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Your Resource for Canada’s Industrial Automation News
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Your resource for Canada’s industrial automation news
MACHINE VISION: Exploring the benefits of improved read rates in logistics scanning. p.19
MACHINE SAFETY: Breaking down eight workplace safety motivation tips for employees. p.10
SUSTAINABILITY:Ontario manufacturer to save tens of thousands of dollars a year by reducing water usage. p.21
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Key trends and technologies that could be hitting your plant floor this year. p.16
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SOFTWARE: Why small business environments cannot follow the enterprise approach. p.24
ADVANCED WARNINGS: How the connected industry can help you predict and prevent failures. p.20
Ontario manufacturer purchases a new vertical machining centre, slashing lead time and internal costs. p.16
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3D PRINTING: Acquisition expected to help Canadian manufacturer ramp up innovation. p.20
SHOW RECAP: Automate 2017 highlights include cobots, smart machines and virtual reality. p.24
How an Ontario machine shop finds, trains and retains its next
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POWER SUPPLIES: Tips for ensuring power and process stability in a manufacturing environment. p.23
SOFTWARE: These three technologies are driving change in enterprise asset management. p.17
Couldn’t attend this year’s Hannover Messe? Catch up on
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BACKSTORY: Boost your business by expanding into international markets. p.30
TECHNOLOGY: Cloud and Fog computing will advance SCADA systems. p.22
INDUSTRY WATCH: Making sense of Big Data, IIoT and Industry 4.0. p.10
Ontario plant celebrates milestone anniversary p.18
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sustained growth. It may not seem immediately obvious
to apply the tenets of Lean processes when choosing a connectivity partner. Consider this though: when a partner values continuous improvement, opti-mized efficiency and quality over cost, the relationship starts and is fuelled by a commitment to satisfying the customer.
LEAN CULTURES ARE PROBLEM-SOLVING CULTURESCore to Lean principles is a focus on problem-solving, manifested in:
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• Visual control that prevents problems from hiding.
Each of these disciplines translates into an approach that gives manufacturers peace of mind that the communications network will be designed and implemented along three key value propositions:
1. The first is to meet the unique re-quirements of the environment. Customization is no longer a high-cost proposition. Flexibility and innovation are possible when it comes to modifying standardized components such as sensors and valve connectors, connection technology for power transmission, LED lighting, decentralized distribution systems and I/O modules. The commitment to quality also ensures custom com-ponents meet industry standards and regulations.
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3. Finally, to be delivered by a highly trained and extremely competent team. Industry expertise around best practices, in-novation and regulations related to building communications networks is a given. Domain expertise in manu-facturing processes in general, and the specific variations associated with end products manufactured, are essential to ensuring that the products selected, the configuration designed and the final result performs to the highest standards of reliability and efficiency.
THE LEAN-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE CULTIVATES CUSTOMER FOCUS Not all customers are alike, which means solutions shouldn’t be either. Tailored solutions — from batch sizes of just one upwards — are made possible when Lean processes define every aspect of the enterprise. Production, research and
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The vision for the factories of the future, where machines “talk” to machines, relies on the availability of an uninter-
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conditions in which the infrastructure must live have not. Excessive noise, vibration, dust and, in some cases, extreme temperatures are simply the norm.
Choosing the right partner for design-ing and implementing a communica-tions network that can withstand the
rigours of the production environment is critical for success in the factories of the future and requires a closer look at the role Lean principles can play in the selection process. Lean manufactur-ing principles create a framework for reducing waste and inefficiency while promoting productivity, quality and
LEAN INSIGHTSBY ANDREJ LORKOVIC
Andrej Lorkovic currently serves as vice-president of business development U.S. at Belden for the Industrial Connectivity Business Unit ICOS, where he is responsible for the entire product portfolio of Belden’s Lumberg Automation and Hirschmann Valve Connectors.
Connectivity implementations grounded in Lean principles ensure success
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Enclosures & Workstations, Programmable Control Nov. 14 Nov. 21
HMI/Operator Interface, Automation Software Nov. 21 Nov. 28
DECEMBER
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Sponsored spotlight Headline, blurb (75 words), $1,400 link, image (300 x 250)*
Big Box (300 x 250) $975
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*Positions are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
E-NEWSLETTERS
BENEFITS
PUBLISHED BYAnnex Business Media111 Gordon Baker Rd.,
Suite 400, Toronto, ON M2H 3R1
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SPOTLIGHT!Spotlight! is where content and context intersect. MA’s Spotlight! eNewsletter offers our readers with news, articles and insights on a particular technology in the manufacturing industry, while offering advertisers the opportunity to connect their brands with a particular
industry theme.
TOP OF THE MONTHMA’s Top of the Month eNewsletter offers our loyal readers a recap of that month’s most popular industry articles/news from MA’s highly visited website. Top of the Month (released the last Saturday of every month) provides one company the opportunity to takeover this eNewsletter with exclusive
advertising throughout.
MARKET TAKEOVER Use Manufacturing AUTOMATION’s Themed eNewsletters to let Canadian machine builders, component manufacturers, system integrators, end-users, contractors and consultants know about your company’s market-specific products, technologies, systems, solutions and industry EXPERTISE!
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➢ FEBRUARY CYBERSECURITY Release Date: Feb 26
➢ APRIL MACHINE SAFETY Release Date: May 28
➢ AUGUST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Release Date: Aug. 27
➢ NOVEMBER 3D PRINTING Release Date: Nov 26
2018 SCHEDULE
What You Get➢ Exclusive Takeover of
eNewsletter
➢ 3 ad positions: 2 leaderboards, 1 Sponsor’s Message
➢ 2 links in Sponsored Content section (drives traffic back to your site)
➢ Feature Product (40-word description and image)
➢ Lead generation report following Top of The Month deployment
COST: $1,500
What You Get➢ Exclusive Takeover of eNewsletter➢ 3 ad positions: 2 leaderboards, 1 Sponsor’s Message➢ 2 links in Sponsored Content section (drives traffic back
to your site)
➢ Lead generation report following Spotlight! deployment
Cost: $1,500
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