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Armed with robots, 3-D printers and AI platforms, high-tech UK firms eye Canada’s aerospace market
With the adoption of advanced robotics, AI and big data, Canada’s manufacturing sector is undergoing a rapid transformation. By Matthew Halliday | thespec.com As far as Roger Holden is concerned, Canada…

4 TECHNOLOGY TRENDS THAT WILL DEFINE MODERN MANUFACTURING
sme.org | SME Media | By Vamshi Rachakonda | Capgemini Americas Over the past several years, the market has seen widespread change. In conjunction with the post-pandemic new normal, enterprises across…

A new manufacturing plant and R&D center is growing in Laval, Canada
MAPEI Inc. announced the expansion of its Laval, Quebec, facility with the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 50,750-sq ft powder-production plant and distribution facility. “The existing facility has proven to be…

Véronique Proulx Named One of Canada’s Top 100 Most Influential Women
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters MONTRÉAL, Oct. 25, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is proud to announce that Véronique Proulx, Senior Vice-President Communications & Marketing for CME and Lead…

Half of Quebec’s unfilled manufacturing jobs pay $20 to $29 an hour: survey
monteralgazette.com | La Presse Canadienne | Lia Lévesque A survey of Quebec manufacturing companies on labour shortages in the province has found that half the jobs that need to be…

Laser Tracker Certification Centre Opens in Montreal
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the opening of a dedicated Hexagon certification centre in Montreal, Canada, in cooperation with its strategic partner Amrikart Ultraprecision. The new facility will be…

Les manufacturiers innovants : des acteurs clés pour planifier la relance économique
GATINEAU, QC / CNW Telbec/ - Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC) L'industrie manufacturière jouera un rôle significatif dans le cadre de la relance économique. C'est un secteur d'activité d'importance…

Major investments by Canada and Quebec in electric vehicle battery assembly
MONTRÉAL, March 15, 2021 / CNW/ - The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, announced on Monday an equal investment totalling nearly $100 million to Lion Electric,…

Le Québec et le Canada investissent dans l’efficacité énergétique d’installations industrielles
OTTAWA, ON, le 4 mars 2021 /CNW/ - L'efficacité énergétique aide les entreprises à économiser de l'argent et à rester concurrentielles tout en contribuant à assainir l'environnement. Le gouvernement du…

$1.8-billion satellite project in Quebec expected to create 600 jobs
MONTREAL — Deal will see MDA build antennas for Telesat at its manufacturing facility in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, in Montreal's West Island. Telesat will set up a network operating centre in Gatineau.…

Vaccines to be produced in Montreal, reviving a Canadian sector dormant for decades
montreal.ctvnews.ca | Selena Ross MONTREAL -- A Montreal facility that's being outfitted to mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines will become Canada's long-term centre of vaccine production after the pandemic, bringing back a…

Duchesnay investit 3 millions de dollars à son usine de Blainville et accroît sa capacité d’exportation
BLAINVILLE, QC, le 26 janv. 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Duchesnay, entreprise pharmaceutique spécialisée forte d'un engagement soutenu en santé de la femme, est fière d'annoncer un investissement substantiel à son usine…

AV&R and APN partner to develop robotics for aeronautical manufacturing
BY DAVID EDWARDS | roboticsandautomationnews.com AV&R and APN, two Quebec companies operating in the aerospace market, combine their expertise in a collaborative and innovative project. This initiative is part of Mach Fab 4.0…

Canadian manufacturing activity increases at a record pace in December
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian factory activity expanded at its fastest pace on record in December as new orders and production climbed, while manufacturers grew more optimistic that output would continue…

Quebec company making plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate here at home
Ted Raymond, Digital Multi-Skilled Journalist - CTV OTTAWA -- A Quebec-based company is producing a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate and, while testing is still underway, is hopeful a made-in-Canada vaccine…

Premier Tech Announces a $251.2M Investment in Québec
RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, QC, Nov. 26, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Premier Tech is pleased to announce a $251.2M investment in the presence of Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation, Ms. Marie-Eve Proulx, Minister for Regional Economic…

