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  1. Thermadyne has changed its name to Victor Technologies. #fabricating #welding 6:21 AM May 22nd via web
  2. Siemens Canada officially begins Prairie West Technical Services with today's open house at the company's Regina head office. 11:13 AM May 17th via web
  3. Toronto Star: Labor shortage hits home for Sask. fab shop. bit.ly/JE9GYa 6:34 AM May 15th via web
  4. Okuma, Charlotte, N.C., has promoted Tim Thiessen to Vice President of Sales. okuma.com 9:24 AM May 10th via web
  5. German Machine Tool Distributors Assn: Q1 orders fell by 7%, domestic orders down 1% compared to previous year. 7:46 AM May 9th via web
  6. Ellison Technologies has added Jason Holder as a Service Technician/Applications Trainer in Alberta and surrounding areas. 5:33 AM May 1st via web
  7. EMCO Maier, Novi, Mich., has named Philipp Hauser as its new President. emco-world.com 7:47 AM Apr 30th via web
  8. Globe and Mail: Daimler closes Mississauga, Ont., Orion bus #manufacturing plant. bit.ly/IhkkXY 8:45 AM Apr 27th via web
  9. SF Chronicle: Despite 'Buy American' campain BART wants Bombardier rail cars. #manufacturing bit.ly/Im89X3 7:16 AM Apr 24th via web
  10. LVD Strippit has named Daniel Stall Applications Engineer – Laser Products. #lasers lvdgroup.com 10:23 AM Apr 17th via web
  11. Globe and Mail: Canada needs a truly domestic automaker, eh. bit.ly/J5vXhU 8:57 AM Apr 16th via web
  12. Daily Exchange: Canada no longer competitive in #manufacturing? bit.ly/HO3Ket 8:55 AM Apr 16th via web
  13. MC Machinery Systems, Inc.has named Michael Burns National Sales Manager for Waterjet. #fabricating #waterjet 8:22 AM Mar 29th via web
  14. The American Punch Company has a new app to calculate the recommended tonnage needed when punching steel. 7:00 AM Mar 27th via web
  15. #FABTECHCanada starts tomorrow at the Toronto Congress Centre. #fabricating #manufacturing fabtechcanada.com 10:09 AM Mar 19th via web
  16. A.W. Miller will now distribute Mazak Optonics eq. in E. Canada, upstate New York, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and W. Virginia. 7:36 AM Mar 16th via web
  17. Mazak Optonics has named Erin Chasse Northeast Regional Sales Manager -- includes Ont. and E. Canada. #manufacturing #fabricating 5:28 AM Mar 12th via web
  18. Lincoln Electric has acquired Weartech Intl., a producer of cobalt-based hard facing and wear-resistant #welding consumables. 9:08 AM Mar 8th via web
  19. Kurt adds to Web site: Can download 2D drawings and 3D models of its vises, towers, and other #workholding. kurtworkholding.com 7:30 AM Mar 7th via web
  20. Globe & Mail: #Manufacturing is not dead in Canada, but its focus has moved west to meet surging demand for energy. bit.ly/wczdhc 11:05 AM Mar 6th via web
  • Name Joe Thompson
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  • Bio Joe Thompson covers the machining, fabricating, and metal manufacturing industry for Canadian Industrial Machinery magazine.
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