Personal protective equipment (PPE) is not always the most cost-effective means of protecting workers from dangers associated with exposure to silica dust, according to the findings of a Canadian research... read more →
1880- The patent for the electric incandescent lamp is granted to Thomas Edison.
High-tech Swedish engineering giant Sandvik is acquiring Artisan Vehicle Systems, a privately-owned California manufacturer of battery-powered underground mining loaders and trucks with ties to northeastern Ontario READ HERE
Imagine triangles spinning around a shower curtain rod inside a beer keg—that is an elemental description of the screaming Wankel rotary engine. This powerplant is beloved by gearheads the world... read more →
Writing thousands of tickets for health and safety violations underlines a commitment to enforcement but it hides a more worrying challenge, says the Ministry of Labour’s Chief Prevention Officer (CPO)... read more →
1905- the Cullinan, a 3,106-carat diamond, is found in South Africa.
The minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Indigenous Affairs was in Sudbury to reaffirm the Ford government’s commitment to opening up the mineral deposits in the remote James... read more →
GE is planning to build the world’s largest wind turbine outside the city of Rotterdam. The new turbine will stand 850 feet high from the base of the turbine to... read more →
Liebherr’s new crawler crane, the LR 1800-1.0, has proved its strength by hoisting a 560t test load, as part of the prototype testing procedure READ HERE
1825- Rensselaer Polytechnic, the U.S.’s first engineering college, opens in New York.