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Whether you are pulling cables through ducts or installing them in drag chains or other moving applications, cables and wires are often subjected to tensile loads in industrial environments. Exceeding the maximum permissible tensile load just once can lead to irreparable damage to the cores, insulation layers, or the entire cable construction—which means expensive downtimes and risks to safety. To avoid this, it is important to correctly calculate the maximum permissible tensile load.
Siemens is presenting its new developments in industrial automation and digitalization for the intralogistics industry at this year’s Logimat. Faced with global challenges like labor shortages, growing sustainability requirements, and demographic change, the technology company is introducing innovative automation and digitalization solutions that increase efficiency, adaptability, and sustainability in intralogistics. With Simatic Robot Pick AI Pro, an industrial vision AI for the development of AI-supported picking robots, Siemens demonstrates in a highlight showcase how the combination of software-defined and data-driven automation creates more adaptability and flexibility in automation solutions in order to overcome the challenges and complexity of today’s intralogistics and to offer future-proof solutions. The Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem plays a central role by promoting innovation and integration across platform boundaries, which is accelerating the transition to a Digital Enterprise.
AutomationDirect is pleased to announce the launch of several IEC and compact limit switches under the new house brand, AchieVe. These new AchieVe limit switches are available in a selection of sizes and styles. These limit switches offer a variety of actuator styles, including plunger, lever, and a new pull-action style that is activated when a cable (sold separately) attached to the switch is pulled. This pull-action actuator, offered in the ADM series, is useful for simple start/stop control or signaling applications.
You’ve done your risk assessment, and now it’s time to implement a risk reduction strategy using engineering control measures.
Earlier this month (December 2-3, 220) OnRobot held a virtual expo with a direct focus on providing valuable keynote discussions on current trends and topics as well as an interactive virtual showroom for products and solutions.
In order to create modern oilfields, the oil and gas industry stands at a crossroads: aging infrastructure, declining production, and rising costs threaten profitability, while climate pressures demand sustainable innovation. How can oilfield operators achieve this? The oil and gas industry is undergoing a rapid transformation driven by technological advancements. Automation, power, and digital systems are at the forefront of this modernization, offering the potential to enhance efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability. However, the implementation of these mission-critical systems in onshore oilfields presents a unique set of challenges and recommendations.

Gescan is pleased to announce that Peron Desnoyers has been promoted to Branch Manager for their Calgary Branch, effective as of January 5, 2026. Peron has consistently demonstrated strong leadership, operational expertise, and a commitment to driving results in his previous role as Production Manager at their Gescan Solutions branch. His dedication and ability to… Read More…

Leviton Canada is proud to announce their partnership with The Titan Group, who will now represent Leviton’s Residential and Commercial & Industrial product lines across the Midwest provinces, effective January 1, 2026. Alongside their new partnership with The Titan Group, they will maintain their current Leviton representative, Justin Chabot-Guertin, in the region, ensuring expanded coverage… Read More…

The way to the Industrial IoT does not have to be complicated. Whether access to valuable data is required or new, data-driven services are to be generated, Weidmuller enables its customers to go from data to value the easy way. Weidmuller’s comprehensive and cutting-edge IIoT portfolio applies to greenfield and brownfield applications. Weidmuller offers components and solutions from data acquisition, data pre-processing, data communication and data analysis.
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Advanced Motion Controls is proud to announce the addition of six new CANopen servo drives with Extended Environment capabilities to their FlexPro line. These new drives join AMC’s existing EtherCAT Extended Environment FlexPro drives, making the FlexPro line the go-to solution for motion control applications in harsh environments.
Many motion control applications take place in conditions that are less than ideal, such as extreme temperatures, high and low pressures, shocks and vibrations, and contamination. Electronics, including servo drives, can malfunction or sustain permanent damage in these conditions.

Bruce Kesler and Mark Gatewood have been given new titles and responsibilities for Service Wire Co.
Bruce Kesler has assumed the role of Senior Director – Business Development. Bruce will be responsible for Service Wire’s largest strategic accounts and our growing Strategic Accounts Team.
Mark Gatewood has been promoted to the role of Vice President – Sales & Marketing. In this role, Gatewood will lead the efforts of Service Wire Company’s entire sales and marketing organization in all market verticals.

Recently, Tri-Mach Inc. was thrilled to announce the addition of a new 45,000 sq ft. facility. Located at 285 Union St., Elmira, ON, this facility expands Tri-Mach’s capabilities, allowing them to better serve the growing needs of their customers.
Positioning for growth, this additional facility will allow Tri-Mach to continue taking on large-scale projects, enhance product performance testing, and provide equipment storage for their customers. The building will also be the new home to their Skilled Trades Centre of Excellence.

Convergix Automation Solutions has completed the acquisition of AGR Automation (“AGR”), a UK-based provider of custom, high-performance automation design and systems integration primarily to the life sciences industry.
Following Convergix’s acquisitions of JMP Solutions in August 2021 and Classic Design in February 2022, AGR marks the third investment in Crestview’s strategy to build Convergix into a diversified automation solutions provider targeting the global $500+ billion market, with a particular focus on the $70 billion global systems integration and connectivity segments. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Reliability, power quality, and retrofit reality rarely coexist. Most HVAC plants are forced to compromise — unless they change the approach. Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) don’t just save energy — they define uptime, maintenance, and plant stability. SmartD removes the tradeoff instead of managing its consequences. No academic deep dive. Just the physics that matter. Read More…

As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) continue to push the limits of processing power, traditional approaches to data center cooling must evolve. Data centers must innovate to manage the substantial heat generated by increasingly powerful GPUs and CPUs. One of the most effective emerging solutions is direct-to-chip liquid cooling, which supports AI workloads… Read More…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
