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This Machine Can 3D Print You a House in a Day

Krystle RichardsonJune 19, 2017

While they're certainly not the first to engage 3D printers in the construction industry, Apis Cor (a company so tech obsessed, they even had a robot do the voi...

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6 Powerful Strategies to Combat Construction Site Theft

Krystle RichardsonJune 19, 2017

Many an opportunistic thief has cast their parasitic gaze over the empty expanse of an unmanned construction site. If the right preventative measures are not in...

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Gold Coast Construction to Win Big After Budget Announcement

Maggie HarrisJune 13, 2017

As we’re all sat eagerly around the wireless, sipping tea, eating a digestive and waiting for the budget announcements to hit, Treasurer Curtis Pitt is crossing...

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Digital Dependency: the Future For Construction?

Krystle RichardsonJune 12, 2017

In the developed world, we are privileged enough to be able to jokingly (but kind of a little seriously) consider WiFi as a basic human need. A new announc...

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How Can One Machine Lay 300 Bricks in a Minute?

Krystle RichardsonJune 7, 2017

Tech Radar, and a few other smaller blogs and Facebook pages, have been sharing videos of a pretty impressive looking machine. The SnPC Machines BMM150 is a rol...

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Potatoes for Days: But How Many Can Ballarat Handle?

Krystle RichardsonJune 5, 2017

McCain Foods has invested $57.5 million dollars into a massive upgrade of its Ballarat potato plant. The company—and the Ballarat facility in particular—have a ...

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World First: Wacker Neuson’s Battery Powered Rammer

Josh ParrenoJune 5, 2017

Meet the world’s first battery-powered rammer. It promises all the power and efficiency of traditional petrol powered options and will even save you cash in the...

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An Unexpected Blow for NT Tradie Businesses

Maggie HarrisJune 2, 2017

The hugely successful Home Improvement Scheme by the NT government is set to end, with announcements from the Gunner government this week. Interested parties ha...

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Tight Supply Means Prime Selling Opportunity at Mid-Year Auctions

Matt CummingJune 2, 2017

A decision by OEMs several years ago to adjust production volume in response to the global downturn is now having an impact on the supply of quality, low-hour e...

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Exoskeletons Give Workers Superhuman Strength

Emmanuel MarshallMay 31, 2017

Robots have been in the headlines a lot recently, with some very cool looking prototypes popping up in Kickstarter campaigns and tech blogs. A few months ago t...

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Floating on Air: How Suspension Seating Can Save Your Back

Krystle RichardsonMay 30, 2017

After a long, hard day operating a big piece of machinery—tractor, truck, excavator, giant mechanical worm, whatever your rig may be—you can come away feeling m...

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Steelmaster Prize Winner: “You’ve Made My Whole Last Ten Years”

Krystle RichardsonMay 30, 2017

While Austech 2017 was flourishing with machines and the latest robotic technology, we have to admit our favourite part of the expo was drawing the winner of ou...

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Metal

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Mining

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Wood

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