Derek Parker

Clean machining at Ford

Clean machining using minimum quantity lubrication has allowed Ford’s Van Dyke transmission plant to become fundamentally more efficient and effective at manufacturing six-speed automatic transmissions.
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Defence opportunities on the way up

Australia’s defence needs are growing, and the opportunities for companies to supply those needs are expanding rapidly. Whether you are an established player in the defence field or have never considered it before, exploring the new possibilities should be on everyone’s ‘to do in 2008’ list. Derek Parker reports.
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Whole-chain view pays dividends

LOOKING at supply chain management from the perspective of ‘lean manufacturing’ can provide important benefits for company performance as well as the environment, according to Professor Peter Hines, a UK-based specialist and consultant in the field who recently conducted a series of workshops in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Wind sector powers on

THE drive towards alternative energy sources is opening new opportunities for manufacturing firms, with manufacturers of equipment for electricity generation from wind turbines recording solid growth.
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