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Recycling water at car wash
A commercial car wash in Queensland has implemented a water filtration loop to maximise this resource in a region classified as a Level 4 water restriction zone
[ + ]Profinet in process automation
Profibus & Profinet International (PI) is standardising the use of Profinet in process automation. After completing the integration of Profibus PA in Profinet IO, work was extended to include the integration of HART and Foundation Fieldbus
[ + ]Non-Newtonian flow simulation
Non-Newtonian and settling slurry flows occur across a number of industries, for example, food processing, pharmaceutical, wastewater and mining
[ + ]Gearing up for production control
Online since October 2006, SEW-Eurodrive's assembly facility at its Australian headquarters in Melbourne produces the MC Compact series of industrial gear units and has allowed the company to slash gear unit turnaround times
[ + ]Industrial telemetry
"If you can't measure it, you can't control it." Since the beginning of civilisation we have been measuring physical properties and features such as distances, speed, temperature, pressure etc
[ + ]Turnkey handling solution
With transport being a key component of Coca-Cola Amatil's distribution system, ICA was commissioned to design and manufacture, as well as implement, loading and unloading facilities at two beverage operation sites in Victoria
[ + ]Monitoring oil, managing risk
Analysing hydraulic lubricants to detect wear metals is not a new concept for Australian manufacturers
[ + ]Tax concession for hydraulics R&D
A government concession has helped Parkes Hydraulics Services to grow from two to 10 staff members and contribute to its local economy
[ + ]Fibre-optic solution
North Otago Irrigation Company has recently completed the Downlands Scheme irrigation project. The project, was constructed over 18 months and commissioned last Spring.
[ + ]Pump has key role in high-pressure pipeline test units
Six high-pressure testing and water-blasting units have been manufactured to contribute a key role to the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project - one of Australia's largest regional infrastructure projects
[ + ]Genetic algorithm optimisation
A recent project to replace inefficient open channels in the Murrumbidgee irrigation area near Leeton and Griffith in NSW with a pressurised pipe network is expected to save up to 50,000 ML of water per annum when completed
[ + ]Reducing document management
Situated on 20 acres in an industrial park north of San Diego, the state-of-the-art Palomar Energy Project will use natural gas to generate more than 546 megawatts of electricity
[ + ]Smoothing the supply chain
Software that manages inventory and tracks production is crucial to modern manufacturing. But many small and medium-sized enterprises find the efficiency gains from supply chain management solutions are outweighed by the implementation costs
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