North Kingstown, RI – July 30, 2019 – Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced it has selected the Greater Toronto Area for the site of its new Canadian headquarters in Oakville, Ontario.
This is a guest blog written for WESTEC by WISER Systems
“Location, location, location.” “Timing is everything.” We most often use these maxims in relation to the real estate business, but they also apply to the manufacturing industry in general and the Manufacturing Technology Series in particular.
WESTEC, produced by SME and AMT, is an industry-leading west coast manufacturing trade show.
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