Plastics and rubber play an important role in getting food and food products to our plates. Rubber conveyor belts and rubber/plastic lined chutes, hoppers and grinding mills are all part of the farm produce’s journey from farm to processing plants and to the trucks for transport. When a rubber conveyor belt gets damaged, whether from … Continue reading LOCTITE rubber repair resin cuts curing times →

The food industry needs to operate efficiently to ensure quick delivery of produce, so it is as fresh as possible for customers. To meet this standard, reliable air compressors with a proven track record of success are required. Air compressor faults take time to repair and that downtime also threatens required delivery objectives, especially for … Continue reading Compressing the right information for customers →

Building material manufacturing plants are often equipped with bespoke and uncommon production components that are not readily available locally and, in many cases, not available internationally. Should a lubricant-related failure occur, this can affect the entire production process and ability of the site to manufacture its finished product. “Using lubricants manufactured from high quality ingredients … Continue reading Keeping operations fluid with Shell’s global bespoke lubrication solutions →

The Australian cattle dog has become iconic in the Australian agricultural landscape because of their unique attributes. Energetic, hardworking, and intelligent, the dogs, bred originally from a combination of English drovers’ dogs and dingoes, are tough enough to work for hours in harsh Australian conditions. In many ways, the Gates Predator v-belt mirrors these qualities, … Continue reading The belt that keeps on working →

With the increasing deployment of low- cost sensors and their connection to the internet, manufacturers now have access to a large amount of data. For companies to capture the value of this data, developing mature data understanding is as important as having advanced analytical tools. A survey of 50 small and large businesses by McKinsey&Company, … Continue reading Leveraging the value of data analytics →