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How Longevity and Upgrades is Saving Laser Customers Money

Machines4uOctober 17, 2017

Keeping a machine at optimal performance cuts set-up time, reduces scrap rates, and increases parts per hour coming off the machine. If you can extend the life ...

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

Krystle RichardsonJuly 4, 2017

Remember when the most exciting thing about batteries was being able to press your finger on a little pad and they'd tell you how much life they had left? Those...

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On the Edge of Being Replaced by Machines: are Humans the New Horses?

Krystle RichardsonJune 26, 2017

The video above is admittedly bleak; comparing present-day humanity to the state of horses in the years preceding the takeover of motor vehicles. It's easy to b...

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Still Using Twist Drills? Here’s Why A Core Drill Might Be Better For You

Machines4UJune 19, 2017

When it comes to drilling in metalwork, twist drills are often a cheap and easy option to get the job done. That being said, if your current project requires a ...

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Welding Automation: Amazing to Watch but Worth the Investment?

Krystle RichardsonJune 16, 2017

Apart from being a mesmerising process to watch, robotic welding offers a range of benefits for those with the resources to make the investment. However, skille...

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

Krystle RichardsonJune 16, 2017

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...

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STILL Innovation Closes the Gap Between Robotics & Intralogistics

Machines4UJune 15, 2017

At just 22 years of age, Hans Still began his entrepreneurial journey by repairing electric motors in Hamburg, Germany. Now, over 90 years later, the STILL bran...

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Fully SICK: 70 Years of Innovation

Machines4UJune 8, 2017

While robotics and automation in manufacturing and across many other industries is progressing steadily, there have been limitations to uptake. As with any new ...

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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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How to Fight Fires Without the Fire Brigade

Machines4UJune 1, 2017

The manufacturing industry faces constant challenges in the areas of innovation, productivity and global cost competition. The field is fraught with changing ma...

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Collaborative Robots Lend Helping Hand Rather Than Taking Jobs

Machines4UMay 31, 2017

The global reaction to robotic advances in manufacturing oscillate between stunned awe, references to Judgement Day, and the fear that AI will soon render many ...

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Robby from Impact Machinery Talks Automation, Service and Why Go it Alone?

Machines4UMay 31, 2017

With over ten years of experience in the industry, Robby and Darren of Impact Machinery noticed a gap in the market for both suppliers and buyers of heavy machi...

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Construction

New Machinery Brand Bridges Gap for Small Business Owners

Screening Versatility with a Flipscreen

Tracked vs Wheeled Excavators: Which is Right for You?

Farming

Tractors: The Ultimate Guide

How Satellites & New IoT Technology are Changing the Future of Agriculture

4WD Tractor vs 2WD Tractor: Which is Better for You?

Metal

Top 4 Metalworking Machines Every Workshop Needs

Global Metalworking Fluids Market Worth Expected to Rise to $15.49B

What is Plasma Cutting?

Mining

Cat Parts Now More Obtainable Than Ever

Caterpillar Launch New Innovative Wheel Loaders At Perth Event

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

Wood

Stirling Machinery & CLTP Tasmania Support Sustainable Timber Industry

Everything You Need To Know About Woodworking Routers

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

New Recycling Technology Turns Plastic Waste into Reusable Raw Materials

PACCAR to produce Australia’s First Locally Assembled DAF Trucks

Crown Innovates With Double-deep Rack Safety Training

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