NEWS: Mitsubishi launches the first ever electric vehicle drive across Canada Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada announced that on August 17th, the i-MiEV will leave Signal Hill, in St John's Newfoundland on a 28 day coast to coast tour. Check out the interior and plug-in outlet photos! Toyota announces voluntary safety campaign to replace steering column bracket Toyota Canada Inc. announced that it intends to conduct a voluntary safety campaign to address the possibility that the vehicle's steering lock bar could break under certain conditions. Find out which model is affected Chrysler Canada reports highest July sales since 1997 Chrysler Canada announced total sales of 22,319 for the month of July, an increase of 40 per cent compared with July 2009 (July 2009: 15,958). Find out which models fared best in July

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DPN online presents: Connectors

Easy wiring of even the smallest cables with ferrules starting at 0.34 mm²

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Switches for automation applications	Compact filtered AC connector	Continuity monitoring module

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NOW IN YOUR JUNE/JULY ISSUE OF DESIGN PRODUCT NEWS: Cover story: Canadian university and GM boost vehicle development Autodesk Inventor 2011 moves beyond just parametric modeling CAD Feature: CAD, CAE, allow golf club designer to grab market share Motion Control Feature: Servo controls deliver benefits for medical imaging systems Click on the cover to view the digital edition.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

CFPA Annual Golf Tournament, Tuesday, September 21, 2010, Richmond Hill Golf & Country Club. Early bird deadline is August 16th.

CMW, Canadian Manufacturing Week, features Advanced Manufacturing, Weld Expo & F3, and Physical Asset Management shows. Toronto, October 5-7, 2010

electronica 2010, Trade show and conference includes an electronics summit, automotive conference and wireless congress. Munich, November 9-12

Check out the Calendar of Events on the DPN website for more upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.

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Clippard Miniature Pneumatic Products for Medical Markets Catalog

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