Tadano will buy the Demag mobile crane business from Terex Corp. for approximately $215 million, according to Terex. The deal includes manufacturing facilities in Zweibrucken, Germany, and multiple sales and service locations. Cranes will no longer be built in Oklahoma City, but the plant will continue to produce telehandlers, remanned... read more →

In January, Newmont announced the acquisition of Goldcorp, whose Northern Ontario properties include Porcupine Gold Mines in Timmins, which comprises the Hoyle Pond underground mine and the Hollinger open-pit mine; Musselwhite Mine, a fly-in complex located 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay; and the Red Lake operations, which include the... read more →

This closely coordinated York Region/Town of Georgina project included the open cut installation of just over three kilometres of watermains consisting of 400- and 300-mm sections, 120- metres of a 200- mm diameter sanitary forcemain and a 120-long, 300-mm diameter sanitary sewer READ HERE

Preventive maintenance is a commitment that needs to be made before, during, and after every job and rental. The maintenance tasks should be simple and easy to follow, yet provide attention to detail—it is easier to deal with things little by little rather than have something fail and face the... read more →

In February, the North Bay city councillor publicly proposed the idea of recruiting autoworkers to North Bay to fill vacant positions for skilled tradespeople, such as welders and CNC machine operators, in the city’s mining service and supply industry and other sectors READ HERE

With ZF's system, each side sill (the outside bodywork underneath the car doors) packs one airbag that runs the full length of the doors. Sensors on the car will watch out for any objects that look likely to slam into the side of the car. When the computers decide a... read more →

A major contributor to the improvements is Hyundai’s Intelligent Power Control system that provides computer-aided optimization based on load demand. It automatically adjusts engine rpm and hydraulic flow to find the spot for maximum productivity and fuel economy READ HERE

The federal government has announced an $11.8-million allocation for PUC Distribution Inc.’s smart grid project in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Funding for the project comes from the federal Smart Grid Program, said a Feb. 11 announcement READ HERE

Lots of new car engines these days are built with both port and direct fuel injection. On the surface, that might not make much sense. Why would a carmaker use two different types of injection methods on an engine? It makes things twice as complex, and adds weight to the... read more →