EP&T Magazine

Industrial automation can unlock major gains in productivity, but safety has to keep pace. As robots, conveyors and automated guided vehicles become more common on manufacturing floors, structured machine safety risk assessments help teams identify hazards, reduce risk, support compliance and protect long-term operations.

Understanding how to define machine limits, assess foreseeable hazards and apply ISO 12100’s risk reduction hierarchy is key to building safer, more reliable automation environments.
Read more:
https://www.ept.ca/sponsored/machine-safety-risk-assessment-for-safer-industrial-automation/

Where is Canada’s electronics industry really headed?
At EP&T Magazine, our annual Canadian Electronics Industry Report is built directly from the voices of engineers and designers across the country—and we want to hear from you.
This year’s survey explores:
• Supply chain resilience
• AI’s growing role in engineering
• Design challenges and part shortages
• Workplace trends
• Sustainability and innovation
It only takes a few minutes to complete, and your input helps shape one of the most trusted snapshots of the industry.
🎁 Bonus: Complete the survey for a chance to win a $500 Best Buy gift card.
Take the survey today and be part of Canada’s electronics pulse check:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8696440/Electronics-Report-27

Canada’s innovation ecosystem comes together this spring at DiscoveryX 2026, happening April 29–30 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto.
From emerging semiconductor technologies to AI-driven solutions and advanced electronics design, DiscoveryX is where ideas move from concept to commercialization.
EP&T Magazine will be there covering the latest developments shaping the future of engineering and technology.
Will you?
https://www.discoveryxconference.ca/