Canadian manufacturers are expecting business activity to increase in 2013 despite some uncertainty in the economy, reports a recent survey by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), producer of the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) 2013, to be held at The International Centre, September 30 to October 3.
 

Trade associations across Canada in general gave the federal budget, tabled last week, a thumbs up for its prominent showcasing of manufacturing as a top priority.

Latrobe, PA – The U.S. Federal Government today announced the creation of a National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) in Youngstown, Ohio.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers' Toronto chapter was at Fabtech Canada in March educating attendees about its "Take back manufacturing" (TBM) campaign, which is aimed at getting government, educators and industry leadership to work closer together to plan the recovery of the declining manufacturing sectors in Ontario.

The most pressing challenge facing Quebec manufacturers in 2012 is the need to do more with less, reports a recent survey conducted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The survey is being released just weeks before the launch of a newly-expanded Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS), which features an inspirational keynote address by Canadian senator and former CFLer Larry Smith.

At the recent Montreal Manufacturing Technology show, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers presented Elliott Matsuura Canada President Frank Haydar, with a letter of recognition celebrating the company's 60th successful year in Canada.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), based in Dearborn, Mich., and Tooling University LLC (Tooling U), based in Cleveland, announced at IMTS last week that they have signed a definitive agreement for SME to acquire all outstanding shares of Tooling U, a leading provider of online training for the manufacturing industry.

Some of the biggest names in the machine tool builder's industry are working together to create a new type of event designed to revitalize North American manufacturing. Scheduled for Sept. 12-14, 2011, in Las Vegas, the Interactive Manufacturing Experience (imX) aims to combine the best features of a corporate open house, customer training seminars, client appreciation programs and new product launch events.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA) and American Welding Society (AWS) announced plans September 8th to launch the first-ever FABTECH Canada, to be held in 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre on March 20-22. The event will feature a comprehensive showcase of the latest technologies, tools and trends – with a special focus on fabricating technology – geared to the needs of Canada’s estimated 1.5 million manufacturing employees in industries ranging from automotive and energy to transportation and construction.

A new Finishing Technologies Pavilion & Conference debuting at FABTECH 2010 Nov. 2-4 in Atlanta allows manufacturing executives to review finishing equipment, processes and services, and gain valuable technical insight.