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Traceability 4.0. How Omron Can Help You Get More Out of Your Digital Transformation
Traceability is important for many reasons. Without it, it would be virtually impossible to mitigate quality issues in the field. Many industries require tracking and trace for components and assemblies such as automotive, life sciences, food and beverage. These industries require that manufacturers record and store data for every component or batch...
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All You Need to Know: Disconnect Switches from ABB
Disconnect switches are essential safety devices that play a critical role in electrical circuitry, both in industrial settings and in everyday life. These switches are designed to ensure the safe de-energization of electrical circuits during emergency stoppages, maintenance, or repairs. ABB offers a wide...
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Guillevin Automation: What You Need to Know
Guillevin Automation began in Quebec, Canada. They have been a group since 1983. There are four branches in Canada that span from coast to coast. There is the Pacific branch in British Columbia, another serves Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Then there is the Ontario branch which supports the East...
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Elevate manufacturing automation with machine vision
Vision equipment is an integral part of new machines today, and leading machine builders are improving performance by integrating machine vision and image processing into the controls programming environment. Our white paper explores invaluable insights into this innovative approach and how a fully integrated platform, like TwinCAT, can simplify vision projects, enhance control system synchronization, and provide a robust networking solution.
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Choosing the Right Omron Industrial Camera
Omron offers a range of industrial machine vision cameras renowned for their precision and reliability. These cameras are crucial in manufacturing and quality control. This article covers the features, applications, and selection guide for Omron industrial cameras. Explore the versatile range of Omron industrial cameras including area scan, line scan...
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Festo’s Electric Motion Sizing (EMS) – Helping the Automotive Industry Enjoy a Smooth Ride
A good suspension in your vehicle ensures that your drive is safe and smooth by absorbing the energy from kinetic impacts like bumps in the road. It also helps your tires to maintain contact with the pavement by increasing tire friction. Because shock absorbers play such a vital role in a vehicle’s steering, stability, and braking, it is important that these...
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Cut it. Strip it. Crimp it.
When it comes to field operations, toolbox space is often limited. That's where versatile tools like our Stripax® Plus come in handy. This exceptional tool makes cutting, stripping, and crimping a breeze. With Weidmüller's range of professional tools, you can now complete your work faster, better, and with unparalleled precision. Even the most demanding tasks become effortless and fatigue-free – it's almost like having superpowers.
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The new Weidmüller Stripax® Plus is a true powerhouse, meticulously designed to streamline your electrical projects. Its exceptional functionality and precision make it an absolute must-have for professionals and DIY enthusiasts alike.
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Guillevin: Your Trusted Distributor of Breakers and Panels
Guillevin is one of Canada’s largest distributors of electrical products in Canada. Founded in 1906 by François-Xavier Guillevin in Montreal, Quebec, they have enjoyed considerable expansion to become a leading distributor of electrical materials and products. Growth is something Guillevin is familiar with, and since their founding...
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Getting Serious About Workplace Electrical Safety – Electric Shock Edition from I-Gard
Keeping employees safe at work has to be responsibility number one for a company. What is the rationale for being profitable if unsafe, or delivering product quickly to the customer if the workplace is unsafe and so everyone agrees that workplace safety is a priority but then we need to ask why are the incident rates of electrical...
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Achieving Sustainability with Schneider Electric’s FlexSeT Technology: A Discussion with Michael Lotfy
Schneider Electric recently brought its FlexSeT low-voltage switchboard technology into Canada. Designed with shortened lead times, increased efficiency and reliability in mind, the innovative technology is sure to make its mark in the Canadian electrical industry. We talked with Michael Lotfy, Senior Vice President of Power Products and Systems at...
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Weidmüller’s u-control 2000: The Automation Controller
Weidmüller’s scalable engineering software, u-control 2000, adapts individually to your requirements. And, the u-control is powerful, compact and fully compatible with Weidmüller’s I/O system u-remote. This article looks at what makes u-control the heart of your automation. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are one of the main components of...
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Wesco Implements a Press Control Technology Upgrade
A tier-one Canadian manufacturer in the automotive industry had challenges with their mechanical presses and controls that were out of date and facing obsolescence. They wanted to control their own equipment and did not want to go through a full third-party integration. The customer looked to Wesco to update their platform using Wesco’s preferred supplier products.
