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Australian composite innovator launches triple road-train tanker

Manufacturer's Monthly

Omni Tanker has launched a world-first composite triple road train, able to move almost 100 tons of payload in a single haulage run, while significantly reducing operational costs for its customer Townsville Logistics.

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Aerospace Composites: 6 Big Questions To Ask Before Onboarding Time Sensitive Material Management Software

Plataine

Due to supply chain disruptions (post-Covid), factories experience material shortage while logistics and procurement managers testify that material orders that used to be fulfilled in weeks now take months. software with AI-based algorithms, that’s tailor-made for aerospace composites, in order to deal with specific challenges.

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Victoria gives Advanced Air Mobility sector a boost in new vision statement

AU Manufacturing

Additionally, the program seeks to encourage the decarbonisation of logistics and transport networks. . In its Advanced Air Mobility Industry Vision Statement released Tuesday, the state government outlined its long-term commitment to support the development of next-generation quiet electric aviation technology. .

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Maximizing Transformational Growth in the Wind Turbine Materials Domain

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Advanced Composites : Fiber-reinforced resins and eco-friendly cores lighten the overall structure, enabling greater efficiency and easier maintenance. Sustainable Coatings, Adhesives & Lubricants : Protective formulations resist corrosion and extreme weather, reducing operational disruptions over a turbines lifetime.

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Service robot sales climb by 30% worldwide, reports the IFR

Robotics Business Review

Top applications are in logistics, hospitality More than one in two professional service robots sold in 2023 were built for transportation and logistics applications, noted the IFR. Its sample composition varies each year. ” Register now. Sales grew by 35%, with nearly 113,000 units sold in 2023.

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Novel aluminium wire set to transform complex metal manufacturing

AU Manufacturing

However, the aluminium alloys we currently use require up to 24 hours of heat treatment to reach optimum strength, which can be costly and creates some logistical challenges,” said Andy Sales, ALM3D’s executive director and chief technical officer.

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Bedford Reinforced Plastics starts transportation division to handle shipping

Plastics News

Composite product maker Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc. has opened a transportation management division, Reinforced Logistics, which over the past two years has grown and began to operate independently.