Webinaire invitation : État de la technologie 5G et les implications pour la fabrication
Webinaire invitation : État de la technologie 5G et les implications pour la fabrication 24 novembre 2020 | 11 h 00 – 12 h 30 HNE En partenariat avec SME,…

Inside Quebec’s COVID-19 workplace inspection blitz; manufacturing industry wants more testing
Sean Gordon · CBC News Eight days ago, inspectors from the provincial workplace safety watchdog arrived at a meat packing plant in the Beauce region in response to a coronavirus outbreak. Once there,…

Learn how and why manufacturers are adopting smart manufacturing technologies
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN A ONE-DAY, TECHNOLOGY-PACKED SMART MANUFACTURING EVENT! The Best of SMX Virtual Event October 29, 2020 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm ET | smxevent.com Cost to Attend:…

TC Transcontinental Wins in The Innovative Manufacturers Category at The Mercuriades Awards
Montreal, Sept. 29, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - TC Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A) (TSX: TCL.B) is proud to have won yesterday the Mercure award in the "Innovative Manufacturers – Large Business" category, in recognition of…

Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec appuie les entreprises manufacturières innovantes dans le Centre-du-Québec
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec Le gouvernement du Canada investit pour aider les entreprises à adopter de nouvelles technologies favorisant leur résilience et leur compétitivité, dont plus de 2 M$…

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales posted record gain in June
The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales climbed a record 20.7 per cent in June to $48.7 billion as production returned following widespread shutdowns earlier in the…

Le gouvernement du Canada investit dans l’industrie agroalimentaire du Québec
La ministre Marie-Claude Bibeau annonce des investissements de plus de 10 millions de dollars de Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec pour aider les entreprises agroalimentaires à croître et à créer des…

How Manufacturers Are Using Entertainment Event Technology To Keep Teams Safe From Covid-19
aem.org | July 23, 2020 On Feb. 2, 2020, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., a Montreal company called PixMob turned 65,000 thousand 49ers, Chiefs, Shakira and…

Le gouvernement du Canada appuie les entreprises manufacturières innovantes
La ministre Mélanie Joly annonce des investissements de près de 21 M$ pour aider les entreprises à adopter de nouvelles technologies favorisant leur résilience et leur compétitivité QUÉBEC, le 16 juill. 2020 /CNW…

Le Château begins manufacturing 500,000 hospital gowns
The Canadian Press MONTREAL - Le Château Inc. says it has started the manufacturing of up to 500,000 hospital gowns in partnership with Logistik Unicorp Inc. and its contract with…

Le Château to Locally Manufacture up to Half a Million Hospital Gowns
MONTRÉAL, July 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Le Château Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: CTU) today announced it has begun the manufacturing of up to 500,000 hospital gowns in partnership…

DigifabQG to help Quebec manufacturers adopt Industry 4.0 tech
CanadianManufacturing.com Longueuil Industrial Expertise Centre will aid in digital transformations. BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — Quebec manufacturers have a new tool to help them initiate or accelerate a digital transformation. Longueuil, Que.’s…

Montreal to invest $22M to revive local economy hurt by COVID-19 crisis
Globalnews.ca The City of Montreal is investing $22 million as part of a sweeping plan to stimulate the local economy weakened by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The recovery plan consists of…

Quebec companies answer the call to provide protective equipment
Jason Magder • Montreal Gazette Quebec jeans makers, suit manufacturers and hockey equipment companies have transformed their operations to provide vital protective equipment to health-care workers. With global supply chains interrupted, and…

Montreal’s Vention, a manufacturing automation tech startup, has raised $38 million CAD in Series B financing
BY MEAGAN SIMPSON CANADIAN STARTUP NEWS The round was led by Georgian Partners and included participation from return investors Bain Capital Ventures and White Star Capital. The financing will be used to…

Aéro Montréal met en place un comité stratégique pour accélérer la sortie de crise : une mobilisation inédite de l’industrie aérospatiale
MONTRÉAL, le 25 mai 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Aéro Montréal poursuit sa mobilisation active et annonce le lancement de « L'Alliance pour la Relance en aérospatiale » pour accélérer la sortie de crise. Ce…

