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Making and remaking the boilermaker at the Newcastle Steelworks  3/7/2006
Making and remaking the boilermaker at the Newcastle Steelworks
Boilermaking is a craft of many nuances that is underpinned by two centuries of industrial capitalist history and culture. The occupational label 'boilermaker' is linked inexorably ...
A new approach to refractory installation for channel furnace inductors  3/2/2006
A new approach to refractory installation for channel furnace inductors
Dry vibratable refractories are used extensively for the working linings of many molten metal contract and containment applications. For refractory installation, the electric tamper ...
Casting process modeling software for windows opens door for diecasters  3/1/2006
Casting process modeling software for windows opens door for diecasters
In today's competitive marketplace, companies are seeking ways to shave off costs in every aspect of the production process. Simulation tools have become one solution to which ...
Proof that Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) works for SMEs  2/6/2006
Proof that Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) works for SMEs
There is a perception in some quarters that the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) program is not suited to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In this article we examine ...
Inspection programme to ensure machines are guarded  1/31/2006
Inspection programme to ensure machines are guarded
Concerns about the number of workplace injuries involving unguarded machinery have prompted WorkSafe to launch a targeted inspection programme to check on machine guarding.
Kanban inspiration for US concrete contractor  11/30/2005
Kanban inspiration for US concrete contractor
This case study is based on a private contractor who bids on projects from the City and County of San Francisco, the Public Utilities Commission, as well as the Water Department in ...
Lean Manufacturing: An Introduction  11/25/2005
Lean Manufacturing: An Introduction
Lean manufacturing traces its origins to Toyota’s production model. Its tightly coupled and meticulously coordinated manufacturing system was designed to drive closer links between ...
What is Kanban?  11/24/2005
What is Kanban?
Kanban is often seen as a central element of lean manufacturing and is probably the most widely used type of 'Pull' signaling system. Kanban was derived from the Japanese language ...
Eco-efficiency in the Metal Fabrication sector  11/9/2005
Eco-efficiency in the Metal Fabrication sector
An assessment of 10 metal trades/metal fabrication industries in Queensland and New South Wales as part of an Eco-Efficiency Agreement between Environment Australia and the Ai Group ...
Light Metals - Shaping up as Australia's star industry  10/21/2005
Light Metals - Shaping up as Australia's star industry
Light metals are shaping as Australia's star industry turn by the mid-2010s - and our next $10 billion export earner.
Australia's automotive industry  10/18/2005
Australia's automotive industry
The automotive industry is one of Australia’s key manufacturing sectors and an important source of employment, and research and development.
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