In a 2014 survey of food & beverage processing professionals by Food Processing Magazine, an overwhelming 59% of respondents stated that food safety was their number one priority for 2014.  This whitepaper provides an overview of this issue and available solutions.

Encoders are an important part of production in many industries, acting as feedback transducers for; motor speed control, sensors for measuring, cutting and positioning, and as input for speed and rate controls. This whitepaper shows that, as a result of a competing global economy and growing technologies, the worldwide market for encoders has expanded to … Continue reading Don’t Let A Failed Encoder Bring Down Production →

The global economy demands small to large sized businesses have a cost effective and coordinated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Businesses without an effective ERP solution have disparate operations, face information silos and communication problems between business functions. Using the example of the manufacturer, Thales Underwater Systems, this whitepaper shows how Cincom’s Control Enterprise Resource … Continue reading Thales’ Back Office Benefits From Cincom’s Control ERP →

Anyone who works in any kind of manufacturing plant knows that nothing can ruin a day faster than unscheduled downtime. The lost production time means lower output, which can have a sizable price tag. In a process plant that lost productivity can be magnified because an entire batch of a product could be ruined if … Continue reading Troubleshooting 4 to 20 mA Process Control Systems Without Breaking The Loop →

Accurate, 3D sensing for factories has previously been prohibitively expensive. Time-of-flight chip advancements recently seen in personal mobile devices help make this is no longer the case.

In this whitepaper, Packaging Industry Manager and Member for Datalogic at AIM’s Track and Trace committee, Daniele Lippi looks into several automatic identification traceability processes and how they conform with international standards.

There are a range of factors to consider when weighing up choices for wire-feed welding on a particular job. The most important thing to decide upon is whether to use MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding with a solid wire, or to opt for a Flux Cored Arc Welding wire. This whitepaper will examine the benefits of gasless … Continue reading Gasless flux cored arc welding (FCAW) wires vs. MIG? →

Anyone who works in any kind of manufacturing plant knows that nothing can ruin a day faster than unscheduled downtime. The lost production time means lower output, which can have a sizable price tag. In a process plant that lost productivity can be magnified because an entire batch of a product could be ruined if … Continue reading Troubleshooting 4 to 20 mA process control systems without breaking the loop →

There is great uncertainty in the business climate these days. Many folks are still just a bit hesitant to reach for their wallets. The biggest culprits in terms of sowing seeds of uncertainty can be debated, but it definitely is putting a rather large wet blanket on the enthusiasm that we all would like to … Continue reading A Manufacturer’s Guide to Operating Lean with CPQ →

Across the world, the Food and Beverage Industry demands mission-critical components that can work seamlessly within hygienic and corrosive wash down environments while also fitting seamlessly into tight dimensional spaces, conserving energy, ease of installation and long cycle life. Find out how SMC can deliver solutions for your Food & Beverage manufacturing needs by downloading … Continue reading The power of design and product development for the food & beverage industry →

Whether your company has 3 employees or 3000, and the payroll is distributed weekly, fortnightly or monthly, the last thing you want are payroll issues causing employee dissatisfaction. Payroll issues can very quickly escalate into HR problems and occur for a variety of reasons, some of which cannot be resolved as simply as others. However, as a business … Continue reading How software solutions remove risk & increase compliance →

Supply chains are a complicated ballet of movements by machines, people, moving parts, supplies and material for use at precisely the right time and in exactly the right place. They may only extend from one end of a room to another, or stretch out over multiple continents. Regardless, when they are blocked, choked or disrupted, the production process is in danger … Continue reading Five ways to Tame the Chain: Mitigating Supply Chain Disruption →

Spiralock is a technologically superior fastening system ideally suited for threaded joint applications subjected to heavy shock and vibration, extreme temperatures, long hours of strenuous operation, and millions of loading cycles without the opportunity for retightening.

Learn the basics of using the DTI SmartBolts Visual Indication System and improve your operational efficiency.      

This is the story of Australia’s much-­‐loved Nudie Juice. The villain is an ageing chiller, the catalyst is an exceptionally large summer production run and the hero is a quick thinking and dedicated team from Active Air Rentals. Production Manager, Tobias Dunn, Nudie Juice sets the scene: ‘Our juice manufacturing equipment needs to be kept … Continue reading Nice and Nudie – The Story Of Maximum Production And A Low Temp Chiller →

Accurate, 3D sensing for factories has previously been prohibitively expensive. Time-of-flight chip advancements recently seen in personal mobile devices help make this is no longer the case. As industrial environments become more and more automated, with higher and higher throughput attended to by fewer people, machines need to be able to see more. For a … Continue reading How smart sensing can give human-like perception to your factory automation →

In many industries, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and automated guided vehicle systems (AGVSs) are making production and logistics processes more flexible. They are already available on the market in a whole range of variants, and their diversity is increasing all the time. But whether they come in the form of an automated or partly autonomous … Continue reading KEEPING AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES AND SYSTEMS SAFELY ON THE MOVE →

When it comes to the health and wellbeing of consumers, the food industry cannot afford any compromise. Just a single suspected case of contamination can cause irreparable damage to the commercial viability and reputation of the food producer – not to mention a serious dent to the integrity of Australia’s $118.8 billion food industry. While Australia’s food safety … Continue reading The handheld technology working to eliminate foodborne contaminants →

An on-site trial of a revolutionary mechanical bucket is yielding benefits for Cadia Valley Operations as well as its manufacturer, Keech Mining Supplies.

The food and beverage industry is a vital component of Australia’s economy, representing the largest manufacturing sector in the country and making significant contributions both financially and in terms of employment.