In what ranks as a complete antithesis to the generally gloomy forecast for manufacturing in the NSW industrial region of Illawarra, engineering firm Leussink Engineering has announced it is increasing its 2012 uptake of apprentices.
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Sevaan wins back Asia-outsourced fabrication with quarterly-based contract management
Contract fabricator Sevaan Group has devised a new business model and delivery system to bring back to Australia work which is being channelled overseas because of cost reduction.
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Speed maintenance gives fabricator more punch
While most fabricators search for faster speed in processing, contract manufacturer Servgas Sheet Metal is setting its own pace to produce clean sheets without the stress.
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Fabrication software wins Formula 1 time trial
Australia/NZ distributor of JETCAM sheetmetal software, Maxitec has pointed to one of the world’s most time conscious and material savvy industries to highlight the intricate competitive advantages this software can bring.
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Fabrication and machining merger forms Sevaan Group
Proline Technology and fabricator Wisby & Leonard have merged to create Sevaan Group, providing high-tech just-in-time OEM and repetitive sheetmetal machining and parts engineering.
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Metal brakes and benders: the pros and cons
Rapid advancements in the technology used to bend metal panels in the fabrication sector sometimes causes a dilemma to those wanting to identify pros and cons between press brake technology and the fully automated panel bender.
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Transporters now facing the wheel deal with world’s biggest tyre plant
Following the recent global announcement that rubber/plastics industry giant Lanxess is to build the biggest ever rubber processing plant in the world in Singapore, those industries relying on a constant supply of tyres are for the first time being forced to actually consider this product as an asset rather than a consumable.
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New turnkey solution recycles time and products
Industrial Conveying (Aust) is currently conducting a confidential test scenario where a regional Council is handling all its kerbside waste with a turnkey automatic recycling system built around conveyors.
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Temperzone confident total automation will bring jobs growth
A blueprint is now in the hands of Australia’s largest manufacturer of commercial and domestic air conditioning equipment to become a completely automated ‘lights out’ manufacturing plant, gaining greater speed, accuracy and efficiency in its processes.
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Temperzone to become ‘lights out’ manufacturing plant
Australia’s largest manufacturer of commercial and domestic air conditioning equipment is considering a proposal to become a completely automated ‘lights out’ manufacturing plant, gaining greater speed, accuracy and efficiency in its processes.
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Singapore rubber plant a warning for price hikes
The fact that the world’s leading synthetic rubber company Lanxess has brought forward its plans to build a new butyl rubber facility in Singapore is a strong message for all Australian companies relying on rubber components to maximise this premium.
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Improving dock loading and unloading
INDUSTRIAL Conveying is custom designing, manufacturing and installing a new line of cost-efficient technology for bulk loading and unloading of palletised product into shipping containers.
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Handling the invisible hazard
ACCORDING to Commonwealth Government statistics, the manufacturing industry has a lot to answer for in terms of hearing damaged by industrial noise.
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Rod end bearing with integrated nut
GERMAN company igus has extended its ‘igubal’ range of polymer self-aligning bearings to include a new rod end bearing with an integrated nut.
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Reverse engineering made easy by new imaging technology
INNOVATIVE imaging equipment has simplified the task of reverse engineering for a Western Sydney metal manufacturing company that would have previously found the jobs costly or difficult.
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Apprentices hone skills with dedicated software
AS ONE of the leading screen-to-machine software platforms for the woodworking industry, Cabinet Vision by Planit is increasingly in high demand not only from commercial cabinetry specialists but from educational institutions preparing their students for careers in cabinet making.
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Eliminating manual links
ONE of the keys in establishing a continuously automated bulk handling system is to iron out the areas where manual handling is involved.
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Are risk managers adequately prepared?
THE irony about risk management and response is that it demands such a comprehensive level of attention that the slightest oversight can put an entire emergency response system at risk. Val Pavlovic reports.
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Getting cleaner workplace air
Government regulations, employee health and safety, and productivity are vital considerations when deciding what type of dust collection technology will help you get cleaner, in-plant air.
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Health products protected from dust
HEALTH FOOD company Sanitarium recently enhanced and enlarged a major component of its food grade OH&S system at its beverage manufacturing plant, located in Berkelely Vale, NSW. The facility commissioned a third production line to add twice the manufacturing capacity of its existing two lines
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