CWA Agreement with WTIA
We are pleased to announce that the CWA, a division of the CWB Group has reached a Memorandum of Understanding with WTIA (Welding Technology Institute of Australia) http://www.wtia.com.au/ .The agreement provides reciprocal membership privileges, sharing of electronic welding Journals and other cooperation opportunities. The inaugural cooperative WTIA quarterly Journal issue will be emailed to all of our members. However, future WTIA Journal issues will only be sent to our Premium membership to enhance this membership level. If you are currently a Basic member and wish to upgrade your membership to the Premium level in order to receive this highly regarded Journal while enjoying all the other additional benefits that come from this membership level, please contact our office at 1-800-844-6790 or by email
at info@cwa-acs.org.

CWA National Conference- September 2010
Blue Mountain- fresh water lakes, scenic caves, golfing, hiking, mountain biking, and outstanding fall colours. It’s the perfect setting for our first annual CWA conference which is going to be held in Collingwood, ON from September 26th-28th, 2010. In the mood for a little shopping? There are also many small shops and boutiques where you can find art, pottery, gifts and a plethora of other options. This event is going to provide a tremendous opportunity to attend sessions on such topics as welding productivity, education, technology and research. Additionally, there are many other social activities being planned including the annual awards dinner. As always, there will also be a great deal of networking and knowledge sharing within the welding industry. Please plan on attending this very exciting conference and supporting your welding association. Call us for more information at 1-800-844-6790.

Canadian Manufacturing Week featuring
Weld Expo
The NEW Canadian Manufacturing Week featuring Weld Expo is Manufacturing's True North. It's the ultimate destination to reach thousands of manufacturers seeking new technology, products, and services.

October 5-7, 2010
Toronto Congress Centre, North Building
650 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON

New Technologies. New Location. New Format.
An influential audience on a buying mission.
Connect with everyone from hard-to-reach job shop owners to influencers from the largest OEMs. CMW's three NEW technology zones provide an ideal forum to present your solutions to this diverse and qualified audience.

• Weld Expo Canada featuring F3: Forming & Fabricating and Finishing includes everything for sheet metal operations
• The Advanced Manufacturing Zone highlights the factory of the future featuring cutting edge technologies
• The Physical Asset Management Zone contains everything manufacturers need to run an efficient operation

For Exhibiting or Visiting information, contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers today!

1.888.322.7333       
canadasales@sme.org     
www.cmwshow.ca

Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show
May 17-19
The Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS) is Quebec's definitive manufacturing event -- and the only place to make side-by-side evaluations of equipment, accessories and supplies from the leading machine tool manufacturers and distributors in Canada. MMTS also includes a strong factory automation focus including control systems, software and hardware, assembly technology and test/inspection. Technology-focused exhibits, along with a relevant industry keynote, interactive town hall experience and cutting-edge technical sessions make MMTS a must-see event for manufacturers looking for the products, solutions and technology they need to stay competitive.

Ontario hosts Canadian Skills Competition 
This upcoming May 20th-23rd, Skills Canada Ontario will be hosting the 16th Annual Canadian Skills Competition. The event will be held in Waterloo, ON at RIM Park and Manulife Financial Sportsplex & Living Centre. The Opening and Closing Ceremony will be hosted at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex and Swimplex. During the 2-day Competition, hundreds of young people from all over Canada will compete in over 40 trade and technology areas. The Canadian Skills Competition remains the only event of its kind in Canada. This will be the fourth time Ontario has hosted this inspiring event. This event will be especially exciting as the young medalists from Canadian Skills Competition 2010 could qualify to join Team Canada 2011 and compete at the 41st World Skills Competition in London, England in October of 2011. 16th Canadian Skills Competition Information Package

Canada Slaps Duty On Some Chinese
Steel Imports
By Kristine Owram, Canadian Press Writer
Manufacturing.Net - March 24, 2010
TORONTO (CP) -- The government body that regulates trade in Canada has ruled that a duty needs to be slapped on some Chinese steel imports.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found the Canadian steel industry has been harmed by the subsidization and dumping of some Chinese steel products used in the oil industry, and an anti-dumping duty will be collected as a result.

The duty will be as high as 166.9 percent, depending on the company that produced the product, according to the Canada Border Services Agency. The decision could have negative implications for the domestic oil and gas industry, raising the cost of materials at a time when oil and gas companies are already dealing with higher labor costs on many expansion projects.

Before the recession hit, the oil sands were experiencing an enormous boom with crude prices above US$140 a barrel. Producers scrambled to find enough workers to run their operations and steel and construction materials became too costly. This all changed when the recession hit and oil prices fell below $40 a barrel, but as demand rises again post-recession, so will costs. According to a recent forecast by the Conference Board of Canada, capital costs for the oil industry are set to rise 13.2 percent per year between 2011 and 2014.
However, this doesn't matter to the Canadian steel industry, which has been hurt by a slump in demand caused by the worldwide recession, reducing demand from the auto, appliance, construction and capital goods industries.

"We're pleased with the decision. What they found today was a ruling on past injury, and that's what we were waiting for," said Randy Sockovie, director of sales and marketing at Lakeside Steel Inc. Welland, Ont.-based Lakeside Steel Inc. initiated the anti-dumping complaint, along with Tenaris and Evraz, two international steel producers with operations in Canada.

Evraz is the former Ipsco Steel with major operations in Regina Sockovie said subsidization and dumping meant Chinese exports of some steel products to Canada were running anywhere from 10 percent to 40 percent cheaper than similar Canadian-produced goods. Similar trade measures in the U.S. provoked a strong rebuke from China late last year. Washington said it would place levies as high as 99 percent on some steel pipes imported from China, causing China to retaliate with an anti-dumping probe into the American auto industry.
Dumping occurs when one country exports a significant number of goods to another country at prices much lower than in the domestic market. China produces some 600 million tons of steel a year, or approximately half of the world's total output, and is increasing manufacturing capacity to keep up with massive infrastructure projects. Despite this, the country continues to import large quantities of the metal used in everything from construction to vehicles to appliances to keep up with its rapid industrialization.

However, with demand for steel escalating due to massive government stimulus spending around the world, China's power as a steel exporter is rapidly growing. The trade tribunal will release the detailed reasons for its decision on April 7th. Tuesday's ruling applies to casing and tubing used in oil and gas wells and other parts of the energy industry.

Wind Energy – Opportunities in Ontario
The demand for wind energy in North America is growing – and Ontario is in a prime position to meet that demand. Its strategic location in North America, long-term government supports for wind energy generation and advanced and diverse manufacturing
capabilities position Ontario as a preferred location for manufacturers of wind turbines and related components, service providers and project developers. Click here to download the full article.

IIW 2010 Assembly Istanbul Turkey
The 63rd IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference will be held in Istanbul-Turkey, from July 11th to 17th, 2010. The venue selected for this prestigious event is the Swissôtel – The Bosphorus. Istanbul is one of the world’s largest mega cities, with a total of about 13 million inhabitants when the populations of the two continents (Asia & Europe) are combined. Istanbul has a very long and diverse history dating from the Roman - Byzantine Empires to the Ottoman Empire. It is a city rich in both history and culture, hence it has been chosen as a European Capital of Culture for the year 2010. Gedik Education and Social Benefits Foundation (GEV) and Turkish Welding Technology Academy (TKTA) welcome you to Istanbul in July 2010.
www.iiw2010.com