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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

Maggie HarrisJune 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

Maggie HarrisJune 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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What do brands like Dodge, Maserati and Speedos have in common with Sutton Tools?

Josh ParrenoJune 2, 2017

What do brands like Dodge, Maserati and Speedos have in common with Sutton Tools? Simple, they’ve all been around for 100 years. 2017 marks the 100th anniversar...

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How to Fight Fires Without the Fire Brigade

Maggie HarrisJune 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

Maggie HarrisMay 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?

Maggie HarrisMay 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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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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Not Sure What Industry 4.0 Is? Here’s An Easy Explanation

Josh ParrenoMay 30, 2017

No matter what industry you might be in, Industry 4.0 is a term that's gradually being thrown around more and more. But what exactly does the concept mean? At ...

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Why You Should Be Using A Vertical Band-Saw For Your Mitering Jobs

Josh ParrenoMay 30, 2017

One of the more unique machines at Austech 2017, the team at Power Machinery had the HYDMECH V-20 on full display during the expo. We spoke with Ken Christensen...

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