AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 2, 2022

While we are experts in producing commercial vehicles that are fit for purpose, EnergyAustralia are the specialists in providing the best possible advice when it comes to energy supply solutions. “By EnergyAustralia is a leading energy retailer and generator with 2.4 million customer accounts across eastern Australia. About SEA Electric.

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E&T

AUGUST 12, 2022

In a new poll conducted by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, some 46 per cent said the bill was not workable with only 14 per cent of tech professionals believing the legislation was ‘fit for purpose’. A new Prime Minister should take the opportunity to fundamentally review the Online Safety Bill in its current form.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2025

For the Accelerate Program, the Robotics Factory will invest up to $100,000 in the form of a convertible note in addition to receiving 2% common stock equity from participating companies. Source: Robotics Factory The Robotics Factory has opened the application window for its Accelerate program.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 22, 2025

They function most efficiently when positioned vertically, with the heat source (hot plastic) at the bottom and cooling at the top. This can lead to plastic buildup on the pin or cause distortion inside the hole it forms. The image above depicts a heat pipe.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Source | Thinbit Thinbit by Kaiser Tool Inc. Mini Groove ‘N Turn Acme Threading Inserts fit existing MGT series Thinbit toolholders. The company says it offers an extensive selection of 60-degree and ACME thread forms for both internal and external threading.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

billion from its defence division, though military contracts form a smaller part of its broader operations. Where does the Australian defence sector fit into the wider economy? Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Meanwhile, the total economy’s gross value added shows a clear upward trajectory, increasing from $1.64

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 20, 2023

Mostly I’ve been exploring AR usually in the form of glasses that project the digital over the physical or VR usually in the form of an eye covering totally immersing you in the digital world. Not to mention an electric power source. It’s hard to fit all that into an acceptable form factor. And memory.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Filled with helium, the blimp creates lower emissions than other aircraft and has the potential to stay airborne for up to five days while fitted with computing, communications, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment. However, with a maximum speed of 130km/h, it will not replace standard airliners.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 12, 2023

Individual engineers will choose the solution that best fits their needs at the time. If both technologies have sufficient benefit to enough engineers to form a market, then both will survive. From Data to Data Sources Stacey Higginbotham writing in Stacey on IoT Bringing AI to the farthest edge requires new computing.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The report from the Centre for Future Work contrasts these potential benefits with Australias current landscape, where all installed wind towers are sourced internationally. Wind tower production would also significantly increase demand for specialist non-corrosive coatings and large diameter bolts and fittings.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 1, 2024

Source: ETRI Researchers from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) are developing tactile sensors that detect pressure regardless of the direction it’s applied. ETRI is introducing a tactile sensor that fits into a robotic finger with stiffness and a shape similar to a human finger.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 21, 2024

Source: Stratom Stratom Inc. today announced that it is developing a “unique, small-form-factor material handling system.” “We’re also looking at how our vehicles might fit in closed fleets, such as in mines.”

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Source: CMR Surgical CMR Surgical Ltd. Versius is designed to fit into most operating rooms and easily integrate into existing workflows, CMR Surgical explained. The system combines a portable and modular form factor for minimal access surgery (MAS). CMR Surgical’s Versius surgical robotics system in action.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

the new Figure 02 humanoid from Figure AI successfully fitted sheet-metal parts into precise fittings that were then assembled as part of a car chassis. Multiple sources told The Robot Report a funding round fell through at the last minute, which caused the company to lay off its staff and close its doors. Read More 9.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Source: inaho inaho Inc. The Kanagawa, Japan-based company is seeking partners in the form of investors, growers, seed companies, research organizations, and agriculture consulting firms. More practical body: The body of the robot has been slimmed down, helping to avoid damage to the plants and fitting smaller lanes in greenhouses.

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

Dr Duyar, senior lecturer at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at University of Surrey, said: "At the University of Surrey, we are developing solutions to upcycle microplastics without releasing the fossil carbon contained within them into the atmosphere in the form of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

based robotaxi companies, lost major funding sources that could significantly alter their futures. Cobot creates ‘cell manufacturing dream’ for plastics thermoformer Thermoforming, a technology that is more than a century old, uses sheet plastic that is heated to become soft so it can be vacuum-formed in or around a mold. Read More 5.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 7, 2024

Aras Announces Strategic Enhancements to PLM Platform Expands Digital Thread, Low-Code, and Visualization Capabilities and Adds New Supplier Management Applications New Digital Thread Capabilities Aras Innovator forms an extensible digital thread, serving as a data backbone for digital engineering and the broader digital enterprise.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 17, 2024

So, this is essentially digitally optimising the fit of the spacesuit designs that we have created,” said Rambhatla. “So that would help us translate these designs to hosted body shapes and sizes, because traditionally, suits have been made in a certain specification in size, they wouldn’t fit all the astronauts well.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Credit: Universal Robots Thermoforming, a technology that is more than a century old, uses sheet plastic that is heated to become soft so it can be vacuum-formed in or around a mold. Once she could prove the cobot worked, she knew there were other jobs that fit those criteria. “I So your bang for your buck—it’s the robot.”

