Today’s product development landscape is characterised by high demand for variety, increasing customer expectations, and near constant innovation. To top it all off, product lifetimes are shrinking. The result is driving greater competition among manufacturers with the pressure to do more, better, and faster. No Olympian has ever taken home a gold medal without intensive … Continue reading Rapid prototyping: increasing agility in design and manufacturing →

Time and attendance is a very tough nut to crack, but it can make a world of difference to your business. Employees start the day on time, every day – meaning there are no more lost hours due to late starting times. No more confusion over shift swaps. No more double booked annual leave. Time … Continue reading Mitrefinch presents a guide to selecting a time and attendance system →

With demand increasing in almost every industry, as well as increasingly stringent regulatory guidance, laws and codes of practice and guidance, it’s now more important than ever to ensure the most productive and efficient operation. To download the white paper, fill out the form below.

Adhesives are used for a multitude of applications and are common to every industry, whether that be in the assembly of products, or in the maintenance and repair of equipment. It can be challenging, however, to find an adhesive that will provide a strong bond between two substrates with very different characteristics – and to … Continue reading Industries get their fix with LOCTITE Universal Structural Bonders →

As industry transitions into production and capital expenditure falls off, efficiency is now critical. How do you save time, increase productivity, decrease disruptions and downtime, and improve asset utilisation all at once? According to PR Newswire’s “Global Rugged Tablet Market – Forecasts from 2017 to 2022” report, there is increasing uptake of mobile technologies by … Continue reading Six ways rugged tablets are changing industry →

On Tuesday 13 Nov, Flow Power discussed the rewards that businesses can get from demand response over summer in its webinar. The Flow Power team shared a customer example, highlighting how a refrigerator business was able to participate in demand response. Demand response is supported by the market operator AEMO and ARENA and is a trend that’s here … Continue reading See how businesses are getting involved in demand response →

When you look at aluminium doors or windows on buildings and homes, there is a very good chance that many of them come from Australia’s oldest manufacturer of custom windows and door fashions, Wynstan. Manufacturers’ Monthly caught up with Bruce, Iain and Andrew Turner from Wynstan to talk about how the business has been working … Continue reading Investing in “Made in Australia” →

Summer is fast approaching which means that your business can get involved in demand response programs and be rewarded for how you use power this summer. Demand response is simply businesses reducing the power they draw from the grid during times when demand for power is greater than supply. To read the white paper, please … Continue reading Get rewarded for how you use power this summer →

Summer is fast approaching which means that your business can get involved in demand response programs and be rewarded for how you use power this summer. Demand response has become a hot topic in recent years. Last year the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) launched a joint initiative … Continue reading Get rewarded for how you use power this summer →

Most solvents are “volatile”, that is, they evaporate into the air very quickly even at room temperatures. The vapours that result can be breathed in and some can easily pass through your lungs and be absorbed into your blood stream. Here’s what you can do: Avoid the use of products with organic vapour producing solvents in them eg water based coatings. Make sure … Continue reading What’s the problem with solvents? →

In situations where man and machine work together, it is critical to maintain a safe work environment for everyone. The task is made easier using Pilz’s PSENscan 2D laser scanners. When a person enters a configured warning field or protected field, the PSENscan 2D laser scanner detects that action. If the person is in the … Continue reading Monitoring danger zones with 2D laser scanners →

Are your organization’s ICS cybersecurity defenses prepared to deal with today’s cyber threats? We asked 20 experts on the frontlines of operational technology (OT) cybersecurity risk mitigation to share their strategies for making control systems more secure. Read the first of this 4-part eBook series for insights on how to protect the endpoints that matter … Continue reading Advice for CISOs: How to approach OT Cybersecurity →

Inline inspection offers considerable time-saving and cost-efficient quality control compared to the manual inspection in injection moulding application. With the combination of colour and temperature sensor from Micro Epsilon, the quality check can be automated inline and offers manufacturer more confidence and reliability on their products. These systems can be easily integrated to the existing … Continue reading Inline measurement with intelligent sensor system offers quality control in plastic processing and injection moulding →

The performance of heavy machinery such as trucks, bulldozers, commonly encountered in the industry, are adversely affected by the ability of the operator by up to 30%. Inadequate training further adds to the lower productivity and higher equipment maintenance and repair costs. Using personal simulator, companies can easily filter candidates to be trained as equipment … Continue reading A personal approach to training operators →

In its latest research, energy retailer company, Flow Power, modelled the energy spend of 670 Australian business and what could have happened if they had purchased wholesale power in the last financial year. The results are some big numbers: Together, they could have realised savings of up to $97million through buying wholesale power against fixed rate contracts for … Continue reading Webinar: How businesses can reduce energy costs for all Australians →

In an evolving world where efficiency and speed are at the forefront of industrial production, factories are looking to smarter, flexible technology to improve their outputs. Intelligent sensors with 3D technology enable machines to perceive their environment with human-like vision, giving them the ability to work faster and more effectively – even in unstructured environments. … Continue reading 3D sensor technology: Adding dimension to your machines →

Clevertronics, a specialised emergency lighting company, has pioneered the use of batteries in its products using a new Lithium based technology. The result is fittings that reduce maintenance costs in excess of 80 per cent. In the past 12 years, the company has been growing in excess of 20 per cent per year and increasing its employees in Australia … Continue reading Pioneering emergency lighting systems →

Kraus & Naimer have expanded their range, adding the 6S Series of stainless-steel enclosures to provide a more robust alternative for aggressive environmental conditions. The 6S stainless steel enclosures provide rigorous protection for vital switchgear but with the same footprint as popular plastic versions. Ideally suited for Dairy, Food & Beverage Industries, the 6S Enclosure … Continue reading 6S Series 1.6mm 316 Stainless Steel IP66 Enclosures →

Engineer and experienced senior executive, Kathryn Fagg, has been appointed to the CSIRO Board for a five-year term. The President of Chief Executive Women, Fagg, replaces outgoing board member, Hutch Ranck. The Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, said Fagg’s background in engineering, combined with her executive skills and wide business experience, made … Continue reading President of Chief Executive Women joins CSIRO board →

In an evolving world where efficiency and speed are at the forefront of industrial production, factories are looking to smarter, flexible technology to improve their outputs. Intelligent sensors with 3D technology enable machines to perceive their environment with human-like vision, giving them the ability to work faster and more effectively – even in unstructured environments. … Continue reading 3D intelligent sensors: Adding dimension to your machines →