In a major milestone, the Webuild Group, in collaboration with Canadian partners as part of the Mobilinx consortium, has been awarded a substantial €917-million (approximately CAN$1.3-billion) civil construction contract by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx for the Hurontario Light Rail Transit (HuLRT) project.The Mobilinx consortium, comprising Webuild, John Laing, Hitachi, Amico, Bot, and…
Ford is planning to build a $900 million el cathode d production plant in Bécancour, Quebec, in partnership with South Korean companies EcoProBM and SK On. This plant will produce battery materials used in future Ford electric vehicles, including some pickup trucks. The plant is expected to begin production in the first half of 2026, with a potential capacity of 45,000 tons of active cathode…
In today's world, where environmental sustainability and plastic waste reduction are key, Omnia Packaging stands as a reference and guide for innovation and research of technologically advanced solutions and sustainable packaging. The company's growing international success is evidenced by the September 21 inauguration of a new production facility in Canada. The manufacturing investment, worth…
He indicated that these resources will be used mainly for the development of special steels and aerospace products, so the capacity of forging and aerospace factories will be increased.
"We are taking advantage of the growth we are seeing in the North American region and will increase production in aerospace and develop markets for specialty steels for export," he said in an interview with…
The federal government has launched a consultation on changes to the Copyright Act to enshrine the consumer's right to repair electronic devices, home appliances and machinery, and it intends to include agricultural equipment among them. The current Copyright Act legislation forces consumers to have repairs done exclusively by OEMs or original manufacturers. According to some congressmen, this…
MAPEI Canada received awards in three categories at the 2023 Hardsurface Awards of the Terrazzo Tile & Marble Association of Canada (TTMAC), Canada's leading trade association, including the top honor: Project Of The Year. The winning Project Of The Year award was the renovation of the lobby floor of the Fantasyland Hotel inside the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, which also won in…
PRINOTH Increases Production Area in Quebec
PRINOTH, an Italian multinational company, will invest $25 million to expand its plant in Granby, Quebec, in eastern Canada . The expansion will enable PRINOTH to strengthen production of tracked snowplow vehicles and snowmaking technology. The production area will increase from the current 120,000 sq. ft. to a total of 200,000 sq. ft. and a…
According to a report by Deloitte US, the manufacturing industry is expected to continue to grow in 2023 despite the challenges it faces, such as supply headwinds, labor shortages and economic uncertainty. The report suggests that to maintain this growth, leaders should leverage digital technologies, adopt strategies for the future of work and promote supply chain resilience. The report…
The physical and digital environments of manufacturing are changing rapidly, and emerging technologies are becoming even more crucial to our long-term technological competitiveness. At the same time, however, manufacturers face greater challenges than ever before to understand and act. There are nearly 300,000 factories in the United States, 90 percent of which have fewer than 100 employees. And…
At the ITMA trade fair in Barcelona in June, Biancalani Textile Machinery Srl will present an improved version of its AQUARIA®, a whole new textile finishing machine first introduced in 2019. Fine-tuned by the company during the pandemic, AQUARIA transforms traditional finishing processes in an eco-sustainable approach to textiles. Eco-bleach, organic…