ALLPLASTICS says it has upgraded its parts manufacturing capabilities with the installation of a CNC centre lathe with counter-spindle and driven tools, shortening lead times for complex parts.
30/05/2008
BALDOR Electric’s Weaverville Plant in the US has not just implemented lean systems within the factory itself, but is spreading the Six Sigma methodology to its suppliers.
05/01/2009
SUMMIT Matsu Chilling Systems has provided Coregas with a chiller to cool the gas company’s new nitrogen liquefier.
31/08/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria says workers using lead solder to repair radiators risk being exposed to excessive amounts of lead.
20/07/2009
ORGANISERS of the PdM-2008 Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference have published four rules of predictive maintenance.
21/08/2008
FLUKE has posted a list of four things a manager or owner of a factory should NOT do to try to save money.
19/01/2009
PARKER Hannifin says the Hypercool ADT air-cooled aftercoolers will be available from January 2010.
09/12/2009
ROJONE says it is now distributing Times Microwave Systems’ watertight end caps for use with the LMR series of bundled cables.
10/12/2009
THOMAS & Coffey has established an asbestos and hazardous material removal team in Brisbane.
03/02/2010
INSUFFICIENT maintenance of reservoir roofs is credited with the booming bottled water market in Port Douglas, after allegations the area’s water supply is infected with dangerous E-coli bacteria.
09/09/2008
EIMCO Water Technologies will introduce its environmentally friendly hydro-optic disinfection (HOD) process for treating industrial wastewater to Australia.
21/02/2008
EIMCO Water Technologies will introduce its environmentally friendly hydro-optic disinfection (HOD) process for treating industrial wastewater to Australia.
21/02/2008
INDUSTRIAL maintenance and asset management contractor Bilfinger Berger Services has appointed a new director.
11/09/2008
ACCORDING to American Maintenance Systems, the petrochemical industry and other similar sectors are at risk of potentially devastating explosions from vapour clouds released during cleaning and maintenance of instrument impulse lines or clogged valves.
13/05/2008
SYDNEY Electrical Appliance Testing says it is expanding its test and tag service by hiring more technicians and expanding its coverage area to accelerate response times.
15/07/2008
SIEMENS says it has partnered with four new authorised distributors in NSW for its range of HVAC products.
09/10/2009
QMI Solutions says it has helped heavy equipment maintenance firm AustChrome upgrade its factory, reduce job turnaround times, and increase production volumes.
14/01/2010
EXIMO says it is working closely with Blackwoods in Queensland, strengthening the relationship between the companies.
03/02/2009
TYCO Flow Control Pacific’s site in Smithfield, NSW, is now home to the first Profibus International Competence Centre (PICC) in Australia.
07/10/2008
SHELL Australia has agreed to construct a water recycling plant at its Geelong Refinery, a move which is estimated to save 2,000 million litres of drinking water a year.
08/01/2009