Manufacturing Innovation

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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...

Welding Automation: Amazing to Watch but Worth the Investment?

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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...

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

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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...

Fully SICK: 70 Years of Innovation

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

Collaborative Robots Lend Helping Hand Rather Than Taking Jobs

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 ...

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

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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...

The Amazing Advancements of 3D Printing Technology

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In the world of 3D printing, the possibilities of what you can print are seemingly endless and the best part is, it's never been cheaper or easier to get starte...

Augmented Reality in Industry 4.0 – A Great Gimmick or Potential Industry Changer?

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With Pokemon GO slowly drifting out of popularity, we were able to get a good glimpse of the potential success Augmented Reality (AR) products can have and how ...

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Manufacturing: Where it’s Gone Wrong and How to Save it

Over the last decade, manufacturers have been slowly but steadily backing away from Australia; factories closing, workers retrenched, operations moving offshore...

Automation on Steroids: Industry 4.0 and what it means for Australian Manufacturers

Trust those industrious Germans to coin the term for manufacturing’s fourth industrial revolution. Industry 4.0 signals the rapid advance from automated manufac...

How to Start a Revolution in the Manufacturing Industry