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Functionality and Applications of Contactors
Contactors play a crucial role in electrical circuit systems, allowing for effective control and management of electrical power. This blog post delves into the basics of contactors, their applications, and how they operate in electrical circuits. Contactors are essential for switching electrical circuits on and off. They find substantial application in high-power...
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Pilz Canada Celebrates 10 Years of Making Canada Safer – A Little Bit Each Day
Pilz was delighted to celebrate their 10th anniversary in Canada with staff, partners, customers, and distinguished guests on July 31, 2023. Managing Partners from Germany, Thomas Pilz and Susanne Kunschert, along with Andreas Sobotta, CEO and General Manager of Pilz Canada welcomed everyone to the Yankeelady IV and hosted the celebration...
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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Testing Overview and Considerations for Manufacturers
In this article we take a look at Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Testing with Alex Solomovich and Michael Henry of CSA Group. Solomovich is a Certifier III with the organization and Henry serves as the Director for Cross Market Services. In this overview of EMC Testing, Solomovich and Henry provide insight into the types of products that require EMC...
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What Is the Meaning of the IP Ratings for Power Supplies?
The IP rating indicates to what extent an electrical device is protected against the penetration of foreign objects and moisture. In this blog post, you can find out which IP codes there are, what the differences are between them and what you need to pay attention to when choosing a power supply. Environmental influences such as dust or moisture can...
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PULS Customer Success Story: Critical Power
In mission critical industries such as telecommunications, health care, government, manufacturing and data centers, maintaining power is vital. In this PULS Customer Success Story, learn more about how we helped a manufacturer with a solution that solved their input failures (due to transient spikes) during startup of their generators and how this critical power keeps their end-customers running 24/7.
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A Proactive Solution: Key Features and Applications of Littelfuse Shock Block
This article looks at the features of Littelfuse’s Industrial Shock Block and the implications it has on electrical safety. In doing so, we spoke to Tim Piemonte Vertical Market Manager, Electrical Safety with Littelfuse. Shock Block allows you to apply shock protection or personnel level protection to circuits where it couldn’t be applied...
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Achieving Power System Balance
For the power generation industry, maintaining power system balance as closely as possible to the ideal power factor (PF) of 1.000 using correction capacitors and other technology is critical. Power factor is a measure of how effectively electricity is used, with an equal 1.000 PF benefiting both the customer and utility, and a low...
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How the Latest Handheld Barcode Reader is Making It Easy for Users to Overcome Traceability Challenges
There are a variety of challenges that manufacturers face when trying to efficiently use traceability technology. Difficult to read direct part marks can hinder the performance of traceability in a production process. The V460 is an advanced barcode reading device that has set a new standard for reading capabilities. It can read all types...
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Guillevin Datacom : A Global Expertise With a Local Approach, for the Distribution of Data Communication Infrastructure Products
Today’s omnipresent network communication cabling is essential for connecting communication systems, making it important to have an edge in infrastructure for increased reliability and performance. An optimized network cabling infrastructure offers many benefits, including a more robust, secure network, cost savings, superior...
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New ABB ACS180 All-Compatible Machinery Drives Offer Reliability in a Compact Footprint
ABB is introducing the ACS180 machinery drive to the Canadian market. The newest entry in ABB’s low voltage AC drives portfolio, the ACS180 provides user-friendly, reliable, and energy-efficient motor and process control, keeping systems running smoothly while saving time and money over the product’s lifecycle.
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The ACS180, which is part of ABB’s all-compatible drives portfolio, is designed with machine builders in mind.
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What Are Control Circuit Devices? Noark Electric Explains
A Control Circuit Device regulates and manages the operation of an electrical circuit by turning on or off the circuit. The control device regulates or limits the condition within the circuit by controlling the voltage and current. Examples of control circuit devices used are switches, solenoids, and relays. Noark is a reliable manufacturer of high-quality circuit...
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What Does the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) Tell You About System Component Reliability? An Analysis From PULS
The term MTBF appears in the data sheets of various technical system components and often causes confusion. This is mainly due to the different calculation methods and the risk of confusion with the service lifetime of a device. At PULS, many R&D specialists deal with both parameters on a daily basis. With this knowledge, PULS brings a little light into...
