Canadarm2 developer MDA grabs 4-year contract to support Space Station

May 12, 2008

On the heels of the Canadian government halting the purchase of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) by American military contractor Alliant Techsystems, the Canadian Space Agency has entered into a four-year contract with MDA valued at $109 million.

Engineering licensing body names 89th president

May 12, 2008

The Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the province's licensing body for professional engineers, installed Maple Leaf Engineering president J. David Adams, P.Eng., as the body's 89th president. He succeeds Walter Bilanski and will lead the PEO's 70,000 members, and chair its council in 2008-2009.

McMaster’s forms MacAUTO, an institute to advance automotive research

April 30, 2008

At the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association annual conference in Hamilton, McMaster University announced that it has established a new research institute to coordinate its increasing involvement in the automotive sector.

BCIT receives funding for new engineering lab

May 2, 2008

Terming it an investment in engineers of the future, Burlington Ont.-based, Endress+Hauser Canada is donating $269,000 in hardware and software to fund a new measurement laboratory for students in the Automation and Instrumentation program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby.

David Zimmer first MPP honoured with PEO's President’s Award

May 2, 2008

Professional Engineers Ontario will honour David Zimmer, LL.B., Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General and MPP Willowdale, with its President’s Award on Friday, May 9 at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor. The award annually recognizes outstanding Canadians who have supported and contributed to advancing the engineering profession in Ontario.

An Exact Science

Canadian research facility developing precise robotics for aerospace manufacturing

By Treena Hein | Published February 10, 2008

Of all engineering and manufacturing sectors, aerospace is the most resistant to change—and anyone who’s ever flown on a plane or plans to book a flight in the future should be thankful.

Michel Lambert is part of a team, at the Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Centre (AMTC) in Montreal, creating robotic systems for aerospace manufacturing.

Dynamic Duo

3-D printer takes next step in rapid prototyping evolution

By Andre Voshart

3-D printers have come a long way since the first rapidprototyping techniques became available in the late 1980s. Now, Objet Geometries says it has released what its U.S. executive touts as the next evolutionary advancement in product development and pre-manufacturing.

Hot Wheels

GM’s Automotive Centre of Excellence brings new engineering capabilities to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology

By Treena Hein for Design Engineering | Published in AutoPlant April 2008

The way Greg Parker sees it, the General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence opening next year in Oshawa, ON will provide an exciting and much-needed boost to the art and science of automotive design in this country.

Low profile linear motor stage

May 1, 2008

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced the LT190-EDLM, a new low profile, high precision, linear stage model. Manufactured from high strength aluminum, the table is driven by an ironless core linear motor with travel ranging from 150 mm to 500 mm.

Flat motors with integrated electronics

May 1, 2008

Maxon motor is launching a range of brushless DC motors with integrated electronics. The benefits of brushless flat motors, also known as external rotor motors where the rotating rotor shell encloses the fixed stator, include short overall length, high torque density and with their electronic current commutation, the motors have an extended service life.

30 Amp Half Brick DC-DC Converter

May 1, 2008

Lambda has expanded its line of DC-DC converters with the launch of the new iHG series of 100W fully isolated, single output, half-brick devices. Using the industry standard half-brick footprint with no base plate, the modules are suited for engineers designing low airflow, high temperature, 48V power architectures, for telecom, wireless, medical, industrial and many other applications.