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EB Horsman & Son Announces Stephen Murray as New Calgary Branch Manager
EB Horsman & Son is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Murray as Branch Manager of their Calgary location. Stephen brings over two decades of experience in the industrial automation sector, where he has built a strong reputation for driving growth, expanding market presence, and developing high-performing teams. His career began as an Electrical Controls Technologist with Stantec, where he specialized in PLC programming, HMI development, and safety integration. He went on to hold leadership positions with SNS Industrial Group, Proax Technologies, and Aztec Electrical Supply, gaining valuable expertise in sales, customer relations, and territory development. Most recently, Stephen served as Regional Vice President of Sales, Western Canada at Siemens Canada. In this role, he successfully led sales strategy and business development across a wide range of industries, consistently delivering value to customers and partners alike.
Food Island Partnership Hosts Atlantic Canada’s First Food Automation Conference
Over 100 of Prince Edward Island’s food industry networked with global technology leaders and local success stories about the latest developments in food automation and transforming food waste into increased value at Food Automation Atlantic. Food Automation Atlantic is Atlantic Canada’s first food automation conference that took place on March 21st, 2018 at the Rodd Charlottetown.
Rexel Energy Solutions Announces Miguel Salinas as New National Business Development Manager, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
Rexel Energy Solutions is pleased to announce the arrival of Miguel Salinas as their new National Business Development Manager, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Starting May 15, Miguel will lead their national growth strategy in commercial and industrial energy storage. They are excited for him to join the team, welcome aboard, Miguel!
Emerson Expands Industrial Automation Control and Software Footprint with Agreement to Acquire Progea Group
Emerson today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Progea Group, a provider of industrial internet of things (IIoT), plant analytics, human machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technologies.
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Noramco Announces the Appointment of Ray Brown as Their New National Advisor, Strategic Projects
Congratulations to Ray Brown on his promotion to National Advisor, Strategic Projects! Over the past six years, Ray has played a key role in establishing and growing Noramco’s Strategic Projects business. In his new national role, he will focus on mentoring and developing their Strategic Projects team while supporting major project initiatives across Canada. Read More…
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Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) Announces the Appointment of Patrick McManus as President & CEO
Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick McManus as President & CEO, effective October 13, 2026. McManus will succeed Carol McGlogan, who is retiring following 10 years with EFC. McGlogan will remain with the organization through the end of 2026 to support a smooth leadership transition. McManus is an experienced association… Read More…
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ADVANCED Motion Controls Takes Servo Drives to New Heights (and Depths) with FlexPro Extended Environment Product Line
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.
Service Wire Co. Announces New Titles for Key Executives
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.
Tri-Mach Announces the Purchase of an Additional 45,000 sq ft. Facility
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.
JMP Parent Company, CONVERGIX Acquires AGR Automation, Expanding Global Reach
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.
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