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How Safety Can Make Your Cobot Work Harder and Safer for You
Collaborative robots, or Cobots for short, can greatly enhance productivity and employee satisfaction by taking over dull, reparative, and dirty tasks that humans would rather not perform. Because these robots are designed to work safely around people, many manufacturers are under the impression that...
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Barrett Family Foundation Gift Benefits Students, Humber, and Industry
January 24, 2023 was an historic day for Humber College. The college received the largest, private donation presented to an Ontario college in Canadian history. A $30 million dollar gift from the Barrett Family Foundation will be used to support the College and its students and is an investment in the future of...
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Noark Electric is pleased to announce our new Ex9QR5 SSRV Motor Starter, designed to facilitate soft-start and soft-stop of three phase electric motors. It provides required overload protection for motor branch circuits, while also saving energy, reducing peak-demand charges, and limiting mechanical wear and damage to connected machinery.
The Ex9QR5 is ideal for OEMs and industrial end users who must solve the most difficult motor starting applications:
If you are interested in getting started with Noark’s Ex9QR5 SSRV Motor Starter, you can learn more about the product by visiting Noark's Ex9QR5 product page today or you can request a quote.
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5 Common Mistakes to Avoid when Implementing Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in Your Facility
As technology advances, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have emerged as valuable tools for improving efficiency and productivity in various industries. From warehouses to manufacturing facilities, these intelligent machines are revolutionizing the way manufacturers handle tasks and streamline operations. However, deploying AMRs
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Weidmüller and New Energy in Canada
Weidmüller is well-known for its products that are engineered for the traditional energy markets. Today, across the globe, there is a push when it comes to new energy and renewable energy. Weidmüller Canada is well-positioned to serve this market with industry-specific products in solar, wind, and hydrogen. Canadian companies who want to
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How to Use Custom HMI in Your FANUC Cobot
Cobots are flexible for all types of applications, and with FANUC’s Tablet Teach Pendant (TP) Plug-in SDK, so are the User Interfaces. Plug-in SDK, short for Software Developer’s Kit, is an HTML5/JavaScript-based platform enabling the creation of specific icons for the Tablet TP’s timeline editor as well as to make dedicated screens on the HMI...
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WECO, 100 Years of Reliability. Your Partner for the Future
WECO has reliably served the electrical market for more than a century. The company originated in Germany in 1921 and was born in the decades that saw electricity adopted into the daily lives of most businesses and homes across North America and much of the world. Technological advances at the time presented opportunities for the...
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PNOZ m C0 – Worlds most compact safety controller
Small, but packs a punch!
At a width of only 22.5mm the new standalone base controller PNOZ m C0 offers plenty of functions in a compact housing. 8 safe inputs and 4 safe semiconductor outputs.
Whether emergency stop, safety gate monitoring, light curtain, or two-hand operation, see for yourself how the software tool PNOZmulti Configurator realises your safety requirements simply, flexibly and intuitively.
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Analysing Backfeeding Events With the Help of Power Supply Data
Backfeeding is a physical process that is highly desirable in many applications, such as electric vehicles, for the purpose of energy recovery. However, in an industrial setting, backfeeding can be a problem and lead to costly system downtimes if the power supply units fail. In this blog article you will learn how power supply data can help you to identify...
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Palletization: The Ultimate Guide To Identifying Different Types
Palletization is a core step in the supply chain process. On the surface, palletizing can seem very simple — you just stack boxes onto an empty pallets. But there are many different types of palletization and various ways to compare these types. With so many different pallet types and materials, process layouts, and levels of automation, it’s easy to...
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2024 Canadian Electrical Code Campaign – New Edition of the Canadian Electrical Code Will Help Improve Electrical Installations in Many Areas
The Canadian Electrical Code (Code) plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of electrical installations and systems, establishing guidelines and requirements necessary to reduce risks of electric shock, fires, and other electrical hazards. As electrical technology, materials, and equipment evolve, regular updates help...
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Updated Edition of ISO 3691-4 Published
ISO 3691-4, “Industrial trucks – Safety requirements and verification – Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks and their systems” is the most important international standard for automated guided vehicles (AGV) and vehicle systems (AGVS). It was published in 2020 and applies to manufacturers as well as operators. It defines...
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