Victorian Hydraulics appointed distributor for Internormen Technology
24 August, 2009
Victorian Hydraulics has been appointed exclusive sales agent in Australia and New Zealand for Internormen Technology.
New power plant for south-west Sydney
12 August, 2009
Approval has been given to a $200m gas-fired power station in Sydney's south-west.
ARC predicts continued growth in the process technology market
30 July, 2009
The latest market research from the ARC Advisory Group is mostly positive about the outlook for the automation and process control industry.
New products on display at Bulkex 2009
29 July, 2009
Visitors to next month’s Bulkex will be able to view some of the latest technology on offer to the bulk and powder handling sector. The event, which is expected to attract 2500 attendees, will be held at Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre, 4–6 August 2009.
NMW/Austech moves to Sydney's manufacturing heartland
23 July, 2009
Reed Exhibitions and AMTIL have jointly announced a number of significant changes to National Manufacturing Week, which will next be held in Sydney in 2010.
Moore Industries' founder receives ISA's highest honour
22 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Moore Industries
The highest honour bestowed by the International Society of Automation (ISA) — Honorary Member — has been given to Moore Industries’ founder and President, Leonard W Moore.
Vacuum jets
21 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Griffiths Components Pty Ltd
Vacuum jets are simple but effective devices which allow the movement of any fumes, dusts, powders, residues, liquids or grains without the use of pumps or electricity. They run silently, without heat and, since they have no moving parts, are free of maintenance.
Fluid connection couplings
21 July, 2009 | Supplied by: SMC Australia | New Zealand
The KK series fluid connection coupling provides a quick-release coupling that not only incorporates a locking function (for safer operation) but, through design, provides a minimum pressure drop.
High-impact air nozzles
21 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Sprayflo Pty Ltd
The Sprayflo range of high-impact air nozzles has been extended to include 1/4 and 1/8" BSP 316 stainless steel options in five various flow rates.
Pneumatic grommet
21 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
Pipetite’s pneumatic grommet is a sealing technology suitable for use on air line penetrations through sheet steel. It can seal a connection while allowing for significant movement of the tube. Installation is simple and a large range of sizes is available.
Rodless linear drive
21 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Festo Pty Ltd
The DGC pneumatic linear drive is available in piston diameters from 8 to 63 mm. The rodless linear drives can be configured with plain bearings or recirculating ball bearing guides and with the option of shock absorbers and a second slide for particularly heavy loads. A common feature across the entire range is improved guidance quality, higher characteristic load values and torque capacity.
Safety air guns
21 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
Exair’s single air nozzle Super Blast Safety Air Gun delivers 10,432 g of blowing force, equivalent to the force of 30 ordinary air guns. It is suitable for long-distance, wide-area blowoff, drying and cooling applications.
Adjustable vacuum generator
21 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
Exair’s Adjustable E-Vac is a series of low-cost, compressed air powered vacuum generators where the vacuum and flow rates can be easily adjusted to suit the application requirements. The vacuum pumps are suitable for a wide variety of pick-and-place, box opening, clamping, lifting, chucking and surface mounting applications. They are maintenance free and have no moving parts to wear out.
Safety products catalogue
14 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd
Treotham Automation’s 36-page safety products catalogue gives process and manufacturing industry professionals access to the company’s range of safety products to enable them to create a safe and secure workplace.
LogiCamms to merge with Process Essentials
09 July, 2009
LogiCamms Limited has signed an agreement to merge with Australian process engineering firm Process Essentials Pty Ltd.
