Enware Australia has made its largest export delivery to date, delivering more than 700 of its Australian designed and manufactured emergency safety showers along with associated safety equipment to the $US10.8 billion Ma'aden aluminium complex in Saudi Arabia. [ + ]

One of the toughest challenges for a petroleum refinery is to select the best combination of components to produce cost-effective, on-spec petroleum products.

The ability of a robot to sense and feel objects the way our skin does may soon be within reach. [ + ]

The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) last week presented a panel which discussed the future of manufacturing in Australia. Lauren Davis reports. [ + ]

Manufacturing has a long history in Australia and is a vital part of our economy. However, we have seen a downturn in the manufacturing sector over recent years and we need to address this urgently. But why do we care and what can be done about it? [ + ]

The process industry is undertaking great efforts to ensure high levels of process reliability, consistent product quality and accurately priced billing of goods. There is also an increasing need to prove that operation is sustainable by meeting environmental regulations. [ + ]

Like most manufacturers in Australia, the ever-increasing cost of electricity was a huge factor when deciding on a new compressor for Aquaknect Flexible's plant. [ + ]

In cement production, the furnaces or kilns that are used for blending the raw materials are a critical asset, which are often at risk of overheating - a problem that can cause serious damage to the kiln shell. It is therefore important to have an effective way of monitoring the heating process to prevent damage to these critical assets. [ + ]

The days of careless wrapping of packaged food and drink bound for retail are all but over as the large supermarket and grocery chains force ever greater liabilities on suppliers who take short cuts. [ + ]

The challenging mining and manufacturing landscape in Australia is seeing companies adapt to changing needs through automation of their systems. David Hegarty and Mauro DelleMonache of Rockwell Automation discuss their company's view of the situation. [ + ]

Yarra Valley Water (YVW) is the largest of Melbourne's three water corporations providing water supply and sewerage services to over 1.7 million people and over 50,000 businesses in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne. YVW was looking to upgrade its legacy 30,000-point SCADA system, which was commissioned in 2001. [ + ]

A simple mixing technology developed using world-class science proves the best option for the mineral processing industry. Adam Courtenay investigates how the technology is saving the industry time and money. [ + ]

The announcements that car manufacturing would cease by the end of this decade stimulated a lot of debate about whether it matters if we manufacture such products. Tim Mazzarol from the University of Western Australia examines this debate. [ + ]

The primary reasons that jigs and fixtures are so abundant in manufacturing are that they help to improve quality, decrease cycle time and reduce costs. However, many manufacturers don't use such tools to their fullest because of the labour, time and cost required to make them. [ + ]

Industrial Conveying (Aust) Pty Ltd (ICA), one of Australia's leading conveyor companies, has recently completed a major factory refurbishment project involving a multinational manufacturer consolidating one of its Sydney plants using a comprehensive range of technology from SEW-Eurodrive. [ + ]