Vale Canada Limited operates one of the largest integrated mining facilities in the world here, mining and processing ores containing nickel, copper and other metals. The company’s Sudbury, Ont. mining complex has been in operation for over 100 years. Starting…
The forging industry has achieved an impressive place in the North American industrial economy by producing components with unique benefits that are difficult to duplicate. However, delivering on those attributes also requires dealing with the extremely high heat generated during…
Sponsored content With the outdoorScan3 safety laser scanner, SICK is now entering the outdoor areas of industrial environments. With this product, SICK has closed another gap in the complete automation of industrial processes and strengthened the functioning collaboration between humans…
By Paresh Kansara, Rittal’s product manager for industrial & outdoor enclosures Industrial companies are looking for IT infrastructures for use with Industry 4.0 technology, including edge computing platforms. Here are a few tips to help companies implement fast-deploying and secure…
By Chris Romano, product portfolio manager for purge and pressurization, Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc. As long as there have been industrial environments, dust has caused explosions. In the last 20 years alone, dust explosions have resulted in hundreds of deaths and…
By Ann Neal According to one industry leader, there are five machine safeguarding trends that will be strategic for fabricators and manufacturers in the coming months. Each trend has the potential to significantly impact or even disrupt entrenched processes and…
By Taylor Welsh, axcontrol.com At one time, manufacturers and businesses considered plastic to be a godsend; but now, we’re trying to get rid of it as it chokes our oceans harming and killing wildlife. The concept of biodegradable plastic came…
By Glenn Brenneke, VP – research and development, engineering and product management, SPX Cooling Technologies Cooling tower customers want product innovations that can give them a greater amount of cooling for the energy used. In this age of shrinking operational…
Preventable injuries and illnesses in the workplace are among the most worrisome issues you deal with. Knowing the most common safety standard violations can help you minimize risk, limit exposure. and increase your peace of mind. Number one is Fall…
By Glenn Schulz, FDT Group Managing Director In order to compete and win in a global, competitive, fast moving world with increasing demands, all kinds of technology must be harnessed and put to good use. But without an effective approach…
