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Columns

Features

36 Pneumatics or Electrics?

Important criteria to consider when choosing

motion control technology

38 Fluid Power Roundtable 2019

Canadian fluid power leaders discuss the impact

of IIoT and the challenges the industry faces

42 The Digitization of Fluid Power

IIoT-enabled fluid power solutions hold promise

of new business models

45 Product Showcase

The latest fluid power products including

actuators, valves and hoses

8 Design News

UofW-developed wheel units to slash EV

development costs and other design news

14 CAD Report

At SWW 2019, Dassault Systemes pushes to

further meld Solidworks into the company’s

broad software offerings

18 Ship to Shore

Maintenance-free energy chains help drive

explosive growth at Port of Virginia

22 The State of Canadian Aerospace

Infographic presents an at-a-glance overview of

one of Canada’s largest industries

24 Making Waves

St. Catharines-based engineering firm ensures

tugboats navigate the Great Lakes safely

26 Idea Generator

The latest industrial products including

automation, power transmission and sensors

Dr. Alain Aubertin

Vice President, Business

Development and

International Affairs,

Canada Consortium for

Aerospace Research and In-

novation in Canada (CARIC)

Ajay Bajaj, P.Eng

President, Rotator Products

Limited; Past President

and Board Member, Power

Transmission Distributors

Association (PTDA)

Frank Defalco

Manager, Canada Makes,

Canadian Manufacturers

& Exporters

John Lamb

Regional Sales Manager,

Wainbee Limited;

Chairman, Canadian Fluid

Power Association (CFPA)

Dr. Ishwar Puri, P.Eng

Dean of the Faculty of

Engineering; Professor of

Mechanical Engineering,

McMaster University

Dr. Mary Wells, P.Eng

Dean of the College of

Engineering and Physical

Sciences, University of

Guelph; Chair of the Ontar-

io Network for Women in

Engineering

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