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Bell Tea improves speed of packaging line
The Bell Tea Company is New Zealand's largest tea company, producing brands such as Bell, Tiger and Edglets. In addition, it is one of only two companies in the world licensed to produce Twinings tea
[ + ]Pump controls 'green' water supply
An innovative rainwater supply system is in the final stage of installation at the newly completed Palerang Council Chamber building at Bungendore in New South Wales
[ + ]Product stewardship for environmental improvement
According to the Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Australians are keen to see industry support a healthier environment by exercising producer responsibility to reduce the environmental impact of its products
[ + ]Manual sheetmetal work nearing a natural end
A longstanding Australian supplier of machinery and automation to the sheetmetal industry believes a generational change is taking place, where automation will all but replace manual processes on the production line
[ + ]Product stewardship for environmental improvement
According to the Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Australians are keen to see industry support a healthier environment by exercising producer responsibility to reduce the environmental impact of its products
[ + ]Compressed air contamination
Oil is not what it seems ... Ask most maintenance or production engineers what is the major contaminant found in their compressed air system and the answer would be oil.
[ + ]Strong attendance at National Manufacturing Week 2007
Exhibitors have reported that National Manufacturing Week 2007, held at the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre in late May, was an outstanding success.
[ + ]Employee retention should be focus for firms
As the skills shortage heightens in the Australian engineering industry, employers are being forced to find new ways in which to recruit and retain staff
[ + ]Robotics evolves into new industries
With its background firmly rooted in the automotive industry, developments in technology are finally seeing robotics coming into its own in other industries too
[ + ]Danfoss digs deep into environmental issues
Sylvia Aitken recently had the opportunity to pick the brain of Danfoss president, Sven Ruder. In part one of this interview, we take a look at the company's successful philosophy and why the environment is a key concern to a number of its processes
[ + ]Losing pressure
In a positive displacement pump, flow is directly related to rpm and pressure by the restriction of the flow in the discharge line. Once the system pressure is set, any change in flow will result in a change in pressure.
[ + ]Survival of the fittest pump solution
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
[ + ]Fibre optics link pumps
The Downlands Scheme is an irrigation project designed to take water from the Waitaki River and irrigate up to 10,000 ha of dry farmland in the Black Point, Enfield and Napara areas near Oamaru in New Zealand
[ + ]Wireless technology improving plant performance
For consumers 'wireless technology' conjures up images of iPods, Blackberrys, cell phones, television remotes and internet Wi-Fi connections
[ + ]Forklift safety - manufacturing responsibility
Safety regulators are increasingly looking to manufacturers to help solve the forklift safety problem by building safety features directly into the machinery. We spoke with two forklift safety experts to get their opinion
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