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http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/linamar-research-jobs-1.4487500

Federal government, Ontario invest $100M to support car parts maker Linamar

The Linamar investments are expected to create 1,500 jobs in Canada

Linda Hasenfratz is CEO of auto parts firm Linamar Corp. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)

The federal and Ontario governments announced grants Monday worth up to $100 million combined to help automotive parts maker Linamar Corp. develop its advanced manufacturing technologies.

The Linamar investments are expected to create 1,500 jobs in Canada and help maintain more than 8,000 other positions.

The federal government will provide a grant of $49 million to the company and Ontario will provide a conditional grant of up to $50 million.

The project will be the first to receive cash through a federal program announced in the budget last year to support research and development, the scale-up of high-potential companies and efforts to attract investment to Canada. Ottawa's strategic innovation fund is open to all sectors and will allocate $1.26 billion over five years through a combination of grants and loans.

The Ontario government said in a statement that its conditional grant will come from the province's jobs and prosperity fund as part of a project with overall eligible costs of up to $500 million.

The release said the funding will help Linamar build next-generation transmissions and drive trains, high-efficiency engine parts and develop technologies for electric and connected vehicles. It also said the grants will support a Linamar innovation centre focused on technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and collaborative robotics.

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OVERVIEW

Power to Perform

Linamar provides products that power vehicles, power motion, power work and power lives. From the core precision metallic components used in automotive powertrains to Skyjack's aerial work platforms, to the agricultural products that Harvestec and OROS designs and builds, Linamar has a diversified product line up delivered by a workforce that has the "Power to Perform”.

ENERGY

Linamar is continuing to grow in sectors outside automotive, attempting to target large and complex components, modules and systems particularly in the renewable energy markets. Linamar's extensive machining capability and global manufacturing footprint enables the company to provide energy customers with localized, high-quality manufacturing solutions and value-added services to meet their specific needs. From large powertrain modules for commercial trucks and off highway equipment to solar powered engine generators to wind turbine components, Linamar has an extensive history of providing design, machining and assembly solutions for large envelope CNC applications.

Linamar is focused on providing precision machined castings and metallic assemblies in the following markets:

• Wind Energy Equipment.
• Heavy Component Machining.
• Commercial Truck.
• Off Highway.

• Diesel Powered Gen Sets.
• Rail.
• Oilfield Equipment.
• Specialty Machining.

WIND

Linamar has large envelope CNC capabilities that allow for very large machined castings such as those required by the growing wind energy sector. The company is creating manufacturing capacity in support of wind turbine and gearbox OEMs expanding their supply base to North America. Linamar's target products and offerings in the wind sector include:

• Planetary Carrier
• Gearbox Housing
• Bearing Housing
• Torque Arm

SKYJACK

Skyjack proudly provides quality engineered, simple and reliable access and material handling equipment globally, so that companies can maximize utilization and their return on investment. All Skyjack’s products are designed to be easy to service and maintain. By keeping design simple and using proven technology, the reliability and ease of service is common to all the company’s products. Because of this, Skyjack machines offer the rental industry’s best life cycle value through low cost of ownership, ease of service and maintenance, while retaining high residual values. Proven and simplistic control systems using Skyjack’s standard color coded and numbered wiring system (SKYCODED™) make our machines the easiest to troubleshoot and repair. Common components across model groups are used wherever possible, reducing the number of service parts needed to maintain Skyjack products. Axle based four wheel drive systems are standard on all engine powered boom models and most rough terrain scissors (4XLDRIVE™), while Skyjack booms utilize direction sensing drive and steer controls (EASYDRIVE™). Finally, Skyjack offers the industry’s first standard 2 year full “bumper to bumper” warranty on aerial work platforms for no extra charge, together with a 5 year warranty on structural components, adding to Skyjack’s industry leading product life cycle value. Today we like to think that this proud heritage, together with an easy to do business with attitude, represents a product range and company that is simply reliable.

AGRICULTURAL