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Is Geelong Australia’s new ‘carbon capital’?

Geelong, Victoria's second city, has emerged as an area of great expertise for advanced materials - particularly carbon fibre composites - in recent years. Brent Balinski spoke to Quickstep’s Carl De Koning about the company’s New Technology division, headquartered at Waurn Ponds.
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Staff WriterNovember 18, 2016, 9:59 amNovember 24, 2016 0 202

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OPINION: So how will the manufacturing sector respond to President Trump?

According to a recent article in Forbes, America’s manufacturers are getting very worried. As you read this, a number of influential US manufacturers and their associated industry representatives are
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Staff WriterNovember 18, 2016, 9:40 amNovember 19, 2016 0 176

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AusNet profits fall by 52 per cent

Victorian energy company AusNet Services’ first-half statutory net profit has fallen by 52 per cent on its previous year’s result. Net profit for the six months to September 30 was $178.6 million,
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Staff WriterNovember 18, 2016, 9:36 amNovember 18, 2016 0 151

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Sheet metal working now at your fingertips

Lantek has developed a new functionality to its existing range of sheet metal solutions CAD/CAM software, which integrates online parts and consumables procurement for sheet metal parts. Using CAD/CAM
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Syed ShahNovember 18, 2016, 9:22 amNovember 19, 2016 0 150

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BlueScope launches workplace safety app

BlueScope Steel has partnered with TOLL, K&S Transport and Buzinga App Development to improve health and safety methods for their employees and contractors through the safety app, ‘SteelDrive’. The
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Staff WriterNovember 17, 2016, 9:53 amNovember 17, 2016 0 244

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Talking robots will soon be here

Voice recognition software maker Nuance Communications has announced that robot maker ROOBO will be using the Nuance Mix NLU development platform, which provides voice and natural language (NLU) capabilities,
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Staff WriterNovember 17, 2016, 9:15 amNovember 17, 2016 0 163

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New pipe and tube cutting software

US-based Hypertherm has released Rotary Tube Pro, software that makes it easier to design and cut tube and pipe parts with no 3D CAD experience required. The software features a parametric design interface
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Staff WriterNovember 16, 2016, 10:12 amNovember 16, 2016 0 214

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Carbon capture industry must expand says global body

Speaking at a press conference to launch its Global Status of CCS: 2016 Report at the twenty second conference of the parties (COP 22) in Marrakech yesterday, Global CCS Institute Chief Executive, Brad
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Staff WriterNovember 16, 2016, 10:01 amNovember 16, 2016 0 172

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Fall protection takes centre stage at 3M’s Fall Protection Open Day

Falls from heights are an ongoing safety concern in all industrial environments. According to the Safe Work Australia report, Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities Involving A Fall From Height, in 2010–11, 7730 claims for serious injury were lodged due to a fall from a height. This means that 21 employees each day lodged a claim for a falls-related injury that required one or more weeks off work.
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Staff WriterOctober 21, 2016, 11:43 amOctober 21, 2016 0 161

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Cordless electric pump takes over from manual operation

When a manufacturer boosts production to cope with burgeoning demand, efficiency-minded operations staff keenly seek out technologies to help them minimise costs and manual labour while maximising safety
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Staff WriterOctober 20, 2016, 9:13 amOctober 20, 2016 0 133

Features

Taking action on workplace safety

Australia’s largest workplace health and safety event, Safety in Action, took place this year in Sydney, exhibiting the latest systems, products, and seminars to encourage safety in the workplace. Manufacturers’ Monthly was on site speaking to some of the companies that attended. Sharon Masige writes.
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Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2016, 12:16 pmNovember 19, 2016 1 239

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Roadmap to guide the way to workplace safety

SafeWork NSW today launched a new work health and safety Roadmap for NSW which sets a number of ambitious targets to reduce the rate of injury, illness and fatalities in NSW workplaces.
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SafeWork NSWAugust 22, 2016, 12:04 pmJuly 19, 2018 12 194

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Flexco launches belt trainer for conveyor tracking

Flexco has released the PTEZ Belt Trainer tracking idler for its line of belt trainers. Designed with the company’s “Pivot and Tilt” feature, it can be used in any application that requires tracking
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Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016, 1:29 pmAugust 18, 2016 0 166

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GE buys out Doosan’s Steam Generator Business

GE Power has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) business of Doosan Engineering & Construction for $USD250 million. Originally announced in May,
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Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016, 12:25 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 158

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Workplace mental and physical health under the spotlight

It is estimated that untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces approximately $10.9 billion per year, comprising of $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $145 million in compensation claims. Business owners and organisational leaders play a critical role in driving practices that promote mental health in the workplace.
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Safety SchemeAugust 3, 2016, 11:08 amNovember 19, 2016 11 188

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OPINION: Unlike in Australia, US elections are all about manufacturing

Unlike our previous election, in fact unlike our past three federal elections, in the US, both candidates for president are vowing to revitalise and resurrect the U.S. manufacturing industry. In fact,
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Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016, 12:26 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 181

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New gen robots cutting weld time by up to 90 per cent

Servicing, Maintenance and Welding (SMW) Group provides field servicing, maintenance and emergency repair and rebuild services to customers in Central Queensland. The company also provides complete plant
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Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016, 10:50 amJuly 21, 2016 1 158

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New flame detectors to help keep staff and facilities safe

Emerson has announced the release of the Rosemount 975 flame detectors, a complete line of optical flame detectors designed to perform in the harshest environmental conditions and connect directly to
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Staff WriterJuly 20, 2016, 9:10 amJuly 20, 2016 0 163

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Low-cost magnesium developed by CSIRO

In a move that could help reinvigorate the metal production industry in Australia, CSIRO and Enirgi Group have joined forces to develop and commercialise an affordable and low-emission technology for producing
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Staff WriterJuly 20, 2016, 8:58 amNovember 19, 2016 10 191

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New workplace health and training centre opened in New Zealand

A new workplace health and training centre has opened in Hamilton New Zealand, the first dedicated location in the region.
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Staff WriterJuly 13, 2016, 11:47 amNovember 19, 2016 0 143