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5 Useful Machines that Terrify Ordinary People

When you work with heavy machinery every day, it's easy to lose sight of how monstrous your equipment may appear to the unacquainted. To you, your machines are ...

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6 Unusual Ways to Give New Life to a Dead Machine

Krystle Richardson

Machines4U was built from a desire to resurrect all the machines that waste away in factories and back paddocks; to give them a second chance at life when their...

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Is it Still ‘Craft’ Beer if Production is Automated?

Machines4u

The craft beer industry has taken off in Australia over recent years, with many new breweries entering the marketplace and keeping keen beer drinkers in a const...

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This Robot Can Clean Your Floors and Text at the Same Time

Krystle Richardson

Anyone who's ever had to clean anything knows its not exactly a fun task. But those who get up, while the rest of the world sleeps, to combat endless expanses o...

CuriositiesInnovationManufacturing Innovation

Where in the World is the Biggest Floating Solar Station?

Krystle Richardson

With the US pulling out of trade partnerships and climate agreements, China is slipping in seamlessly to not just take America's place but eclipse them in the a...

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The 6 Weirdest Ways We’re Using Drones

Machines4u

We’ve all heard of drones, they’re a household term now. No longer conjuring images of stealthy US attacks on foreign soil, drones have become somewhat of a pla...

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The 4 Biggest Machines in the World (& What They Do for a Living)

Krystle Richardson

Introducing Bertha, Bagger, Hans and Franz: the biggest machines to roam the Earth. Between them, they take care of the heftiest endeavors we humans set for our...

CuriositiesInnovationMining Know-How

Kids Operating Machines: Is This Cool or Concerning?

Krystle Richardson

For most kids, the toys pictured above are as close as they'll get to operating construction machinery until they hit their adult years. But, behind many a farm...

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What Happens When You Ask Machines to be Creative?

Krystle Richardson

The concept of machines taking people's jobs is a heavy thing. It's played a part in scaring a whole generation of young people away from the manufacturing indu...

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The Most Powerful Lasers in the World and What They’re Used For

Krystle Richardson

Lasers are a brilliant example of human ingenuity. If you like pocket-sized facts you can pull out at parties, here's a couple for you: the word 'laser' is an a...

CuriositiesInnovationMetalworking Innovation

A Fun Solution to the Apprenticeship Shortage?

Krystle Richardson

Serious problems don't always require serious solutions. An idea intended to be nothing more than a bit of fun, may end up being a brilliant first step toward t...

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Woodworking Masters: Watch Seth Rolland Cut Wood Like Paper

Matt Cumming

With work gracing offices and homes all around the world, master woodworker and custom furniture designer Seth Rolland is internationally renowned for his stunn...

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Construction

Caterpillar 12M Grader Equipment Focus

Cat Excavator Sizes: A Guide

Is Chinese Manufacturing Good For Aussie Business?

Farming

John Deere Announces Gen 4 Software & Machine Sync Updates

Top 8 Compact Tractor Implements

A Buyer’s Guide to Getting the Right Utility Tractor

Metal

Yawei HLE fiber laser improves quality and reduces lead times at Ace Wire Works

How Longevity and Upgrades is Saving Laser Customers Money

From the beam source to the cutting head – The New complete ‘All-In-Light’ package from Precitec

Mining

Autonomous Trucking Revs Up With Rio Tinto’s Mine of the Future Program

Komatsu PC4000-11 vs Hitachi EX3600-6—Excavator Comparison

Light Vehicle Automation Hits Mine Site in WA

Wood

Biesse 50th Anniversary ‘Future in Tour’ Celebration Arrives in Sydney

How an Out of Work Mechanic Became a Woodworking Master

Take Your Woodworking to the Next Level With These 5 Expert Tips

The Weird Side of Demolition: Unusual and Ugly Discoveries

How to Turn Anything Into a Battery with this High-Tech Spray

What Happens When You Give Human Senses to a Machine?

Curiosities

5 Useful Machines that Terrify Ordinary People

6 Unusual Ways to Give New Life to a Dead Machine

Is it Still ‘Craft’ Beer if Production is Automated?

This Robot Can Clean Your Floors and Text at the Same Time

Where in the World is the Biggest Floating Solar Station?

The 6 Weirdest Ways We’re Using Drones

The 4 Biggest Machines in the World (& What They Do for a Living)

Kids Operating Machines: Is This Cool or Concerning?

What Happens When You Ask Machines to be Creative?

The Most Powerful Lasers in the World and What They’re Used For

A Fun Solution to the Apprenticeship Shortage?

Woodworking Masters: Watch Seth Rolland Cut Wood Like Paper