Mining

SOME of the most versatile and powerful gearmotors in the Bonfiglioli range are being combined to produce drives that offer the best features of each for heavy feeder and conveyor applications.

STAUFF return-line filters are designed as tank top filters. Their practical design allows easy element replacement and quick installation.

ENDRESS+Hauser’s high-temperature Soliphant M level limit switch for bulk solids delivers reliable operation in sustained process conditions at temperatures up to 280°C, and for short periods, up to 300°C.

EARLIER this week, the SOUTH Australian Government and OneSteel announced a mutual agreement on tough new environmental conditions.

SAGE Automation is ramping up its operations in the Iron Triangle of South Australia

NEW waste cleanup systems are being introduced by Enware Australia to help public and private organisations protect staff, visitors, clients and customers while complying with WorkCover code of practice for handling body fluid spills.

EXPORTERS are advised to take advantage of the international exposure and recognition afforded by Australia’s number – one ranking for the second consecutive year in the annual Country Brand Index released earlier this week, according to Austrade, the Australian Government’s export development agency.

ELECTRONICS manufacturing company Redarc has recently moved into a new $5 million, high technology Innovation Centre at Lonsdale, South Australia.

NEW SOUTH WALES based engineering company, Broens Industries, has recently purchased South Australian company Static Engineering.

WITH the federal election to be held very soon, Alan Johnson, Manufacturers’ Monthly editor, asked what the two major parties have to offer the manufacturing industry; why they should vote for them on November 24.

WITH globalisation affecting the manufacturing industry world-wide, it’s no surprise to see South Australia in a period of industrial flux. Alan Johnson reports.

NOW in its fifth year, the Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards continues to grow, with 2007 seeing a record number of finalists in the history of the awards, and 2008 is shaping up to be a massive year for Australian manufacturing.

CNC Machinery Sales Australia has recently announced the appointment of a new Australian sales and service agent for the Sanco Machine & Tool Corporation of Taiwan.

IN A marriage of cutting edge and traditional engineering technology, anti-vibration engineers Vulcanite Corporation have moved under the umbrella of Chess Industries.

ALERT Safety has formed a new technical division offering solutions to confined space entry, hazmat and emergency service applications.

HUSKI jackets, pants and vests will be on display at The Safety Show Sydney and Sydney Materials Handling.

THE AUSTRALIAN Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) will develop next generation technology platforms with the help of a $35 million grant announced on Tuesday October 16 by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP.

SUPPLIERS in the mining, manufacturing, defence and renewable energy industries will receive assistance to tap into major projects both in Australia and abroad, Australian Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane, announced October 12.

FROM a prestigious engineering award to real commercialisation: a radical new CV joint design by Orange company Thompson Coupling is putting country NSW on the global map.

THE QUEENSLAND Alumina Limited (QAL) refinery at Gladstone on Queensland’s central coast is the biggest refinery of its type in the southern hemisphere.