From its source in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, the Murray River flows 2530 km west, then south to meet the Southern Ocean in South Australia

An unmanaged supply chain can compromise customer service and affect profitability. Australian retailers are also guilty of putting pressure on manufacturers, with some threatening to cut contracts with businesses that don't streamline their processes

Retrieving plant data across all facets of the production environment is vital for optimising productivity and making appropriate business decisions. The challenge is making that data relevant and available to everyone who needs it in the organisation

Caterpillar Inc has reduced rotating machinery anomalies by nearly 45%, thanks to improvements delivered by data mining methods

University of Queensland researchers are working on a process that could make the theory of clean coal a reality

Caterpillar Inc has reduced rotating machinery anomalies by nearly 45%, thanks to improvements delivered by data mining methods.

Data mining can offer manufacturers an effective solution when traditional methods of analysis are not suitable. The return on investment can result in improved product performance, less scrap and reword and decreased testing

A new standard for analog sensors, the most common kind in use today, should make the problems of miscalibration a thing of the past

Monitoring and controlling chemical processes using instrumental analysis methods significantly contributes to product quality, effective energy and raw material use, environmental performance, safety and the overall plant profitability

Ineffective alarm systems pose a serious risk to safety, the environment and plant profitability. Too often, alarm system effectiveness is unknowingly undermined by poorly configured alarms

Queensland-based manufacturing businesses will have an opportunity to see the latest developments in manufacturing technology and at the same time improve their business practices by attending the 2006 Queensland Manufacturing Technology Exhibition

Innovative gear unit solutions form the backbone of a customised gearbox capable of absorbing the high bending and axial forces that occur in agitator/aerator applications

We have finally arrived at the commoditisation of both RFID readers and tags. The introduction of sub-US$1000 readers this year has halved prices from just 12 months ago, while US$0.15 passive tags in large quantities are not uncommon

Step testing is a simple and inexpensive tool that every control engineer should utilise. This article is intended to encourage engineers to understand the dynamics of their processes and use this information to improve process control performance

Compact connection and sealing technology now being introduced in Australia spells some significant advantages to process plant operators, from oil, gas and petrochemical to minerals processing and more