by Jerry CookInstalling a new LVD Strippit Orion Plus 3015 laser cutting system has not only enhanced flexibility and improved productivity at Mississauga, ON-based Solutions Custom Fabricating Inc. (SCF) but it has also opened up several important, new areas of…

by Jerry CookA recently installed Zeiss coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is playing a critical role in helping Quality Inspection Techologies (QIT), Beamsville, ON to diversify away from its traditional automotive market into a variety of new market sectors.

by Jerry CookWhen Peter Plank, owner of Newmarket, ON-based Tooling Development Inc., began the company in 1997, there was one thing of which he was absolutely certain. “Right from the beginning I wanted to stay with one brand of machine…

by Jerry CookSandvik Coromant Canada’s (coromant.sandvik.com/ca) new head office and Productivity Centre is designed to help ensure the continuing productivity and competitiveness of its Canadian customer base.

by Jerry CookA rapidly growing volume of work recently prompted EBM Laser, Saint-Augustin-de-Demaures, QC to install a new Bystronic laser cutting system.

by Jerry CookWhen Noranco Manufacturing Ltd., Pickering, ON decided in the late 1990s that it wanted to move into CNC machining, it didn’t take the aerospace manufacturer long to determine that the Mazak line of equipment met its needs.

by Jerry CookWhile moving into laser cutting five years ago has already paid off handsomely for Leamington, ON-based UNI-FAB, the company is continuing to explore different ways to further enhance the flexibility and productivity of its two Mitsubishi laser systems…

(Left to right): Peter Leibinger, president of TRUMPF’s laser and electronics division, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, and Rolf Biekert, president and chief executive officer of TRUMPF Inc., officially open TRUMPF’s Laser Innovation & Technical Excellence building.TRUMPF Inc. used its recent…

It was a challenging year for the Canadian auto parts industry to say the least, but manufacturers need to keep their eyes on the future. That was the message at this year’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association’s (APMA) annual conference and…

by Jerry CookSwitching to a new coolant earlier this year has provided Toronto, ON-based Viking Engineering & Tool Co. Ltd. with substantial cost savings.