Canadian Metalworking Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2021

Case Study. How one cybersecurity analyst leveraged Feedly to proactively evaluate news around the breach and protect his company and their clients and stakeholders. Back in 2020, it wasn’t hard to find information about the SolarWinds breach. In fact, the problem for cybersecurity analysts like Drew Gallis was the deafening noise of commentary about the breach.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 18, 2021

Britain is the main source of imports for Ireland, making up more than 20 per cent in 2018 and 2019, despite uncertainty around the UK’s departure from the EU, according to the Central Statistics Office.

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NIST

AUGUST 10, 2021

This is the first in a series of blogs examining the sectoral composition of the MEP National NetworkTM client project activity. The MEP National Network has assisted over 26,800 unique manufacturing clients in every U.S. state and Puerto Rico and has completed over 71,600 projects with a total impact value of over $96 billion while creating or retaining nearly 530,000 jobs in the last five fiscal years.1 That’s a lot of manufacturers, a lot of projects, a lot of impact, and a lot of jobs!

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DSIMN

AUGUST 31, 2021

Decimet Sales Inc., a sheet metal fabricator and machining solutions provider was recently featured in a podcast for Minnesota Made, a program that highlights local business leaders and movers and shakers of Minnesota based companies. Jason Webb, the host of the podcast talks with Noah Stark, one of our Sales Consultants and RFQ Manager, Troy Brake, Operations Manager and Lisa Horn, our Engineering Manager.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Gil Automation

AUGUST 17, 2021

GIL Automations Limited made history in the Nigerian Oil & Gas Space by signing a partnership with Siemens Energy as Nigerian local partner for turbo machinery products such as turbines, compressors and renewable energy. This relationship is an extension to our 10 years successful business relationship with other divisions of Siemens in Nigeria.

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Polytron

AUGUST 31, 2021

We have recently seen a significant uptick in manufacturers interested in using RFID to: Track Work-in-Process (WIP) in real-time Manage Inventory Levels in real-time Track Tooling location and usage Ensure correct parts used in Assembly The cost of implementing RFID continues to drop as RFID readers and tags become more cost effective while functionality increases.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 11, 2021

Logistics specialist Rhenus is set to showcase its supply chain expertise at this year’s ChemUK exhibition. The two-day event is running between 15 and 16 September at the NEC, Birmingham UK.

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NIST

AUGUST 30, 2021

This blog is the sixth in a monthly series brought to you by the America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, this series focuses on innovative approaches, and uncovering the latest trends in manufacturing workforce development. V’principe, da. In Russian, it means, “In principle, yes.

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DSIMN

AUGUST 25, 2021

Great news! DSI has a new, PUMA TT2100SYY, Doosan Machine Turning Center. This top-of-the-line machine is everything anyone ever wanted in a lathe. With 8 and 10-inch, twin spindles, twin turrets with dual Y-axis, the TT2100SYY provides high productivity capabilities for DSI customers. Now production can double by utilizing an upper and lower turret while the left and right spindle spins at 5000 revolutions per minute. 100 mm Y-axis stroke.

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Gil Automation

AUGUST 17, 2021

GIL Automations Limited made history in the Nigerian Oil & Gas Space by signing a partnership with Siemens Energy as Nigerian local partner for turbo machinery products such as turbines, compressors and renewable energy. This relationship is an extension to our 10 years successful business relationship with other divisions of Siemens in Nigeria.

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As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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NCMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

NCMS is assisting the U.S. Army in seeking an industry partner that has the expertise and knowledge to evaluate facility specs and understand its capabilities to meet and /or exceed the requirements for the installation and operation of a large sub-section metal 3D printer. More details/specifications are available. Please contact opportunities@ncms.org for a copy of […] The post Sources Sought: Optimizing Facilities to Ensure Reliability and Maintainability of Large Metal 3D Printers app

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Manufacturing.net

AUGUST 4, 2021

In 2010, the U.S. spent $52 billion in economic costs on alcohol-involved crashes.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 4, 2021

By James Scott, CEO & Founder of Thrive.app. The pandemic created an unprecedented employee experience for many industries: That of a workforce that was suddenly dispersed, remote, and disconnected.

