ifm efector’s national product and brand manager, Glenn Thornton, spoke to Manufacturers’ Monthly about the company’s latest addition to the family of photoelectric sensors. Photoelectric sensors are used in a variety of industrial processes, including packaging, manufacturing and componentry assembly – to discover the distance, absence, or presence of an object. The global photoelectric sensors market … Continue reading A precise laser for detection of tiny objects →

Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke to Matthew Gray, business line manager, Industrial Air, Atlas Copco Compressors on their latest offerings and the energy issue for the manufacturing sector in 2018. Moving into 2018, Atlas Copco Compressor’s strategy was to reach out to as many opportunities within the industrial market and engage more deeply with customers to service … Continue reading Energy savings through the right compressor →

The 2018 National Manufacturing Summit gathered industry stakeholders to discuss solutions to two of the most critical issues facing the manufacturing sector today: energy security and vocational education. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports. The 2018 National Manufacturing Summit, hosted by Weld Australia in the Parliament House in Canberra on June 26, took up the discussions on the … Continue reading National Manufacturing Summit 2018: Same direction, renewed focus →

NHP and Rockwell Automation’s Smart Safety solution enables better visibility into safety-system performance and stoppages, helping manufacturers better monitor and manage the safety of their processes. Safety has always been a critical aspect of success for any industrial organisation. While it is easy for manufacturers to become singularly focused on cost cutting and increasing production efficiency, … Continue reading Going smart with safety →

Finding the gems that shape the industries of tomorrow start with the educator. Dr Gita Pendharkar from RMIT University, who snagged the Mentor of the Year Award at this year’s Women in Industry Awards 2018, shared her thoughts with Manufacturers’ Monthly on how she guides her students. In her role at RMIT, Dr Gita Pendharkar … Continue reading Women in Industry 2018 award winners: Mentor of the Year →

Among the basic components of every hydraulic system is a series of hoses and couplings that transport fluid under pressure between the fluid ports. Technicians and system fabricators dealing with hydraulic hoses in their industrial assemblies are aware of the complexity of selecting the right hydraulic hoses and matching them with the right couplings and … Continue reading Gates simplifies hose assembly with MegaSys product range →

With the modular safety gate system from Pilz, it is possible to tailor a safety gate interlock to suit an industrial environment that has machine tools, presses, packaging or special purpose machinery. This modular system allows the creation the gate interlock needed while still taking advantage of the benefits of economical series connection, rapid diagnostics, … Continue reading Safety gated community with Pilz →

Synchronous belts are used in a wide array of industrial machines and everyday devices. Tony Sculpher, Gates Australia’s product manager for power transmission, spoke to Manufacturers’ Monthly about the advantages of urethane synchronous belts over rubber belts. From conveyors in the factory floor to treadmills, elevators and bowling pinsetters, synchronous timing belts are used everywhere … Continue reading Belting it right →

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s product specialist, Raj Chelladurai, spoke to Manufacturers’ Monthly about the benefits of using portable ultrasonic flow meters for preventive maintenance and measurement validation. Around 1500 BC, the Egyptians invented the water clock and the concept of flow metering came to existence. However, only since the industrial revolution has flow metering developed to … Continue reading Easy flow measurements with clamp-on flow meters →

A profitable reliability approach can go a long way in helping industrial manufacturers meet their short and long-term operations. Brad Yager, director of process automation and software, Schneider Electric, points out some simple steps that can help set industrial operations in the right direction. In the past, measuring the reliability of industrial assets was limited to … Continue reading Machinery you can count on: Implementing a profitable reliability strategy →

One of the key issues that most people working within the food and beverage manufacturing sector is that air compressors will use an average of 10 to 15 per cent of a facility’s energy. That’s a significant figure. In an interview with Manufacturers’ Monthly, CAPS Product Manager for Compressed Air Products, Paolo Lazzari, explained that … Continue reading Manufacturers can see long-term benefits with dual-stage air compressors →

While the manufacturing sector is experiencing early stages of recovery, experts say the growth could be hampered by a shortage of skilled workforce, if the issue is not addressed immediately. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports. The National Manufacturing Summit 2018 highlighted that while many indicators point to an improvement in the fundamental economic conditions of manufacturing, one … Continue reading Nipping the skills shortage in the bud →

On July 1, the Australian Space Agency officially began its work. Manufacturers’ Monthly got in touch with Dr Megan Clark, the head of the agency, to speak about the prospects for the Australian space industry. Almost exactly a year after the government announced plans to review the nation’s space industry capability, the Australian Space Agency … Continue reading A new force in space →