To achieve agility, machine builders must identify new business opportunities and deliver smart machines that are more secure, efficient, flexible, open and connected. Smarter machines mean better performance and productivity for your customers, but also greater revenue streams for you.

The next generation of manufacturing plants are based upon the digitalisation of the shop floor to support a production process that is connected, agile and proactive.

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

Since releasing the first auto-darkening welding helmet in 1981, Speedglas has emerged as the leading brand in welders’ PPE: setting the industry benchmark in vision, comfort, safety, and performance.

Many small to midsized manufacturers (SMMs) struggle to compete with their larger counterparts because they have fewer resources including personnel, technology, budget, and time. That said, using your production resources as efficiently as possible is extremely important. Material and inventory management are one of the most vital areas of any manufacturing business yet often needs … Continue reading Avoid these 7 pitfalls in manufacturing materials and inventory management →

Hydrostatic bearings rely on an externally pressurized system to transmit force from a rotating shaft to a stationary surface. The gap between the rotating shaft and the static surface is designed to allow for theoretically infinite machinery lifespan. In machine terminology, the oil gap refers to the space between the shaft and bearing surface that’s … Continue reading Monitoring the oil gap in hydrostatic bearings →

Changing customer behaviours, new regulations, growing scarcity of resources… To address these challenges, food and beverage producers need to focus on increasing business efficiency and reducing costs. Digital transformation is the way to achieve these objectives.

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.

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.

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 →