With manufacturers facing lower customer orders, many companies are looking to improve the productivity of their existing equipment by using more efficient programming tools.
In November 2009, Standards Australia released AS/NZS 1891.4.2009, which covers the selection, use and maintenance of Industrial Fall Arrest systems and devices.
A miniature camera providing clearer eyes for remotely controlled vehicles and a chemical-free water purifying process are among the latest innovative projects to receive Australian Government assistance to bring them to market.
PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), the process of managing the entire life cycle of a product from conception, through to design and manufacture to service and disposal, is moving to front of mind for more and more manufacturers.
WORKING at height is dangerous. Employers should be fully aware that the most effective way of ensuring their employees' safety is to eliminate the need for people to work at height at all, thereby removing any risk of a fall.
Design for Manufacture emerged as a critical part of the DNA of successful Australian medical technology companies at 2009 AusMedtech Conference held in Sydney last week.
In this article, Gordon Cadzow* discusses ways in which the industry must revise its view on ensuring maximum safety of operators working on swing stage platforms.
Redarc took out the 2009 Technology Application Award, with highly commended awards going to Corning Cable and Reln.
KNOWN more for his epigrams than for his political career, Winston Churchill once remarked that the empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
Project: Australian first: Injection Moulded 2100L Water Tank RELN specialises in the design and manufacture of surface water capture, storage, conservation and re-use products.