A Steel for Ford: OEM wins Automotive Excellence Award for innovations in advanced high-strength steel
Southfield, Michigan — The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has awarded this year’s Automotive Excellence Award to Ford for its advanced high-strength steel innovations in the all-electric 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The award was presented by John Catterall, vice president of AISI’s automotive program, at the 20th annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) in-person […]
Building Your Future: Free 12-week trades program to launch early June in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario — A travelling skilled trades program has made its arrival in the heart of Canada’s auto industry and is offering students in the Windsor area a solid step forward into the world of trades. The “Tomorrow’s Trades” program had been making its rounds across Ontario over the past year, including stops in Ottawa, […]
The Season of Skills: Skills Alberta youth virtual competition kicks off this week
Edmonton, Alberta — The 2022 Skills Canada Alberta youth virtual competition is in full swing this week, putting nearly 800 Albertan students to the test in skilled trades from welding, to carving, to baking. On from Monday until Thursday, this year’s event has students from across the province competing virtually for medals and the chance […]
Palms for Pine: Jamaican body tech crowdfunding tuition for Cambrian welding program
Trelawny, Jamaica — Chasing a dream can take you places you never thought you’d end up; one young auto body tech and painter from Jamaica likely knows that feeling well as Shonalee Johnson calls for public support to help make her way to school in Sudbury, Ont. She told the Jamaica Star that auto body […]
Platform Pioneers: Polestar 5 will feature bonded aluminum platform
Toronto, Ontario — Welders beware; Swedish automaker Polestar has announced the Polestar 5 electric vehicle which features a bonded aluminum platform. The company says the new feature will help streamline the manufacturing process, allowing vehicle bodies and platforms to be produced in unison. Polestar says the technology was developed in-house by more than 280 engineers […]
On Tour: Welding on Wheels trailer providing trades experiences across N.B.
Fredericton, New Brunswick — The CWB is delivering the skilled trades experience straight to the front doors of Canadian high schools thanks to the “Welding on Wheels” trailer, which has found it’s new temporary home at Rothesay High School in Fredericton, N.B. The trailer was completed last summer and accommodates 16 students with eight welding […]
Fair Trades: Skilled trades demand at 700,000 retirements by 2028, government says
Gatineau, Quebec — The federal government announced on Monday that about 700,000 skilled trades workers are due for retirement between 2019 and 2028—a gap that the government is hoping to fill through the launch of the Canada.ca/skilled-trades platform. With demand for skilled tradespeople in Canada steadily increasing, Ottawa is hoping that its new “one-stop-shop” website […]
Automated Integrity: Audi to use AI to verify weld quality in high-volume production
Toronto, Ontario — Audi is taking new steps to further streamline its production process, announcing that artificial intelligence will be used to guarantee weld quality for high-volume production at its Neckarsulm, Germany facility. According to Audi, about 5,300 spot welds are used to join the parts that comprise the body of an Audi A6. In […]
Top Torch: Pro Spot SP-5.3 MIG welder achieves Volkswagen approval
Toronto, Ontario — Pro Spot International is excited to announce that the company’s SP-5.3 MIG welder has been officially approved for use on all Volkswagen repairs going forward. Pro Spot’s multi-process double pulse MIG welder was introduced three years ago and has since been approved for use on aluminum, steel and MIG brazing (CUSI) repairs. […]
Star Treatment: Car-O-Liner CTR9 to feature on Power Nation TV’s ‘Music City Trucks’
Wixom, Michigan — Car-o-Liner is getting a moment in the spotlight as Power Nation TV’s “Music City Trucks” is set to feature the CTR9 Welder in the rebuild of a 1974 Ford Bronco. “We are honoured that the team at Power Nation chose the CTR9 to help with the restoration of the Beach Cruiser Bronco,” […]
