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Airbus marks five years of operation in Canada

Canadian Manufacturing

Since its establishment in Quebec on July 1st, 2018, Airbus says they have contributed more than 4,000 employees outside Europe, generating approximately 23,000 indirect jobs in Canada. “The integration of the A220 programme in 2018 marked a major milestone for Airbus.

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MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. ACQUIRES TOWER FASTENERS

Fastener News Desk

MSC’s acquisition of Tower, made through its All Integrated Solutions (AIS) subsidiary, expands the company’s presence in the OEM fastener market, which it entered in 2018 with the acquisition of AIS, a leading value-added distributor of industrial fasteners and components, MRO supplies and assembly tools based in Wisconsin.

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8 noteworthy robotics acquisitions of 2023

Robotics Business Review

Source: 6 River Systems Suffering a $437.3 Agile Robots was founded at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in 2018. For context, Shopify paid $450 million to acquire 6 River Systems in September 2019. Ocado paid roughly 2.8% of what Shopify paid for 6 River. 6 River Systems’ Chuck autonomous mobile robots.

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KEF Robotics takes a modular approach to aircraft navigation and autonomy

Robotics Business Review

Source: KEF Robotics While autopilots have helped fly aircraft for nearly a century, recent improvements in computer vision and autonomy promise to bring more software-based capabilities onboard. Founded in 2018, KEF said it provides algorithms that use camera data to enable autonomous flight across a variety of platforms and use cases.

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Carmen Vertullo Awarded NFDA’s 2023 Fastener Professional of the Year

Fastener News Desk

He is a degreed manufacturing engineer and has worked in the aerospace industry making parts for Atlas rockets, designing and building test equipment for the Tomahawk cruise missile and after starting his company, Carver Engineering and Manufacturing, designing and building support equipment for military helicopter engines.

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Commercial airliner completes fossil fuel free transatlantic crossing

Canadian Manufacturing

It was also a drop in the bucket compared to the goal of producing 1 billion gallons a year set in 2018 by the Federal Aviation Administration. has set a goal that 10% of jet fuel will come from sustainable sources by 2030.

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CAE announces that AirAsia India is using its AI-powered Riseâ„¢ Training System

Canadian Manufacturing

” Launched in 2018, the CAE Rise training system is a technology that tries to enable the translation of simulator training data into valuable insights for instructors and training managers. This new training system compares independent sources to provide increased confidence in grading data quality.