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Message From The Editor
In this issue see considerations about the use of multi-tasking motion, VFD's specifically designed for use in greenhouse applications and an upcoming webinar by CSA on Industrial control panel acceptance. Also have a look at the profile of Bill Maki of TS Manufacturing by Blake Marchand. 2019 is certainly shaping up to be an interesting year in the drives and motion industries and is already seeing new partnership develop such as those between Danfoss and 3Phase Power and E.B. Horsman & Son and Pepperl+Fuchs.
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Industry Advancements
Multi-Tasking Facts and Fiction
Despite the fact that Multi-Tasking technology has become increasingly common in shops across the country and around the world, many manufacturers still believe such machines are costly and a challenge to integrate into existing processes and automation. Where these myths arose remains a mystery, but the facts are easy to find, especially when discussing Mazak Multi-Tasking.
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Peer Profile
The Captivating World of Automation and Control with Bill Maki of TS Manufacturing
By Blake Marchand
Bill Maki is a 51-year-old Electrical Engineer from Thunder Bay, Ontario working as a Control Systems Integrator for TS Manufacturing. Maki studied Electrical Engineering at Lakehead University, following his graduation he got his start in the industry with Lakehead's Engineering Department, where he worked for six-years. Maki got his introduction to industrial automation with the Buchanan Group, out of Thunder Bay. There, he gained some valuable experience at just 28-years-old, with 10 sawmills in the area under his responsibility.
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CSA Webinar
Getting AHJs to Accept Your Industrial Control Panel
Industrial control panels (ICP) can pose a threat to safety if they are not properly designed, manufactured, and installed. But ICPs are integral to almost every industrial and commercial system available, providing local tie-ins and connections with logic control, safety components, emergency stops, interface to control rooms, and more. They are increasingly complex, especially as new technologies such as fiber optics, and digital and wireless communications are incorporated, adding cybersecurity and functional safety risks that need to be mitigated.
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Drive Applications
Yaskawa America Driving Growth with iQpump
Yaskawa's iQpump can enhance the quality of indoor greenhouse environments that can increase the quality of the crop and strengthen our environment. Yaskawa variable frequency drives enable growers to maintain constant water pressure under variable growing and humidity conditions to help achieve a high crop yield and maximize profits. New avenues for VFD's are constantly approaching and in Canada greenhouse production can be substantially increased through proper drive use.
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Changing Scene
- 3Phase Appointed as first Danfoss DrivePro Partner in North America
3Phase is proud to announce that they have recently been appointed by Danfoss as North America's first DrivePro Partner. To be chosen to be the first representatives of this program on the continent is both exciting and humbling, 3Phase explained. For their clients, it means that they will continue to get the most out of their AC drives and VFD applications, as well as services that go beyond simple troubleshooting, maintenance, repairs and replacements.
- Bosch Launches Big IoT Applications Campaign
Bosch wants to strength its position in the field of the Internet of Things (IoT) with product innovations, including video-based fire detection and automated emergency calls. Innovation is imperative, after the company was forced to cut hundreds of jobs following the diesel crisis. The innovations in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) aim to achieve concrete improvements in people's everyday lives, explains Bosch board of management member Dr. Markus Heyn.
- E.B. Horsman & Son Announces the Addition of Pepperl+Fuchs as a Process Instrumentation Supplier Partner
Pepperl+Fuchs is a provider of explosion protection components. Their rugged visualization products, intrinsic safety barriers, and Bebco EPS purge and pressurization solutions continue to set new standards for safety and innovation. Pepperl+Fuchs offers application-oriented system solutions, customer-specific control cabinets and enclosures.
- Building the next generation of leaders and innovators: Hatch recognized as Top Employer for Young People
Hatch has been recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People for the third consecutive year. Canada's Top Employers for Young People is an editorial competition organized by the Canada's Top 100 Employers project. This special designation recognizes the employers that offer the nation's best workplaces and programs for young people just starting their careers. The employers on this list are Canada's leaders in attracting and retaining younger employees to their organizations.
