TOP 10 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEFENCE IS INVESTING IN

Top 10 products and services defence is investing in

A booming defence industry in Australia is creating growth opportunities for manufacturers. With major projects and government programs supporting the industry for years to come, Australian manufacturers can invest in a sector that is expected to keep prospering.

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Automation system PSS 4000 and Industrie 4.0

Industrie 4.0 is a buzz term at the moment for the future of manufacturing, but what exactly does it offer and what products can be used to harness it? Industrie 4.0 is the 4th industrial revolution, making use of the connected world we live in today. This paper focuses on the application of the automation system PSS 4000 within Industrie 4.0.

The automation of the future demands solutions that guarantee high availability on flexible plant concepts and are easy to manage. PSS 4000 is the first automation system where failsafe and standard have been designed in parallel, creating a seamless merger of safety and automation.

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Welding Fume White Paper – Carcinogenic Reclassification from an Australian Perspective

The recent reclassification of welding fume as carcinogenic by the International Agency for the Research on Cancer (IARC) has encouraged many welders and workplaces to rethink their stance on welders’ respiratory protection and welding fume. This free “Welding Fume White Paper” by AWS aims to investigate the recent reclassification from an Australian perspective pulling relevant information from multiple sources into one easy to read 12 page document, so that Australian employers of welders and welders themselves can make better decisions regarding welding fume and suitable respiratory protective measures.

Download your free copy today at: https://www.awsi.com.au/welding-safety-white-papers

Bestech announces release of “durable” elastrometric capacitive sensor

Partnering with ElastiSense, Bestech Australia is pleased to announce the introduction of hyper-elastic displacement sensor, EDS series, to our comprehensive product ranges. Displacement is measured through change in capacitance generated whenever the sensor is stretched or displaced by machinery or objects. As the sensor has no moving parts, this EDS series is ideal candidate as low-cost monitoring solution in the industry.

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Rapid prototyping: increasing agility in design and manufacturing

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 training. In the same respect, no winning product design has ever been the result of beginner’s luck.

Product development is training for game day and requires cycle after cycle of effort, feedback, and improvement.

To stay competitive in a market that is perpetually shrinking time to market, manufacturers need to meet and break new release schedules in their product development cycles. Rapid prototyping offers that opportunity.

This guide gives you an insight into increasing  agility in design and manufacturing with rapid prototyping.

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Mitrefinch presents a guide to selecting a time and attendance system

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 and Attendance software can be the key to all this.

Everything running just as it should – now, doesn’t that sound nice? But not all time and attendance systems are the same, and with different types of suppliers and varying requirements, selecting the right system can be a daunting task. But it doesn’t need to be!

This guide gives you all the information you need to tackle your time and attendance needs straight on.

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Industries get their fix with LOCTITE Universal Structural Bonders

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 find one that can do this in an efficient timeframe.

This white paper explains how the unique hybrid technology of LOCTITE Universal Structural Bonders work to solve these industry issues in the face of a growing global demand. It also discusses the suitability of the adhesive to a wide range of industrial applications with successful case study examples that demonstrate its effectiveness.

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Six ways rugged tablets are changing industry

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 industry, with the rugged tablet market projected to grow 4.92 per cent to US$592.906 million by 2021-2.  The key to this being the tablet, with its blend of portability, communications, and accessibility.

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See how businesses are getting involved in demand response

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 to stay in the energy market.

Businesses are rewarded in the form of payments and its simple to get involved.

Watch the webinar recording to learn more about how businesses are getting involved.

Investing in “Made in Australia”

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 with St. George Bank to keep manufacturing in Australia.

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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 is simply businesses reducing the power they draw from the grid during times when demand for power is greater than supply.

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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 to ensure stable energy supply during times in peak demand of which, Flow Power is a participant in the program in NSW.

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What’s the problem with solvents?

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 there is good ventilation in your work area where solvents are used.
  • Use the minimum amount of solvent needed for your job and keep lids closed.
  • Wear suitable respiratory protection for the type and amounts of solvent vapours involved

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Monitoring danger zones with 2D laser scanners

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 warning field of vision, the movement of machinery can be subjected to controlled braking. If the person then moves into the protected field, the machinery movement is quickly shut down.

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Advice for CISOs: How to approach OT Cybersecurity

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 most in your industrial facilities – the proprietary ICS assets responsible for safe and reliable production.

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Inline measurement with intelligent sensor system offers quality control in plastic processing and injection moulding

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 factory process with 100% traceability.

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A personal approach to training operators

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 operators. It is also an effective training tools to develop a correct habit and technique with demonstrated capability for review their performance.

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Webinar: How businesses can reduce energy costs for all Australians

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 FY18.
  • They could have collectively saved up to $195 million on energy costs if they had been on Renewable PPAs the last financial year
  • Through Corporate PPAs, these businesses could have driven investment in around 1,845 MW of renewable generation.

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3D sensor technology: Adding dimension to your machines

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. The ifm range of 3D imaging sensor technology provides solutions for current applications as well as flexibility for customisable, future applications. The possibilities with this innovative technology – particularly in light of the next industrial revolution – are countless.

This white paper provides an overview of the current technology, providing a comparison between intelligent 3D sensor technology and conventional 2D sensor technology and a discussion of the user-friendly, intuitive apps in the ifm 03D vision sensor range.

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