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New look for National Manufacturing Week reflects industry optimism

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:21:39 +0000

National Manufacturing Week, which has been rebranded as NMW2010, will be held in Sydney from 11-14 May 2010. Being held for the first time at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush, the exhibition will include seminars, resources and a new layout to help buyers and vendors find each other.

OHS smarts and solutions at The Safety Show and Sydney Materials Handling show

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:11:41 +0000

Workshops, seminars, demonstrations and acres of safety products and services are expected to draw around 10,000 visitors to Sydney Showground for The Safety Show and the Sydney Materials Handling Show next week.

Infrastructure expo

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:16:55 +0000

A diverse range of industries and 80 different categories will be featured at the Civenex 2010 Infrastructure expo being held 20-21 May 2010.

Emerson boosts electric actuator offerings

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:17:12 +0000

Actuator manufacturer EIM Controls has joined Emerson Process Management’s valve automation division.

Tube bending machine for helicopter manufacturing facility

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:12:39 +0000

Unison has supplied a second, all-electric tube-bending machine to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, to be used to fabricate hydraulic and fuel line components for CH/MH-47 Chinook helicopters, as well as for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

Ryco Kalgoorlie branch opening

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:51:07 +0000

Ryco Hydraulics has announced the opening of its newest branch, in Kalgoorlie.

Asia Pacific’s positive displacement pump company of the year

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:06:22 +0000

Idex Fluid and Metering has received the 2009 Asia Pacific Positive Displacement Pump Company of the year award from industrial consulting organisation Frost & Sullivan.

New web environment provides interface to major CAD tools

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:04:42 +0000

Farnell’s new CAD tool interface, DesignLink, allows Altium Designer and OrCAD users to specify components from within the design environment. Design engineers can see and use component parameters and enjoy local price and stock availability.

New energy savings software tool handles 'what-if?' scenarios

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:08:33 +0000

Baldor has released a powerful new software estimating tool that enables users to evaluate the energy efficiency of electric motors and variable speed drives.

CAPS joins AUSEN

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:01:58 +0000

Leading compressed air and power solutions provider CAPS Australia recently joined the highly respected Australian Engineering Network (AUSEN).

New robots that mimic fish swimming could be used in underwater exploration

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:46:11 +0000

Borrowing from Mother Nature, a team of MIT researchers has built a school of swimming robo-fish that slip through the water just as gracefully as the real thing, if not quite as fast.

Victorian Hydraulics appointed distributor for Internormen Technology

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:10:40 +0000

Victorian Hydraulics has been appointed exclusive sales agent in Australia and New Zealand for Internormen Technology.

Fluid power company appoints Australian distributor

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:14:06 +0000

K-One Fluid Power has been appointed Australian distributor for AMCA Hydraulic Fluid Power and its APV range of hydraulic proportional control valves.

Kaeser Kompressoren mourns its chief executive

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:35:19 +0000

Kaeser Kompressoren is mourning the loss of its chief executive Carl Kaeser.

Atlas Copco offers certified ‘net zero energy consumption’ compressors

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:44:29 +0000

Atlas Copco is said to be the first to offer certified ‘net zero energy consumption’ compressors with its ZR series.

Australian master distributor appointed

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:22:05 +0000

TODO AB has announced that Integrated Transfer Solutions Pty Ltd (ITS) has been appointed as its master Australian Distributor and stockist.

Champion Compressors appoints general manager

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:06:16 +0000

Australian compressor technology group Champion Compressors has appointed Michael Griffin as the company’s General Manager.

Thermal dispersion flow switches distributor announced

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:09:23 +0000

Kayden Instruments has appointed Control Components as the exclusive Australian distributor for its range of Thermal Dispersion Technology products.

Australian distributor appointed

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:39:05 +0000

Air & Hydraulic Systems has been appointed as the Australian distributor for J+J Electric Actuators.

Significant reduction in carbon footprint possible with new fuel catalysts

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:37:31 +0000

A range of fuel catalysts has been launched in Australia which has the potential to reduce carbon emissions from all industries that use diesel, heavy fuel oil, coal and gas.