NEWS: General Dynamics Canada awarded $1 billion contract General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada will incorporate a comprehensive upgrade package into the Canadian Army's fleet of LAV III combat vehicles... Wind turbine production to start in Niagara Region Niagara Region Wind Corp. has a commitment from ENERCON to manufacture 230 MW wind turbines in the Niagara Region... Siemens to acquire Vistagy Siemens has announced the acquisition of Vistagy, engineering software and services for manufacturing structures made of advanced composite materials...

FEATURED VIDEO: Watch: Dyson Award prosthetic arm Video demonstration of a Canadian prosthetic arm design that placed 4th in the 2011 James Dyson Awards...

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SPONSOR MESSAGE: Siemens Design Better: Get the Edge At our new Solid Edge ''Get the Edge'' events you will learn how to: create better designs faster, instantly revise any design, import and edit CAD models from virtually any CAD system, apply synchronous technology to become a better designer, and more. Sign up for this program and you'll get free hands-on training, a free starter kit, and free software – Solid Edge with synchronous technology. http://am.siemensplmevents.com

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DPN ONLINE PRESENTS: ENCLOSURES White paper from Optima EPS, an Elma Company, tackles balancing advanced attenuation with cost concerns when shielding for EMC.

COMING SOON TO YOUR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER DESIGN PRODUCT NEWS Inspired ruggedized tablet design SolidWorks 2012 reviewed Optical motion sensors touchless alternative Mazda's SkyActiv vehicles emerge Medical prototype development embraces 3D Click here for the September/October digital edition.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

SolidWorks World 2012. International user conference and exposition for the SolidWorks design software community. San Diego, CA. February 12-15, 2012.

Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show. MMTS 2012 presented by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers features a factory automation focus. Montreal. May 14-16, 2012.

PTDA Canadian Conference. The 2012 Power Transmission Distributors Association conference for distributors and manufacturers serving the PT/motion control markets. Victoria, BC. June 7-9, 2012.

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

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