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
GPAllied has opened its Asia Pacific headquarters in Queensland, extending its reliability and operations consulting services to Australia.
11/06/2009
EXAIR says six steps can make compressed air systems more efficient, perhaps enhancing plant performance in a difficult economy.
10/02/2009
LIFETIME Reliability is holding a series of one-day seminars on maintenance management fundamentals and methods in March and May 2009.
06/01/2009
CTPM says Coopers Brewery’s maintenance planner Gilbert Bruton shared the company’s learning and experiences on implementing TPM3 at its 2009 Annual Forum.
11/12/2009
SIRF Rt is holding the 2010 Operational Excellence Regional Conference in Wangaratta from 23 to 24 March 2010.
30/11/2009
EXAIR, distributed by Compressed Air Australia, has released the Chip Trapper to clean used coolants and other liquids.
10/11/2009
TENIX Alliance will be responsible for upgrading six water fluoridation plants in south-east Queensland in a $35m program.
02/09/2008
CLEAN TeQ will supply, design, install and commission six biological air filters for the W2W Alliance’s Beenyup Waste Water Treatment Plant in WA.
10/11/2008
DUCTING expert Helen Roberts has rejoined Eximo after a personal sabbatical of six years, and will play a key role in driving the company forward in the ducting market.
18/09/2009
CARBON-offset company Climate Friendly has provided a number of tips for saving energy costs.
29/08/2008
TIM Goshert says failures and set-backs are inherent parts of maintenance and reliability improvements, and persistence and perseverance is needed to achieve the culture changes required.
05/09/2008
CSR has shut down its Pioneer sugar mill after one of the juice clarifier tanks collapsed on 20 June 2008.
23/06/2008
CALTEX Australia says maintenance work at a refinery which accounts for almost half of its capacity will affect its 2009 profits.
25/08/2008
AN ENGINEER who managed a dragline maintenance shutdown for the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has won 2008’s Queensland government Smart Women Smart State Awards.
04/09/2008
KIMBERLY-Clark Australia is shutting down equipment at its Millicent Mill for scheduled maintenance over the 13 September 2008 weekend.
12/09/2008
GE COMMERCIAL Finance is helping St Barbara fund heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems for its Gwalia mine in Western Australia.
29/09/2008
THOMAS and Coffey has completely acquired smelter maintenance company Pintab
21/10/2008
THE CSR Viridian Dandenong glassmaking plant has reopened after a five-month shutdown for furnace rebuild and production line upgrade.
19/11/2008
ANDREW Okely from Outotec has outlined six strategies which minerals and ore processing plant managers can use to maintain capacity in the stormy financial climate.
04/02/2009