Manufacturing

Canadian forestry industry bracing for 'brutal' 2020

Industry association urges Ottawa for lifeline to restart sawmills and resume wood chip flow

Apr 20, 2020 3:21 PM Read more >

Taking a ‘smart’ approach to sanitizing protective equipment

Sudbury’s FORTAI developing Sanitization SmartCube to decontaminate and inventory PPE

Apr 20, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Ventilator production breathes life into Thunder Bay Bombardier plant

Rail coach builder to apply its manufacturing muscle to assemble portable ventilator units

Apr 16, 2020 7:43 PM Read more >

Sudbury grassroots movement to print PPE speaks to the power of small communities

Eleven partners coming together to 3D-print face shield headbands

Apr 14, 2020 3:11 PM Read more >

Sudbury team seeking help to build mobile PPE decontamination unit

Mobile Decon-POD units could be located in communities around the North

Apr 9, 2020 5:00 PM Read more >

COVID-19 uncertainty shuts big Algoma Steel construction site

Work temporarily halted on No. 2 ladle metallurgy facility

Apr 9, 2020 4:00 PM Read more >

Cameco puts Blind River uranium refinery on four-week hiatus

Pandemic protocols make it difficult to put a workforce on the floor

Apr 8, 2020 4:25 PM Read more >

COVID-19 crisis galvanizes 3D printers in Thunder Bay

Grassroots manufacturers group producing face shields for medical and front-line workers

Apr 8, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >

Powassan apparel manufacturer switches to mask-making to meet COVID-19 demand

The Original Bug Shirt Company fielding requests from across Canada

Apr 7, 2020 9:40 AM Read more >

Forestry sector is a tale of two industries

Pulp production surging while lumber producers wait on U.S. housing starts

Apr 6, 2020 6:28 PM Read more >