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Message From The Editor
Developing links with robots and customers
I recently participated in a training session on the agri-food industry at ABB. In particular, I learned the term collaborative robot and the role it will play in the future of different market segments. Learn more in this issue. Also, it's a time of holidays for some. More rested, this could be a good time to think about increasing your sales by offering complementary products or services. A little guide to what to do or not do to get there. Other more or less known facts about LED lighting and more. Good reading!
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Changing Scene
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Eaton Acquires Innovative Switchgear Solutions
Eaton announced it has completed the acquisition of Innovative Switchgear Solutions, a specialty manufacturer of medium-voltage electrical equipment serving the North American utility, commercial and industrial markets…
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UL Issues First Certification for Pole-Mounted Transformers
UL has issued the first certification for single- and three-phase pole-mounted transformers in North and Latin America. Demand is expected to grow for these types of units in urban, industrial and rural settings as the world population continues to increase. Additionally, more transformers are being installed on private land by the owners and not the utilities serving them…
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Hydro One and Canadian Niagara Power to Invest $30 M in Port Colborne, Ontario Infrastructure
The investment will help to refurbish the Port Colborne Transmission Station, improving reliability for the city. In the interim, Hydro One will reduce the duration of power interruptions by energizing a second source of power. In the case that an outage impacts Hydro One equipment, the city will now have an alternate source of safe and reliable power…
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- OPG Subsidiary Reaches Agreement to Acquire Natural Gas Assets
Ontario Power Generation (OPG), under a new subsidiary, has entered into a purchase agreement with affiliates of TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Corporation) to acquire a portfolio of combined-cycle natural gas-fired plants in Ontario. "The role that natural gas plays in maintaining system reliability has become even more important with the addition of intermittent wind and solar generation in recent years," said Ken Hartwick…
- Charging the Future Challenge to Develop Battery Technology
Batteries are a rapidly growing industry worldwide and are key to advancing clean technologies, Natural Resources Canada is holding a challenge for innovators to develop a battery prototype. Five finalists will win up to $700K each to develop their innovative battery prototype and pitch their concept to the jury. The Challenge Jury will pick a grand prize winner who demonstrates the most positive battery breakthrough to receive $1 million…
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- USask-led Northern Energy Planning Project Awarded $2.5 million by SSHRC
With a just-announced grant award of $2.5 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, two University of Saskatchewan researchers are leading an $8.8-million international partnership project to explore how northern residents can achieve energy independence and benefit economically and socially by developing renewable energy…
- IDEAL Industries Welcomes Sean Bernard to Its Audacy Division
IDEAL Industries Canada has announced the appointment of Sean Bernard as Regional Sales Manager to its Audacy Wireless Lighting Control division. He will support Audacy in the GTA and Eastern Canada regions. Sean brings with him a wealth of experience, with over 13-years in the lighting industry supporting Phillips, Franklin-Empire and, most recetly, Standard-Stanpro Lighting…
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- Experts Share Knowledge on the Future of Energy Storage at NESTNet Week 2019
The Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) hosted the fourth annual NSERC Energy Storage Technology Network (NESTNet) Week, engaging numerous researchers, industry and governmental members from across Canada, the United States, Brazil, United Kingdom and Germany…
- Northern Transformer Corporation Receives $3M Investment to Retrofit Vaughn Facility
Deborah Schulte, Member of Parliament for King-Vaughan, announced a FedDev Ontario contribution of $3 million to help Northern Transformer Corporation (NTC) innovate the way its power transformers are manufactured by adopting innovative clean technologies that will result in a reduced environmental footprint…
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International News
- nVent Signs Agreement to Acquire Eldon Enclosures Business
nVent Electric plc announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Eldon, a privately held European-based enclosures business, for a cash purchase price of approximately $130 million, subject to customary adjustment and including repayment of Eldon debt. The acquisition of Eldon and its highly complementary portfolio will position nVent well for global growth…
- Rittal Earns Global Supplier Award from Bosch
On 10 June, Rittal received the Bosch Global Supplier Award, granted every two years. From a total of some 43,000 suppliers around the world, Bosch honoured 47 companies from 15 countries. Rittal is one of the leading providers of solutions for enclosures, power distribution, climate control, IT infrastructure and software & services.