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NIST

AUGUST 20, 2021

Hawaiian Chip Company began in 2000 and is best known for unique, boldly flavored sweet potato and taro chips. Its products are made using only the highest-quality local Hawaiian produce, including Okinawan sweet potatoes, taro grown on the Big Island and Oahu's North Shore, and golden sweet potatoes grown on Molokai. These chips are the creation of Jimmy Chan, who was inspired by professional chef Emeril Lagasse.

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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

DSIMN

AUGUST 4, 2021

Sometimes a customer will come in thinking what they have drawn up and presented will work in the fabrication production process. Most often this is not the case. A drawing may look good structurally but when manufactured to the drawing’s specs, tolerances, bend allowances and welds may be off, thickness of steel may be too thin, holes may be drilled in the wrong position and a host of other problems may exist.

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Trimantec

AUGUST 30, 2021

Are you excited that the future of American manufacturing is looking brighter due to reshoring? We think it’s great too, but have you noticed something different? Manufacturing has changed. There are new technologies and jargon, such as talk of Industry 4.0, robots, co-robots, and the Internet of Things (IoT). While the U.S. was sidelined by offshoring, other countries were advancing automation technologies to capture maximum efficiencies.

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NCMS

AUGUST 16, 2021

NCMS is assisting the U.S. Navy in seeking a partner with capabilities to autonomously clean ship hulls. Background Biofouling on ship hulls poses multiple problems for ship operators and maintainers. Biofouling increases flow resistance, raises fuel consumption, and disturbs marine ecosystems. Cleaning ship hulls using traditional mechanical methods is time-consuming and labor-intensive, produces large amounts […] The post Sources Sought: Ship Hull Cleaning Using Autonomous Robotic Soluti

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Manufacturing.net

AUGUST 2, 2021

It's being called the most generous vaccine incentive program in the world.

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70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 25, 2021

In recognition of its commitment to deliver customer-centric products and services, Intalio has been recognised for Content Services Platforms in the Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’ report.

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NIST

AUGUST 5, 2021

In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that June 7 every year would be celebrated as World Food Safety Day. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations decided to jointly facilitate the observance. The purpose of this day is to “inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainabl

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 4, 2021

New analysis from Sedex, one of the world’s leading ethical trade membership organisations, has revealed insights on gender roles within global supply chains from its members, as it calls for all businesses to collect gender data.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 3, 2021

Almost three-quarters (74%) of the UK’s top grocery retailers view a lack of prescriptive and actionable insights as their top operational barrier to improving promotions performance, research by Symphony RetailAI has revealed, the global provider of integrated AI-powered marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and manufacturers, has revealed.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 17, 2021

Checkmarx, the global provider of developer-centric application security testing (AST) solutions, has acquired Dustico, a SaaS-based solution that detects malicious attacks and backdoors in open source software supply chains.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 4, 2021

A lot has been written about the IoT revolution and how the technology has the capability to revolutionise industries, transform productivity and unlock new levels of insight. But for those intrigued by the possibilities and looking to dip their toe in the water, the potential myths of high price point, infrastructure and connectivity challenges, as well as the required skill set can be significant hurdles that seem insurmountable.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 17, 2021

BluJay Solutions, provider of global supply chain software and services, has released version 21.2 of its transportation, distribution, and global trade software applications. With a focus on providing high-efficiency user experiences, BluJay’s latest releases offer shippers, logistics service providers, freight forwarders and customs brokers with expanded capabilities, integrations, and the most current compliance updates available.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 31, 2021

By Mohan Naidu, FPT UK Managing Director. The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade.

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This guidebook discusses how small/medium manufacturers have implemented Smart Manufacturing initiatives and realized benefits such as increased productivity as well as higher levels of coordination and speed within the enterprise and supply chain.

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Manufacturing.net

AUGUST 4, 2021

The meat giant said fewer than half its workers are currently vaccinated.

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Manufacturing.net

AUGUST 4, 2021

The meat giant said fewer than half its workers are currently vaccinated.

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Manufacturing.net

AUGUST 11, 2021

PepsiCo and Boston Beer are partnering on the new malt beverage.

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Manufacturing.net

AUGUST 11, 2021

PepsiCo and Boston Beer are partnering on the new malt beverage.

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Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?