Design Engineering

Sept. 1, 2026, Canada — Canada’s manufacturing sector continued to expand during August, with output and new orders both rising for the fifth month running, S&P Global reported in their Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Aug. 31, 2026, Hamilton, Ont. — The government is investing over $12.5 million to support the growth of nine Hamilton-area businesses operating in the advanced manufacturing, automation technologies, steel production, packaging solutions and specialized industrial equipment sectors. The announcement was made by Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).

Aug. 28, 2026, Linz, Austria and Bonn, Germany — KEBA Industrial Automation and Tomorrow Things today announced a strategic framework agreement to accelerate the rollout of connected industrial machines. The partnership combines KEBA’s automation expertise, controller technology and global machine-builder ecosystem with Tomorrow Things’ industrial operating layer, Things OS.

Aug. 27, 2026, Toronto — The Canadian Robotics Council (CRC) is calling for targeted government supports in response to an escalating trade war with the U.S. and the recent FCC restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotics. The U.S. approach is designed to rebuild its domestic industrial strength,” the CRC said in a statement.

Aug. 26, Baltimore, Md. — ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge has released an updated edition of Autodesk Fusion: Introduction to Parametric Modeling, providing instructors, engineering teams and individual learners with a structured learning path and up-to-date reference resource for Autodesk Fusion’s 2703.1.20 software release. The guide reflects the latest Fusion workflows, including both Assembly Design and Hybrid Design methodologies.

August 25, 2026 By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press General "Canada must respond and today we are — in a proportionate, targeted and strategic way," — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Aug. 25, 2026, Canada — The federal government is increasing tariffs on American steel and aluminum products from 25 to 50 per cent in retaliation for the United States imposing tariffs last week on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods.

Aug. 25, 2026, Ontario — The Ontario government has announced it is broadening eligibility for the Protect Ontario Financing Program (POFP) to protect businesses and workers impacted by the newly enacted section 338 tariffs from the United States. “Our government will do whatever it takes to stand up for Ontario workers and protect their jobs and paycheques as we face down this latest economic attack from President Trump,” said Premier Doug Ford in a media release.

Aug. 20, 2026, Port Hope, Ont. — The government of Ontario is investing $9.8 million in a new training centre for millwrights. Supported through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream, the new Port Hope facility will help train 2,550 apprentices, journeypersons and new entrants over the next five years, strengthening the province’s skilled trades workforce and protecting workers in Ontario’s energy, manufacturing and industrial sectors.

Aug. 20, 2026, Windsor, Ont. — DIEFFENBACHER has appointed Brian Goodchild as the new head of sales, North America, for its Forming Business Unit. Goodchild joined DIEFFENBACHER North America, Inc. in Windsor, Canada, in August 2018 as spare parts coordinator. In 2025, he was promoted to spare parts and service manager.

Aug. 19, 2026, Canada — Manufacturing sales posted their fifth consecutive monthly gain in June, rising 0.1 per cent to $78.8 billion. On a quarterly basis, manufacturing sales in current dollars increased 9.3 per cent to $235.1 billion in the second quarter of 2026, the fourth consecutive quarterly increase and the highest level on record.