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International News
- Updated Standard for Electrical Intermediate Metal Conduit Raceways Now Available
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C80.6-2018 American National Standard for Intermediate Metal Conduit (EIMC), featuring the requirements for steel electrical intermediate metal conduit (EIMC) for use as a raceway for wires or cables of an electrical system. Revisions apply to protective coating for corrosion resistance, exterior coating, and dimensions…
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Marketing
How to Upsell Without Turning Off Your Customer
By Jeff Mowatt
If you and your employees aren't trained on effective ways to upsell, chances are you either offend customers by being too pushy, or leave money on the table that customers would have willingly spent with you. Either option is costly. When organizations bring me in to train employees on how to increase revenues from current customers, I often find that not enough attention is paid to up-selling.
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Safety
Omron: A Quick Guide to Collaborative Robot Safety
Manufacturers in a wide variety of industries employ collaborative robots (shortened to "cobots") to reap the benefits of integrated safety features that allow these robots to share tasks with humans and flexibly adapt to new requirements of new repetitive tasks. Although safety is a key feature of their design, cobots still require risk assessments. Technologies such as force feedback, low-inertia servo motors, elastic actuators and collision detection technology limit the power of cobots and force capabilities to levels suitable for contact. More compact than conventional robots, cobots generally have lightweight frames with soft, rounded edges and minimized pinch points.
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Interesting LED Lighting Facts #12
Why Is the Warranty Claim Limited to "Yes" or "No" Instead of the Number of Years?
Rather than provide the warranty period in years, the LED Lighting Facts label will only state if a warranty is available to provide a more consistent comparison across products and manufacturers. For example, two products with 5-year warranties may in reality be quite different because of different components covered or other warranty terms that are inconsistent.
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Motor Controls - White Paper
Weighing Your Options for Simple Motor Control
Smarter, easier, cleaner… When a person looks at how everything has changed over time, it is amazing. Some things have changed for convenience, some out of necessity. Sometimes for both reasons. In the case of motor starting, it is both. A long, long, time ago, motors were started by a contactor closure on the line controlled by energizing or de-energizing a coil. Worked great for small and large motors alike. As time passed, other methods of motor control emerged.
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Survey Says
Pay by Experience Level for Project Manager
As you can see by this graph, pay by experience level for project managers directly correlates with experience with respect to average pay.
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Years of Experience for Mechanical Engineers
Experience level by percentage for mechanical engineers shows that the majority of mechanical engineers are in the early phase of the career, which may bode well for the future of the industry with respect to employment trends.
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Product Focus
Sensata's Slim 22.5mm Hybrid Motor Starters Extend Motor Life and Save Space
Sensata Technologies' Crydom DRMS Series hybrid motor starters integrate the benefits of both solid state and electromechanical relay technologies to produce a compact device that can control electrical power delivery to motors as large as 4kW. Suitable applications range from access control, packaging equipment, lifts and escalators to industrial process control and machine tooling systems.
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High-Speed I/O and Communications Expansion Modules for the BRX Micro PLC System
AutomationDirect has added high-speed I/O modules and a serial communications expansion module to its BRX Micro PLC product line. BRX expansion modules add discrete I/O, analog I/O and now high-speed I/O and communications functions as needed to expand machine and process control applications. BRX expansion modules easily snap onto the side of any BRX Micro PLC Unit (MPU).
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ABB introduces new drive for water and wastewater markets
The ABB ACQ580 variable frequency drive for the water and wastewater industries enhances system performance, simplifies commissioning and operation, and optimizes wire-to-water/-air efficiency. It also improves flow and reliability in municipal pumping and aeration applications.
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