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Government EV investment necessary to secure jobs and prosperous future, says Unifor

Canadian Manufacturing

In addition to capital cost subsidies, Volkswagen and its battery company PowerCo SE will receive production subsidies tied to plant production volumes. In December 2022, the first BrightDrop all-electric delivery van rolled off the retooled GM CAMI assembly line in Ingersoll, Ontario.

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Understanding Industrial Automation in Industry 4.0

Trimantec

This automation is for the manufacturer that needs to run a variety of products with no downtime between batches. Continuous production includes in sequence product variables. Medium production. Higher initial investment than fixed or programmable. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0,