The equipment used in processing fruits and vegetables is primarily responsible for excess energy usage and can significantly impact a harvesting operation’s bottom line.Read More
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As the agricultural harvest season approaches every year, the maintenance and repair experts at Motion Australia and Seal Innovations work together to ensure that Australian farmers have fitted their agricultural hydraulic and fluid transfer equipment with reliable sealing solutions.Read More
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The equipment used in the processing of fruits and vegetables is primarily responsible for excess energy usage and can significantly impact a harvesting operation’s bottom line. Read More
Mignon D'SouzaComments Off on A fresh approach to lower energy costs 134
As one of the world’s largest exporters of grain, Australia is expected to produce at least 36.3 million tonnes of wheat products for exporting by November this year, according to Bloomberg Markets.Read More
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Performing repairs and maintenance work on fluid transfer systems has historically been a problematic process in the agriculture and food processing industries.Read More
Despite ongoing irregularity in climate conditions for growing and harvesting crops in Australia the Australian grain industry has experienced some of the most favourable seasons on record in recent years, according to the Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment.1Read More
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With demand at record highs, it’s more important than ever to keep critical agricultural machinery running at its optimum. Lubrication is key to the health and protection of hardworking agricultural equipment and can make all the difference to the outcome of a season. Read More
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According to Alemlube, contamination is the leading cause of machinery failure on an industrial site. Lubrication is the last line of defence against friction, wear and corrosion for many parts on critical machinery, so when oil becomes compromised, so does the entire piece of equipment. Read More
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The future of food production rests on a more sustainable approach to agriculture that gives equal weight to environmental, social, and economic concerns, without compromising the finite supply of natural resources on the planet. Read More
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The journey of Seal Innovations began in 1954 as a division of Motion Australia’s Consolidated Bearings Company (CBC). After 67 years of cultivating the industry’s best sealing expertise – which included the acquisition of several sealing businesses – Seal Innovations has grown to be the largest supplier of sealing products, services, and support in Australia and New Zealand, with a distribution network of more than 15 branches. Read More
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Several weeks ago, Northern NSW experienced some of the worst flood waters in its history, with the city of Lismore and surrounding areas left to deal with significant infrastructural damage. Communities across the region are slowly beginning to rebuild, largely thanks to the support from local businesses offering services and product wherever possible. Read More
Billy FriendComments Off on AIP races to assist flood clean-up in Northern Rivers 135
Closely regulating the storage environment of perishable goods is crucial to maintaining health and safety standards in food handling. That is why robustly built and maintained cool rooms are essential to any food production site – especially in warmer climates such as northern QLD. Read More
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Central West New South Wales is the heart of what is known as ‘the food bowl’ or wheat belt region of Australia, and a hub of production for some of Australia’s most valuable agricultural commodities. Read More
Billy FriendComments Off on Flour power: Providing belt driven solutions to the wheat belt 138
Quite a few of the world’s most iconic food and beverage brands have operations in Australia, central to Sydney. At the BSC Prestons branch in Sydney’s Southwest, Fady Elchab regularly works with food and beverage customers to bring their maintenance costs down, save time on production, and keep their operations up and running. Read More
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Motion Australia’s Troy Markland, product manager for Power Transmission (PT), Chain and Ironware understands that behind every great food production operation is a great power transmission product.
Seal refurbishment is a cost-effective solution for prolonging the life of a piece of equipment. And as far as refurbishments go, “Sealing Solutions is widely accepted as the largest independent seal repairer in Australia,” Garry Noble says. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Carrum Downs sealing experts restore seals to factory new 122
The move to transition and consolidate all the Australian-based businesses owned by Motion Asia Pacific into one singular business – Motion Australia – will translate to better services for customers in the agricultural and food and beverage industries, say industry experts. Read More
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