Medicom annonce un accord d’approvisionnement à long terme avec le gouvernement canadien pour soutenir une nouvelle usine de production de masques
MONTRÉAL, le 22 mai 2020 AMD Medicom Inc. (« Medicom »), l'un des principaux fabricants mondiaux de masques chirurgicaux et respiratoires, confirme un accord à long terme avec le gouvernement canadien…

‘Rules are stricter now’: Quebec manufacturers adjust to life in the COVID-19 era
Montreal Gazette | Frédéric Tomesco Effenco Development Inc. founder and president David Arsenault thought about showing up at his plant Monday morning for the resumption of work — but quickly…

Quebec to reopen retail, construction and manufacturing businesses
MONTREAL CP24 - Premier Francois Legault says most Quebec stores as well as companies operating in construction and manufacturing will gradually be allowed to reopen in the coming weeks. Under…

Quebec medical gown order offers ‘lifeline’ to Montreal textile company
Montreal Gazette | Frédéric Tomesco A Montreal textile manufacturer is recalling two-thirds of its workforce thanks to a government contract that will allow it to branch out into medical clothing.…

NGen Announces Funding Program to Scale COVID Response
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) will invest $50 million in Supercluster funding to support companies as they rapidly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by building a Canadian supply of essential equipment, products,…

LE STFM 2020 EST REPORTÉ
Après avoir consulté les membres de notre association et nos partenaires communautaires, dont la Canadian Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (CMTDA) et le Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ), SME a…

Annonce de conférencier principal : l’honorable Jean Charest
INDUSTRIE ET ACCORDS COMMERCIAUX : LA PERSPECTIVE VISION 2025 ET L’AEUMC Mardi 12 mai 2020 | 9 h 00 - 10 h 00 M. Charest abordera le sujet de l’industrie…

Les industriels canadiens doivent intensifier leurs efforts numériques : KPMG au Canada
Selon un sondage de KPMG, 73 % d'entre eux prévoient investir moins de 5 % de leurs revenus annuels dans la technologie numérique. TORONTO, le 19 févr. 2020 /CNW/ - Selon un nouveau rapport de…

L’inscription est ouverte – Profitez des offres spéciales des inscriptions hâtives
THE FUTURE IS HERE! Metalworking technologies connect with digital transformation at Quebec's leading manufacturing event.Follow the manufacturing leaders to the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show on May 11 -13, where the…

Many Canadian entrepreneurs to invest in their businesses this year
"Survey conducted in the fall of 2019 and shows that investment intentions are highest in Ontario and Quebec where manufacturing, technology and services are the strongest sectors." By Steve Randall |…

GRYB expands Quebec plant, increases manufacturing capacity
November 15, 2019 | woodbusiness.ca "GRYB has announced a major investment of $6.25 million for the expansion of its plant in Victoriaville, Que., the third expansion in five years. The…

Six principales raisons de prononcer une allocution lors du STFM de 2020
Devenez conférencier au salon de fabrication le plus important du Québec! STFM, le salon de technologie de fabrication le plus important au Québec, est plus qu’un salon professionnel. STFM est…

Héroux-Devtek annonce l’acquisition de la société québécoise Alta Précision Inc.
LONGUEUIL, QC, le 10 juin 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) (« Héroux-Devtek » ou la « Société »), le troisième plus important fabricant de trains d'atterrissage à l'échelle mondiale, a annoncé aujourd'hui qu'elle…

Québec manufacturing SMEs have on average eight positions to fill
MONTREAL, May 9, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – According to the latest results from STIQ’s Baromètre industriel québécois (Quebec Industrial Barometer), SMEs continue to suffer from a labour shortage, to the point where…

Le Conseil national de recherches du Canada et Polycontrols s’associent pour que les fabricants profitent davantage de la technologie de fabrication additive par projection à froid
BOUCHERVILLE, QC, le 18 juill. 2019 /CNW/ - L'impression 3D de pièces métalliques, une technologie de fabrication additive à base de métaux, est une industrie en plein essor qui recèle un potentiel…