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Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.
Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.

Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.

Date9/22/1972
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The inventor of the Image Transform process, 39-year-old John David Lowry (left) and Douglas McCutcheon, 29, a director of the company, explain how it improves quality of television signals sent by the Apollo 16 moon team
The inventor of the Image Transform process, 39-year-old John David Lowry (left) and Douglas McCutcheon, 29, a director of the company, explain how it improves quality of television signals sent by the Apollo 16 moon team
4/17/1972
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
4/12/1985
Making tracks: Track-laying machine is one of the technological developments that have enabled Canadian railways to cut costs and streamline their operations
Making tracks: Track-laying machine is one of the technological developments that have enabled Canadian railways to cut costs and streamline their operations
4/3/1985
Horse sense. Heavy draft horses are making a comeback in popularity as work horses as farmers try to cut energy costs. A 5-year-old Belgian mare in fo(...)
Horse sense. Heavy draft horses are making a comeback in popularity as work horses as farmers try to cut energy costs. A 5-year-old Belgian mare in fo(...)
1/28/1981
Dr. John Soboloff of Toronto today was fined $500 and costs in police court for making untrue or misleading statements in writing in connection with a(...)
Dr. John Soboloff of Toronto today was fined $500 and costs in police court for making untrue or misleading statements in writing in connection with a(...)
9/13/1946
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
5/12/1989
brian Noppe: Doing laundry and cooking after 11 p.m. cuts electricity costs.
brian Noppe: Doing laundry and cooking after 11 p.m. cuts electricity costs.
5/17/1983
Staff reductions at IBM Canada last year helped cut costs by 14 per cent
Staff reductions at IBM Canada last year helped cut costs by 14 per cent
1/14/1993
Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
5/28/1984
Big savings: Martin Foster, general foreman in Algoma's maintenance department, says machine maintenance costs have been cut by 40 per cent
Big savings: Martin Foster, general foreman in Algoma's maintenance department, says machine maintenance costs have been cut by 40 per cent
8/13/1992
Travel how to cut costs in Europe
Travel how to cut costs in Europe
3/15/1987
Richard Kirkup. Society could absorb costs
Richard Kirkup. Society could absorb costs
8/9/1972