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Lubricants: mineral, synthetic or biodegradable?
Mineral oil-based lubricants have long been the fluid of choice for the hydraulics industry, but is this changing with the ongoing development of synthetic and biodegradable solutions?
[ + ]Industry evolves to meet mining's changing demands
The resources boom which is said to be cleaving Australia's economy in two is proving to be a boon for those industries servicing Queensland and West Australia's mining contingent
[ + ]Water recycling technology
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
[ + ]Air treatment
A longstanding food industry giant has collaborated with air movement specialist Fanquip to ensure air quality at one of its major plants
[ + ]Materials handling
The smooth running of one of Australia's biggest passenger security operations is being entrusted to the reliability of Bonfiglioli industrial gearboxes
[ + ]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
[ + ]Labour hire to increase workplace safety?
The recruitment industry was so frustrated with ongoing claims that labour hire employees are more likely to be injured at work that it commissioned research to dispel this myth
[ + ]Pumping water from the Murray River
From its source in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, the Murray River flows 2530 km west, then south to meet the Southern Ocean in South Australia
[ + ]Making plant data relevant
Retrieving plant data across all facets of the production environment is vital for optimising productivity and making appropriate business decisions. The challenge is making that data relevant and available to everyone who needs it in the organisation
[ + ]Avoiding risk in the supply chain
An unmanaged supply chain can compromise customer service and affect profitability. Australian retailers are also guilty of putting pressure on manufacturers, with some threatening to cut contracts with businesses that don't streamline their processes
[ + ]Data mining: a case study
Caterpillar Inc has reduced rotating machinery anomalies by nearly 45%, thanks to improvements delivered by data mining methods
[ + ]Cleaner coal reality
University of Queensland researchers are working on a process that could make the theory of clean coal a reality
[ + ]Data mining: a case study
Caterpillar Inc has reduced rotating machinery anomalies by nearly 45%, thanks to improvements delivered by data mining methods.
[ + ]Data mining
Data mining can offer manufacturers an effective solution when traditional methods of analysis are not suitable. The return on investment can result in improved product performance, less scrap and reword and decreased testing
[ + ]Sensor Smarts
A new standard for analog sensors, the most common kind in use today, should make the problems of miscalibration a thing of the past
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