Manufacturing, mangos and Melbourne Airport: Beckhoff powers flexible process control

Manufacturing, mangos and Melbourne Airport: Beckhoff powers flexible process control

According to Gary Brown, electrical engineer at AIE Global, there is no “one size fits all” solution when it comes to Industry 4.0 concepts. From their headquarters in Lake Wendouree, Brown’s team has been using advanced methodology to promote Australian innovation through process control and automation systems since 1985. Read More
Why 5G is the heart of manufacturing digital transformation

Why 5G is the heart of manufacturing digital transformation

Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with Philippe Gerard, Head of APAC Manufacturing & Logistics at Nokia, about digitalising the manufacturing process, and why 5G implementation is the cornerstone upon which Industry 4.0 successes are built. Read More
ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System

A new hybrid machine with novel 3D printing technology for cutting tools

The global cutting tool industry will soon have access to an innovative cutting tool manufacturing platform, thanks to a research collaboration between leading CNC grinding machine manufacturer ANCA and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO. Billy Friend finds out what’s behind the project. Read More
The DuoFLO filtration system is an alternative to standard bag filters

A wide scope for better filtration

3M’s housing solutions solve problems for customers in a variety of manufacturing sectors, the oil and gas industry and food and beverage processing. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out why the DuoFLO bag technology is a fit for a broad range of environments. Read More
Mouser electronics

Mouser Electronics now stocking Silicon Labs’ Z-Wave 800 SiP module for smart home applications

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components™, is now stocking the ZGM230S Z-Wave® 800 system-in-package (SiP) module from Silicon Labs. Read More
motors

Engineering power with low-voltage induction motors

According to the International Energy Agency, 69 per cent of the energy used by industrial applications is related to electric motors, which are the driving force behind conveyor processes, pumps, heating and ventilation systems, and air compressors. Read More
breather

Giving industrial machinery a breather

What is a breather? When industrial machinery goes through a heating and cooling cycle, components will often expand and contract, building up internal pressure. While vent caps can help to expel air, they open the chamber up to aggregators and moisture. Read More
LSP Series

SMC Corporation’s LSP Series pump delivers flexible and highly accurate fluid management

SMC Corporation’s LSP series of liquid dispense pumps accurately dispense fluids with high precision and stability, even at low flow rates. This compact, solenoid-type diaphragm pump delivers reliable, leak-proof performance. Read More