingly, 50 per cent (18 respondents) said it was a good idea while the other half said "no."
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Please feel free to comment as to why you feel this way. We would love to hear from you. |
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Measure form and position tolerances and inspect complex contours
of free formed shapes – ON THE MACHINE TOOL. M&H Probing
has the probes, the software and the experience you need to create
precision at the workpiece. Call (905) 332-5378, email sales@mh-probingsystems.com
or check out our website at www.mh-probingsystems.com.
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Finding suppliers has never been easier with Canadian Metalworking's online Directory. It allows extensive searching of suppliers for thousands of categories of metalworking machinery & equipment, cutting tools, quality & measurement equipment, materials and services. Simply visit http://www.canadianmetalworking.sartech.ca/ and you're right there.
Suppliers can find out about advertising opportunities by e-mailing Joe Sindaha at joe.sindaha@rci.rogers.com
www.canadianmetalworking.com
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High Temperature Alloy Turning
Stellram’s amazing 4E Technology machines Stainless Steels,
High Nickel, High Cobalt and Titanium-based alloys … faster,
with better accuracy and improved surface finish. 4E turning geometry,
combined with Stellram? Aerospace-proven grades, allows you to cut
cycle times up to 30%, double your tool life and reduce tool inventories
due to its versatility.
Details.
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Wilson Tool is committed to creating high-quality tooling solutions
that make our customers more productive and profitable. We understand
that valuable production time is often lost performing difficult
setups. Innovations such as our Wilson Quick Adjust, Wilson High
Performance® turret tooling, HP Dura-Blade® Parting
Tool and Multi-Tool® products all dramatically reduce
setup time and improve your productivity.
For
more information, click here.
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Machine Tools/EDM
GF AgieCharmilles’ AT Spirit 2 is a completely integrated EDM system that fits in a compact 4 ft by 5 ft work zone.
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Machine Tools/Horizontal Machining Centre
SNK America, Inc.’s Niigata HN80D Horizontal Machining Center is designer to machine medium to large parts in a range of materials.
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Fabricating/Press Brakes
LVD Strippit’s latest development in press brake control technology is the CADMAN Touch, designed to simplify the ‘Art to Part’ process and minimize the operator’s input to achieve the correct bent part. >> more
Welding/Robotics
Tregaskiss has introduced its new TOUGH GUN ThruArm Series with patent-pending LSR (Low-Stress Robotic) Unicable technology. >> more
Quality Control/Surface Measurement
Mitutoyo Canada Inc. has released the latest additions to its line up of surface roughness measuring instruments. >> more
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2008
July 9: SST Canada Production Machinery Day at SST Canada’s Mississauga, ON, facility. Andy Mooney (905) 565-6866.
September 8-13: IMTS 2008 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.
www.imts.com 800-524-0475
September 9-11: Manufacturing Business & Technology Forum at IMTS 2008. www.sme.org
September 23-25: SME Canada’s Canadian Manufacturing Week, Metal Finishing Expo, Weld Expo Canada at the International Centre in Mississauga, ON. www.sme.org 888 322-7333
October 3-7: Italian machine tool exhibition, BI-MU in Milan, Italy. Sponsored by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian Machine Tools, Robots and Automation Manufacturers’ Association.
Claudia Mastroguiseppe +39 0 226 255 299 press@ucimu.it
October 6-8: FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV www.sme.org/fabtech 800-733-4763
October 21-25: EuroBLECH 2008 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Hanover, Germany. Canadian contact: Co-Mar Management Services Inc. 416-690-0331 or 800-727-4183 www.euroblech.com
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more details
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ADVERTISE IN SEPTEMBER 2008
SPECIAL IMTS PREVIEW ISSUE
- Tool Die & Mouldmaking
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- IMTS Preview
- Laser Optics
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Deadline: July 23, 2008
ADVERTISE IN QUALITY CANADA : SEPTEMBER 2008
Advertise in the launch issue of Quality Canada Magazine, with well over 30,000 distribution.
- Special Report: Aerospace
- Measurement: In-line measurement
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Deadline: August 1, 2008
ADVERTISE IN LE JOURNAL INDUSTRIEL DU QUÉBEC : AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008
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Deadline: August 15, 2008
To advertise to more than 20,000 readers of Canadian Metalworking Magazine, or to reach more than 14,000 decision-makers via the e-newsletter, contact:
Jennifer Maston (416) 764-1548 jennifer.maston@rci.rogers.com
Joe Sindaha (416) 764-1532 joe.sindaha@rci.rogers.com
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