The Captivating World of Automation and Control with Bill Maki of TS Manufacturing
Bill Maki is an Electrical Engineer from Thunder Bay, Ontario working as a Control Systems Integrator for TS Manufacturing.
Benedict Electrical Contracting Limited: Supporting Industry and Community
Benedict Electrical Contracting Limited is a locally owned and operated family business in Owen Sound, ON. The company began in 1998 with Wayne and Marg Benedict. Their son, Stephen would join the family company not long after it was founded.
Average Salary by Job for Electricians
Industrial engineers earn the most. The next highest job, maintenance technician, lags by $17,000. Both are far above apprentice electricians.
Electrical Company, Supervisor Fined Total of $60,000 After Workers Suffered Burns
An Ontario Justice of the Peace has fined an electrical company $55,000 and a supervisor $5,000 for an incident in which an arc flash occurred, burning three workers. The court also imposed a 25% victim fine surcharge ($13,750 and $1,250, respectively), as required by the Provincial Offences Act.
A New Kind of Privacy for the Next Generation Smart Home: Why Every Smart Home and Office Will Want a Secure LiFi Network
As the smart home grows in popularity, IoT and Wi-Fi security remain front of mind for consumers. The CPX 360 survey reports that more than two-thirds (70%) of consumers are concerned about the lack of security they have from hackers who might interfere or snoop on smart devices in the home.
Shutting the Door on Dust
We know we talk a lot about fibre cleanliness, but let’s face it, contamination of fibre endfaces is still the number one cause of failures — regardless of much we harp on the topic.
Disrupting the Power Sector with Spark Power Co-Founder and Co-CEO Jason Sparaga
Spark Power Corp. is one of North America’s leading independent providers of integrated electrical power services and solutions.
Revitalizing an Art Deco Building Through Illumination
Located at one of the busiest retail intersections in Montreal’s downtown core, 1411 Crescent is a beautiful art deco structure built in 1934. Four floors of offices sit above retail space on the northeast corner of Ste-Catherine Street.
Years of Experience for Transmission-Line Engineer
This graph shows years of experience by percentage for transmission line engineers, 75% of those surveyed working as transmission line engineers have less than 10 years of experience, which may bode well for the industry moving forward.
Marcia Ranger: A Teaching Perspective
Marcia Ranger is a master construction and maintenance electrician, as well as a college professor at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario under the Electrical Engineering Technician program. She went back to school at Cambrian College in her early thirties, where she completed the Electrical Techniques program.
Why Doesn’t the Label Include Information on Colour Shift and Replaceable Parts?
There are no standard test procedures for colour shift and no standard definition on what are replaceable parts for SSL luminaires and lamps. The LED Lighting Facts program strives to provide data that can be substantiated by industry approved testing methods, whenever possible.
Protecting Factory Electrical Enclosures from Summer Heat: Preventative Maintenance and Best Practices
The threats that make enclosure thermal management necessary to begin with reach the height of their destructive energies all at once, once a year, in the summertime.
Pay Difference by Location for Control Systems Engineers
This graph shows median pay by city for control systems engineers. Fort McMurray outpaces other cities with a median pay $86,000 above the national average.
ABB Technology Helps Monitor Key Atmospheric Changes from Space
For decades, ABB has made intricate scientific instruments that measure and analyze gases in the atmosphere to help scientists better understand its composition and evolution. Now, ABB is helping to more accurately measure greenhouse gases (GHGs), which are trapping heat in the atmosphere, resulting in an increase in global surface temperature.
Con’s Electric Company
Con’s Electric Company Limited was established in 1985. Based in Timmins, Ontario — 700 kilometres north of Toronto — their location is central to Ontario’s mining and lumber industries.
4 Follow-up Tips to Grow Your Business
The sales manager didn’t hesitate when I asked her, “What’s one thing you think your reps could do more of to enhance their sales success?” Her immediate response: “Follow up.”