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Source: Bell-Everman NASA’s Artemis Program plans to send humans back to the moon to establish a lunar ground base and space station. Source: Bell-Everman To accommodate these forces, we used heavier-than-usual linear bearing rails and crossed roller bearings with an 8-in.

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E&T

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Over the years, I had always enjoyed karting with my dad, and my grandad has always been a source of inspiration to me, as a mechanical engineer working on nuclear power stations. Hard work got me through my ill-fitting A Levels, even though, at the time, it felt like a complete waste. That’s when I knew I wanted to be in the industry.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 27, 2023

Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out why the DuoFLO bag technology is fit for a broad range of environments. DF fits very well between strainers and cartridges as a suitable and reliable filtration method. This design provides greater contaminant holding capacity and longer life than conventional single layer media.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2025

In-house machining also enables shops to take on more projects, offering customers a consistent, single source and partner. Unlike conventional drilling, which removes material, this process displaces and reshapes it, forming a robust, work-hardened bushing around the hole.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Schedule your Growth Pipeline Dialog™ with the Frost & Sullivan team to form a strategy and act upon growth opportunities: [link]. Dojo – a space for immersive learning – is no longer a term associated only with martial arts. It has been appropriated by other disciplines, including software. Apple is also expected to go this way.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 17, 2025

Source: Kaiser Tool Co. Mini Groove ‘N Turn Acme threading inserts fit existing MGT series Thinbit toolholders. Thinbit offers an extensive selection of 60 degree and Acme thread forms for both internal and external threading. Kaiser Tool Co. The tools have geometry to cut standard 29-degree Acme thread profiles.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 14, 2024

Source: Project CETI Off the idyllic shores of Dominica, a country in the Caribbean, hundreds of sperm whales gather deep in the sea. Source: Project CETI How suction cup shape changes performance “We often think of suction cups as round, singular material elements, and in biology, that’s not usually the case,” noted Hernandez.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 17, 2023

Cotsaftis said hospital scrubs were an unconscious source of stress for many healthcare workers. Using yarn made from a blend of organic cotton and Seacell, an algae-based cellulose material, the final prototype was a breathable, comfortable and well-fitted set of scrubs, which were a hit with staff at Peninsula Health, said Cotsaftis.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Established in 1997 and formed as a merger between Proline Technologies and Wisby & Leonard in 2010, Sevaan Group has gone from strength to strength. Another trend that Sevaan Group has noticed in component manufacturing is that companies have been increasingly choosing to source their parts in Australia.

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MEM

MAY 9, 2023

In addition, those in head office through to employees on the factory floor need customisable workflows and manufacturing methods that will fit easily into their current methods of operation. Digital inventories and locally distributed manufacturing play an essential role in helping keep costs and risks under control.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 8, 2022

This provides efficiencies for customers because they receive processed products that are fit for purpose, which reduces handling and fabrication required on arrival. The company’s capabilities include flat plate and sheet profiling by CNC router cutting, slitting of coil, shearing custom lengths, guillotining, CNC drill, tap and etching.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Source: MassRobotics Startup showcase: Innovations from the ground up Several AgTech startups showcased their technologies aimed at revolutionizing agriculture. Niday emphasized the importance of customer feedback, strong relationships, and iterative testing in navigating the cyclical nature of agriculture and ensuring product-market fit.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Source: Mahr Inc. Thus, as the plug fits into the part, it is the combination of both jets that represents the diameter of the part without regard to where in the part the plug happens to be. Figure 1: Differential gaging process. The differential gaging process uses two sensing devices and combines the results into one measurement.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 25, 2025

Source (all images) | PFA Inc. Source | PFA Inc. As a result, even with a "perfect fit” mold assembly, injection pressure often causes part faces, especially slides, to back up more than anticipated. Unfortunately, even if possible, the components might not fit together.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 25, 2024

Source: Platinum Tooling Platinum Tooling is now the North American importer of the Quick knurling and marking tools from Hommel & Keller. For both form knurling and cut knurling, Quick can fulfill the quality standards and complete difficult tasks.

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Ionthis

MAY 19, 2020

Regardless of their use, though, their purpose is the same: redirect heat from the heat source without adding stress to an overburdened system. To ensure that neither the machine it is in nor itself overheats, that heat sink transmits or transfers the heat generated by the heat source through the heat sink to the surrounding cooler air.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2025

But what if there was a way to eliminate a major source of inaccuracy altogether? The quality and shape of the thread crest are critical to the performance of the final (cut or formed) thread. The tap needs to form this large area without jamming or breaking. MTC does exactly that. Also, the DMU 60 eVo 2.

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