Exiderdome Tour
Siemens Canada
Sept. 23-24, Quebec City
Oct. 6-7, Halifax
Siemens takes its technology on the road in a massive portable building that exhibits the company's power, automation and control products. Visit: www.exiderdome.ca

Canadian Manufacturing Week
SME
Sept. 23-25, Toronto
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) presents this showcase for design engineering, maintenance products and industrial support services. It's co-located with Weld-Expo where you'll find the latest in productive welding equipment, machinery, products and services. Visit www.smecanada.ca/cmw.

MainTrain West
PEMAC
Sept. 25-26, Edmonton
The Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) hosts an additional MainTrain event for maintenance practitioners in the west, featuring educational sessions, training and networking. Visit www.maintrain.ca.

International Conference for Vision Guided Robotics
AIA/RIA
Sept. 30-Oct 2., Detroit
Learn how to apply vision-guided robotics, presented by the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) and Robotics Industries Association (RIA). Call (734) 994-6088 or visit www.machinevisiononline.org.

Canadian Industrial Emergency Conference & Expo
Expo Management Inc.
Falcon Ridge Group Inc.
Oct. 15-16, Edmonton
This national event focuses on issues impacting industrial emergency responders. Visit www.industrialemergencyexpo.com.

Canadian Innovation Awards
CME
Oct. 16, Mississauga, Ont.
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters presents the Canadian Innovation Awards, which celebrates the successes of Canada 's top innovators. Visit www.innovationawards.ca.

From Good to Great
AME
Oct. 20-24, Toronto
A global lean conference hosted by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence featuring keynotes, special presentations, workshops and exhibits focused on operational excellence and the pursuit of lean manufacturing. PLANT, Canada's Industry Newspaper is the media sponsor. Visit www.ameconference.org.

Motion Control Tech Conference PTDA
PTDA
Oct. 31, Miami Beach , Fla.
Learn about motion control trends and technologies at this session hosted by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA). Visit www.ptda.org.

Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo
Messe Frankfurt (Canada)
Nov. 5-6, Toronto
Focus areas include collection, hauling, processing and disposal of waste; materials recycling; municipal recycling programs including blue box programs, MRFs, scrap metals, C&D, wood, plastic, paper, auto, tires, fiber and more. Visit www.cwre.ca.  

Simplified Lean Manufacturing
MRGC
Nov. 5, Vaughan, Ont.
Nov. 19, Burlington, Ont.
Dec. 3, London, Ont.
A “hands-on” workshop from the Manufacturing Resources Group of Companies (MRGC). Learn how lean can help your organization and how to start implementing it. Call (416) 421-0343, e-mail thspoore@sympatico.ca or visit www.mrgc.org.

Product Application Workshop
PTDA
Nov. 18-20, Dearborn, Mich.
Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) presents this three-day workshop looking at power transmission/motion control components used in typical industrial applications and processes. E-mail lkshook@ptda.org .

Superior Boiler Works & Welding Visit
CME, Ontario
Nov. 26, Hamilton
The focus will be on flexible manufacturing; quality assurance; and project management. Presented by the Ontario division of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME). Contact Esther Bacchus, (905) 672-3466, ext. 3231 or e-mail esther.bacchus@cme-mec.ca.

Ultrasound World V
UE Systems
Jan. 18-21, Clearwater Beach, Fla.
A series of technical presentations and informative case studies presented by experienced ultrasound technology users will cover all aspects of predictive maintenance and energy conservation. E-mail info@uesystems.com.