Grant Anderson to become CEO of leading Global Machine Tool Manufacturer, ANCA
A new leader positions the company for growth as the market upturn sees a dramatic rise in demand with ANCA receiving double the number of orders than ever before
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Grant Anderson to become CEO of leading Global Machine Tool Manufacturer, ANCA
Grant Anderson to become CEO of leading Global Machine Tool Manufacturer, ANCA
A new leader positions the company for growth as the market upturn sees a dramatic rise in demand with ANCA receiving double the number of orders than ever before
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FLIR Systems expands Australian reach
FLIR Systems Australia is expanding and has appointed an IR specialist, Ian Pearce, to head its newly-opened Adelaide office.
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Schweppes control in the can
When Schweppes Australia wanted to consolidate the process and logic control system in its Huntingwood production facility syrup room, a sophisticated automation and control system was chosen, based on the 'PlantPAx' process control solution from Rockwell Automation.
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Drive for efficiency sparks debate
Kevin Rudd's plan to fight climate change has led to concerns in the manufacturing industry over rising electricity prices and the subsequent impact on motors and drives.
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Top five ways to lean your supply chain
There are entire books, thorough training and certification processes all devoted to lean supply chain practices.
But within any manufacturing environment, there are a few relatively simple steps that will help any enterprise lean their supply chain. Here are my five top tips:
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Pneumatically driving production efficiencies
Pneumatically operated systems are incorporated into many critical manufacturing processes, but if used inefficiently can impact significantly on overall operating costs. Katherine Crichton writes.
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Research into energy-efficient aluminium smelting announced
Scientists from CSIRO and five Universities have announced research into sustainable energy-efficient technologies for the Australasian aluminium industry.
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Seize control of safety and productivity
BECAUSE plant safety is most effective when it is incorporated into the very design of the plant, it makes sense for the plant's designers and managers to design and manage its safety and control functions too. Unfortunately, this is rare.
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Automation softens hard times
AS the global financial crisis continues, the 'economics of manufacturing' has drastically changed, driving a growing trend for companies to review or 'reset' their businesses practices with the view to increase operational efficiencies while reducing capital expenditure - basically, do more with less.
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Probing for productivity
With quality control in the production environment now standard practice, integrating probes with CNC machines is becoming more widely accepted by Australian manufacturers. Katherine Crichton reports.
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LyondellBasell Australia
Project: Advanced Process Control Upgrade
LYONDELLBASELL Australia is one of the world’s largest polymers, petrochemicals and fuels companies with more than 16,000 employees worldwide.
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Automation, Robotics & Production feature
IN an effort to increase process efficiency and boost productivity, Australian manufacturers are increasingly automating production lines and using robotics in their manufacturing processes.
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Plant automation and control
THE latest process control system Simatic PCS 7 has now been expanded by Siemens with telecontrol functions.
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GE Fanuc expands portfolio of technology assets
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, and MTL Instruments Group plc, based in the UK, announced earlier this week that the two companies have agreed that GE Fanuc will acquire the assets of the MTL Open Systems Technology (MOST) product lines.
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Transducerised hand-held nutrunners
ATLAS COPCO Tools and Assembly Systems has introduced its new cordless Tensor STB, a new generation of transducerised hand-held nutrunners, for the motor vehicle industry and other manufacturing industries.
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Rockwell Automation to acquire Pavilion Technologies
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Pavilion Technologies Inc, a privately held advanced process control and automation company providing production optimisation and environmental compliance solutions for process and hybrid industries.
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Integrated Architecture goes on tour
ROCKWELL Automation’s inaugural Automation University event is touring Queensland and New South Wales during February and March 2008.
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Refining industrial instrumentation
THE QUEENSLAND Alumina Limited (QAL) refinery at Gladstone on Queensland’s central coast is the biggest refinery of its type in the southern hemisphere.
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Industry recognition for Endress+Hauser
A PROACTIVE initiative by Endress+ Hauser to alleviate the shortage of skilled instrument technicians in the manufacturing industry has been recognised by the RMIT School of Electrotechnology in Melbourne.
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