Manufacturing in the 21st century is becoming more competitive than ever before with the previously bloated margins steadily decreasing, and the modern manufacturing businesses having to look closely at their efficiencies and productivity and improve them. This quest for improvement is driving manufacturers to re-evaluate the use of known technologies and consider newer relatively untried … Continue reading Competing in the 21st century Manufacturing Industry →

There have been significant advances in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles for industry.

Noises are common in test and measurement applications. They are undesired signals that are generated by the combination of electrical and mechanical components of sensors and hardware devices. The noises present in acceleration measurement can be generated from the accelerometers, signal amplifiers or cables. At many applications, noise can be dealt with by using a … Continue reading How to deal with accelerometer noise →

  The implications of Industry 4.0 and the impact it will have on industrial processes around the world will be profound. But guess what? The revolution’s already here. It’s happening. The question is, are you ready to start adopting Industry 4.0 technologies?  In this presentation, Dave Delany from ifm Australia, talks about what Industry 4.0 means for … Continue reading WEBINAR: THE KEY TO SME SURVIVAL IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL DISRUPTION →

This whitepaper covers a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that enables manufacturing SMBs to plan and adapt as the industry changes. As your business evolves and successfully integrates new solutions for business and industry challenges, a future-proof ERP solution will be the foundation.

Efficiency is critical in industries such as logistics and materials handling that utilise field and warehouse services. So how do you save time, increase productivity, decrease disruptions and downtime, and improve asset utilisation all at once?

Read more on how ifm has created a simple platform and ready-to-go software package that will protect what’s important to you, and allow you to start small, and scale fast.

Improve your material and inventory management processes to positively impact the bottom line. Download the “Avoid these 7 pitfalls in manufacturing materials and inventory management” whitepaper to learn more.

In 2017, the International Agency for the Research on Cancer (IARC) reclassified welding fume as carcinogenic. These risks apply not only to welders, but also the non-welders who work in close proximity to them. As such, it is important for workers and businesses to educate themselves on the dangers of welding fume, as well as … Continue reading Working Around Welders →

The new rotary applicator from Geyssel Sondermaschinen GmbH attaches up to 30, 000 objects such as drinking straws, spoons or forks to cups, cans or bottles per hour. And it always positions these items so that neither the logo nor the product information are covered – while also ensuring that safety isn’t put at risk … Continue reading Accurate placement on the can →

Australia’s food and beverage processing industries are worth approximately $26 billion to the economy and employ almost 235,000 people. It is a vital industry because it not only produces goods for the local market, it is also a net exporter of foodstuffs and beverages. When combined with the related industries of agriculture, forestry and fishing, … Continue reading Modernising Manufacturing in the Food & Beverage Industry with Industrial Grade HMIs & Panel PC Technology →

Wind energy has grown into a sustainable power technology in recent times. With various
advancements going on in this sector and continued worldwide adoption and implementation, the application of condition monitoring techniques for the predictive maintenance of wind turbines becomes imperative.

Efficiency is critical in industries such as logistics and materials handling that utilise field and warehouse services. So how do you save time, increase productivity, decrease disruptions and downtime, and improve asset utilisation all at once?

Many food producers are leveraging digital technology, such as Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), to ensure product quality, consumer safety and brand security. In this webinar, Daren Cumberbatch, Thermo Fisher Scientific Sales Manager – Digital Science, Australia and New Zealand and June Tham, Thermo Fisher Scientific Sales Manager – Digital Science, South East Asia look at … Continue reading Webinar on Demand: How Can Food and Beverage Producers Benefit from the Digital Transformation of the Laboratory? →

The industrial world is moving steadily towards Industry 4.0 and embracing the technologies that will define this era – a move which, in effect, means increased connectedness between machines and the harnessing of data analytics to enhance operational efficiencies. While there is a lot of literature on the topic of industry 4.0 – or the … Continue reading Industry 4.0 solutions for mobile machines →

With the intuitive online tool myPNOZ Creator, users can assemble “their” myPNOZ: it’s delivered pre-assembled, set up and tested and so is a completely individualised system, ready to install. No programming knowledge is required to use myPNOZ Creator, as the logic links for the safety functions are defined on myPNOZ via the modules that are … Continue reading “New” modular safety relay myPNOZ® – the world’s first batch size 1 safety relay, create your safety. →

Coates Hire has created two safety guides, for truck drivers and load restraint protocols, to promote and embed safe processes across its network of machinery transportation partners.

This white paper examines the applications of nitrogen gas in Australian food and beverage operations and the business case for generating nitrogen onsite.

With COVID-19 impacting our entire supply chain in Australia, now more than ever are manufacturers and those in the wholesale trade asking – what next. The team at Wiise worked with industry Business Consultants, IT Managers and CFO’s as well as supply chain experts from KPMG Australia to look at what businesses need to do … Continue reading Supply chain management and resilience in 2021 – The Playbook →

The timing has never been more urgent for small and medium-sized manufacturers and job shops to embrace transformative technologies, including best-of-breed enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Market conditions will likely be changing rapidly in the near term, and manufacturing organisations of all sizes will need to improve operational efficiency in order to remain competitive. You … Continue reading How to champion a new manufacturing ERP →