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How Manitoba is preparing for Industry 4.0
In the coming days, a series of presentations will be posted on our website which will identify the key elements of Industry 4.0, Manitoba’s need to proceed in this direction, and participants who are already working with these technologies. What is Industry 4.0?...
Congratulations to Wendell Wiebe, CEO of Manitoba Aerospace Inc., for being appointed Honorary Colonel of Barker College, 17 Wing, in Winnipeg, MB, on August 13, 2020
Wendell C. Wiebe has been the Chief Executive Officer of Manitoba Aerospace Inc. since April 2016, when the Manitoba Aerospace Human Resources Council (MAHRC) merged with the Manitoba Aerospace Association (MAA). Wendell Wiebe appointed Honorary Colonel of Barker...
Manitoba Aerospace Inc. joins AIAC’s call for a Federal Strategy for Aerospace – Post COVID-19
Earlier this month (June 2020) Manitoba Aerospace Inc (MAI) joined with the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) to work towards remediating the damage that COVID-19 has caused to the Aerospace Sector. To this end, a letter from MAI was published...
Giant Phoenix Captured in Stunning Aurora Borealis Iceland Show
This dramatic image of the aurora borealis have captured what appears to be a huge PHOENIX rising from the ground and flying over Iceland. This picture shows a striking resemblance to that mythical bird, the Pheonix. Here the Phoenix presents with outstretched wings...
A presentation of Canada’s contributions in Space by Phil Ferguson
On January 17th, 2019 the Manitoba Aerospace Association was treated to a presentation from Phil Fergusson. Here is a recap of his very interesting presentation on Canada’s history in space. (These notes and words are not his, just our recapture of his talk). Click...
Flight Testing: Airbus320neo vs Boeing737MAX
September 22nd, 2018 With rising oil prices, a demand for fuel efficient aircraft has been created, generating intense competition between the Airbus320neo and Boeing737MAX. With a backlog delivery of between 9-12 years, and differences in preference between Europe...
Hubble spots Saturn ‘northern lights’
EnviroTREC has written and reproduced several stories about northern lights on our webpages. Here is a story about “northern lights” on Saturn! The gas planet's aurora was seen dancing across its north pole Originally written by Nicole Mortillaro for CBC News on...
Airbus welcomes A220 series to the family
Originally posted on New Atlas by David Szondy on July 12th 2018 The Airbus Group's stable got a bit larger on July 11 as an A220 made its first appearance in Airbus livery. Coming fresh from the paint shop, the A220-300 landed at the company's Henri-Ziegler Delivery...
Ready to transition your company into Industry 4.0?
It should be a marathon, not a sprint Originally posted by Erik Leijon on Postmedia Content Works on June 4th 2018 Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is a company’s transition into Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 — meaning an industrial revolution toward digital...
Industry 4.0: A View from the OECD
Our Aerospace and Manufacturing sectors in Manitoba had an impressive presentation in early March from Alistair Nolan, the Senior Economist for the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...