Seven incredible but useful machines
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- August 29, 2018
From a bridge laying behemoth to a real-life hoverbike, we look at seven truly unique machines.

Do you welcome apprentices from apprenticeship training programs in your shop? Why or why not?
Aerospace manufacturing at Bombardier

See how a new Prima Power LPe6f laser/punch combination, integrated into the Night Train (NT) Material Management System, helped Accelerated Cooking Products (ACP) of Cedar Rapids, IA, achieve a dramatic increase in productivity at a time when new business increased threefold.

Robotic welding torch designed to be compatible with a wide variety of robotic arms.

If you were to grade business investment in Canada in the past 17 years, the country would get a D.

Additive manufacturing technology from Renishaw improves bike's front suspension system
TransFIORmers, a Moto2 race motorcycle, is defying conventions by racing with a front suspension system that is radically different compared to any other Moto2 race bike; a suspension system inspired by Christian Boudinot's mentor Claude Fior, a maverick bike designer.

How to operate Scotchman’s Porta Fab 45 ton portable Ironworker.

Renishaw Canada's Solutions Centre for Additive Manufacturing is located in Kitchener, ON. The centre, which opened in 2017, provides insights into additive manufacturing technologies. View the video to learn more.

Dr. Adam Stoehr develops and facilitates leadership, organizational assessment, process improvement, and quality management training for all sectors across Canada.
Training for quality will improve manufacturing efficiencies

Siemens NX software is a flexible integrated solution for design, simulation, and manufacturing solutions that enable companies to realize the value of the digital twin.
Fiber laser cutting in action at Calgary, AB, shop.

supplier: Scotchman Industrie
end user: RST Instruments

by Andrei Petrilin
Cutter geometry and quality are key factors—and they depend on the inserts