Unlocking Innovation Through Collaboration: The Success Story of the C-295W Aircraft
The pursuit of innovation is a relentless journey, often demanding collaboration, technical prowess, and relentless dedication. The story of the C-295W Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft, a testament to Canadian innovation, embodies this spirit. Commissioned as part of Canada’s National Search and Rescue Program, this aircraft was the product of an impressive collaborative effort involving […]
Hypersonic Missiles: The Crucial Role of Advanced Manufacturing in Defence Innovation
Modern hypersonic missiles are rapidly shaping the narrative in today’s defence industry. Travelling through the upper atmospheric layers at velocities exceeding Mach 5, hypersonic missiles include older systems like ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) that have been around for decades. However, unlike traditional ICBMs, which follow ballistic trajectories through space that are easier to detect and […]
Supporting Sport: A Part of Ben Machine Philanthropy Initiatives
The Caledon Cavaliers first formed in 2001 when the Humberview High School Sr. Boys & Girls Rugby teams wanted to keep playing after graduating. The club consisted of adult men’s and women’s teams until 2007, when it suddenly disbanded. The rugby club was resurrected two years ago, and last year received a Town of Caledon […]
The AUKUS Deal and What it Means for Canada
Situated as we are between a friendly neighbor and the Arctic, there can be a tendency at times to become complacent about our own defence, even in the realm of machining for defence technologies. We do, after all, glean some benefit from some of the US defence spending. But it is a changing world. Americans […]
We are Hiring: Major Job Openings at Ben Machine
We recently congratulated our Vice President of Production on his retirement after 38 years at Ben Machine, so you won’t be surprised to hear that we’re hiring. We are, however, hiring five different positions! No, it’s not going to take five people to fill Ivan’s shoes -not quite. But Ben Machine is growing! CNC Jobs […]
Space X Starship Rocket Launch: A Success or a Failure?
Much ink has been spilled about the recent launch of the SpaceX Starship -the largest rocket ever launched. The fact that it only survived about 4 minutes after leaving the launch tower led a lot of people to call it a failure. That misses the larger point. It was necessary. The Financial Reality of Innovation […]
Supporting Canada’s Commitment to NATO
It’s certainly an interesting time to be a member of NATO. Events in Ukraine have brought NATO to the front of everyone’s mind, and with good reason. The previous US administration criticized NATO members for not meeting their obligations to the organization, and Russia’s actions have brought that deficit into sharp focus. Now Finland […]
Modernizing the NORAD Defence Structure
When the US and Canada began building NORAD in the late 1950s, the cold war threats were straightforward. ICBMs, whether launched from land or sea, followed high, leisurely parabolic arcs that made them easy to track. All we really needed was long-range radar to spot them and some simple computers to project where they […]
Ben Machine VP of Production Is Retiring After 38 Year Illustrious Career
It’s a rare thing in today’s world for a person to spend their entire professional career at a single company. Companies get bought, merge, and fold. They change focus so they wind up as something quite different over time. Let’s be honest, the CNC machinist starting out in the 1980s could hardly imagine the degree […]
Finding Solutions to Problems Through R&D
People seldom think of sheet metal fabrication as being a high-precision system. After all, we’ve all encountered file cabinets with stubborn drawers, and they’re formed from sheet metal. That’s true, fair enough, but sheet metal is also the backbone of your phone. Sheet metal forms rocket bodies and high-pressure fuel tanks. It forms satellite dishes. […]