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- Danfoss factory among world's smartest
The World Economic Forum identifies 16 of the world's most advanced smart factories - so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution production sites. Danfoss' factory in Wuqing, China, is one of them. Read why. In Danfoss' compressor factory in Wuqing, China, automatically-guided vehicles drive up and down the aisles and supply workers with components. The same workers use intelligent Bluetooth connected tools that automatically tell if an assembly process is incorrectly performed.
- New possibilities with digital twins
B&R simplifies model-based machine development with the new B&R MapleSim Connector. It considerably reduces the time spent modeling machine components. Machine functions are easy to program and deploy. B&R MapleSim Connector is seamlessly integrated in the B&R Automation Studio environment. B&R MapleSim Connector makes it efficient for B&R customers to integrate the MapleSim tool from Maplesoft.
- Emerson's Automation Training Solution Aims to Close Skills Gap for Digital Industrial Workers
Emerson recently introduced the Performance Learning Platform, a portable and compact automation technology training solution that enables hands-on training to prepare workers to maintain their plant safely and efficiently. The platform reinforces the competencies essential to fostering digital transformation and helps close the workforce skills gap as the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) era continues to change the way manufacturing and process companies do business.
- Phoenix Contact Quarterly Special: Never Take a good Connection for Granted
Never take a good connection for granted. Every wire in your control cabinet is there for a reason. The connections of those wires - via spring, screw, IDC, or crimp - are only as reliable as the quality of the terminations. For nearly a century, Phoenix Contact has been a trusted partner for reliable connections. PTFIX distribution blocks is now available in feed-through version! Allowing even more flexibility to suit your installations.
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Product Focus
New Wire-To-Board Connector from Molex
Industry's first SMT potting Wire-to-Board connector system with improved process capabilities and mechanical reliability for protection against water ingress in White Goods applications requiring potting treatment.
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Yaskawa America Introduces the GA800 AC Drive for Industrial Applications
The Yaskawa GA800 drive provides the ultimate combination of power, ease of use, flexibility, and performance. In addition to its exceptional torque production and precise control, you'll enjoy effortless setup with GA800's high resolution display and connection to your favorite mobile device. Whether you need simple control, advanced network communications or functional safety, look no further than GA800 for all your variable speed needs.
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Omron AC Servo System 1S Series: State of the Art Servo Technology Applied to General Purpose
Designed to meet present and future machine requirements, the 1S servo system optimizes the full machine manufacturing cycle, from machine design to installation to commissioning. In operation they help maximize machine production and shorten maintenance time. Offers a high resolution multi-turn encoder without battery backup, a new innovative control loop (TDF), and a built-in safety network.
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Introducing the World's First 100 HP Single-Phase Motor
Single Phase Power Solutions introduces the world's first 100 hp single-phase electric motor. The Belle Single-Phase Motor uses Written-Pole technology to deliver a 100 hp single-phase motor that is compatible with readily-available single-phase utility services. The utility-friendly starting and operating characteristics provided through the use of Written-Pole technology minimize voltage sags and flicker on long single-phase distribution lines.
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New E+H Turbimax Delivers Robust Turbidity Measuring in Industrial Applications
The new Turbimax CUS50D from Endress+Hauser is a highly reliable absorption style sensor for measuring turbidity and suspended solids measurement in hostile environments. It has a robust polymer measuring surface ideal for aggressive media including salt water. The unique dual pathlength design (5 & 10 mm) ensures effective measurements through a large range of applications including very dark liquids and sludges. This special measuring surface minimizes the risk of dirt accumulating and any surface contamination can be eliminated by the sensor's optional air cleaning system.
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Festo Motion Terminal: digital pneumatics!
Pneumatics is an easy-to-control technology and is now becoming even more simple, versatile and flexible - with the brand-new Festo Motion Terminal VTEM. Motion apps are moving pneumatics into the age of Industry 4.0. These apps control a single piece of hardware and can replace over 50 individual components. The Festo Motion Terminal offers you benefits throughout the entire value chain, from the design to the modernisation of your machine.
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