By David Willingham, Senior Application Engineer at Mathworks Australia Remaining useful life (RUL) is the length of time a machine is likely to operate before it requires repair or replacement. By taking RUL into account, manufacturing engineers can schedule maintenance, optimise operating efficiency, and avoid unplanned downtime. For this reason, estimating RUL is a top … Continue reading Three ways to estimate Remaining Useful Life for predictive maintenance →

The UR10 collaborative robot (cobot) from Universal Robots (UR) is the most deployed model in both Australia and New Zealand. Boasting a large payload of 10kg and a long reach capability of 1300 mm, the UR10 is a worthy investment thanks to its versatility, long service life and its ability to adapt to various application … Continue reading Cobots set to improve local manufacturing →

Western Australia’s strategy to capitalise on its substantial reserves of minerals used in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries has contributed to the state’s recent economic growth, according to an industry report released by Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Bill Johnston. “The (Future Battery Industry Strategy) strategy provides consistent and co-ordinated actions to ensure the WA … Continue reading WA capitalising on lithium-ion battery demand →

Rheinmetall has launched an Australian research and technology program to develop sovereign automated military vehicle capability. The aim is to develop advanced sovereign robotics and automated vehicle technologies, which will create a local automated military vehicle capability, together with the Defence Science and Technology (DST) group, the CSIRO, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the … Continue reading Rheinmetall launches automated vehicle research in Australia →

The final Air Warfare Destroyer, built at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, has been officially handed over to Defence. NUSHIP Sydney is the final of the three ships delivered by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance which includes the Department of Defence, Raytheon Australia, and ASC Shipbuilding, supported by Navantia Australia. “I congratulate the 5000 workers who … Continue reading Final Air Warfare Destroyer completed at SA shipyard →