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The Southland Development Authority is reinvigorating manufacturing in Chicago’s suburbs through programs such as the Metals HUB. Credit: Adobe Stock For decades, the Chicagoland area has played a pivotal role in American manufacturing capability. Unfortunately, the once-strong bastion of manufacturing and fabrication has lost much of its fervor following years of economic stagnation, outmigration, and a declining tax base.
Image: Ryan/stock.adobe.com The evolution of Australia’s defence expenditure from 1949 to 2023 reveals a story of growth, with recent years showing increases. This article includes interactive graphs to help you explore the data in more detail. Australia’s journey toward becoming a military power began in the post-war era. In 1949, just a few years after World War II, Australia’s defence expenditure stood at around AUD $114 million.
Source | United Grinding United Grinding North America, a subsidiary of Swiss-based United Grinding Group, has been recognized as an Apprenticeship Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Labor. Apprenticeship Ambassadors are helping to modernize Registered Apprenticeships by committing to sponsor promotional and training activities, conducting outreach to people from underrepresented populations, launching Registered Apprenticeship Programs and hiring apprentices.
Image: moodboard/stock.adobe.com Supply Queensland, a groundbreaking online platform developed by Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) and powered by BenchOn, is set to revolutionise Queensland’s manufacturing industry. This innovative supply chain and skills mapping portal connects local manufacturers with major projects, contractors, buyers, and fellow manufacturers, offering numerous benefits.
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For manufacturing operations to thrive, management must determine how to increase profit and decrease costs in ways that match their shop’s mix of work and equipment. Improving throughput is a relatively universal way to improve profitability, though shops must ensure they still adhere to safety and quality standards. In grinding, this means not only examining the factors behind cycle times and material removal rate (MRR), but those controlling the stability of the operation.
Image: Department of Defence The Federal Government has down-selected two shipbuilders, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, to progress designs for Australia’s general purpose frigates. The first three general purpose frigates will be built offshore and, successful and timely consolidation of the Henderson precinct will enable the remainder of the build to be constructed locally at Henderson.
Source | Iscar USA Iscar USA highlights its new modular quick-change head system for Swiss-type machines intended for turning, grooving, parting and threading applications. The NeoSwiss modular quick-change system features a unique patented clamping mechanism designed for high repeatability. It ensures an accurate cutting-edge position each time an insert is replaced, guaranteeing a high position repeatability of ±0.0008″ for the same head replacement.
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Source | Iscar USA Iscar USA highlights its new modular quick-change head system for Swiss-type machines intended for turning, grooving, parting and threading applications. The NeoSwiss modular quick-change system features a unique patented clamping mechanism designed for high repeatability. It ensures an accurate cutting-edge position each time an insert is replaced, guaranteeing a high position repeatability of ±0.0008″ for the same head replacement.
Image: ICN With supply chain delays, inflation, labour shortages, and market uncertainty driving up costs, businesses across Australia face tough challenges. Living costs reached a record high in early to mid-2024, outpacing inflation, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). But amid the challenges, opportunities exist—if you know where to look and how to ensure potential clients find you and recognize what your business can deliver.
November 13, 2024 By: Michael Sharp This blog is the first in a four-part series on the beginner’s guide to Industrial Artificial Intelligence applications. Welcome knowledge seeker! Do you feel dazzled and awed by the great potential of Artificial Intelligence aka AI? Perhaps hesitant or lost when words like ‘convolution,’ ‘deep learning,’ or ‘autoencoder’ are thrown [.
Don Pulver, managing director and development engineer at Eniquest, standing next to the Ranger 8000. diesel generator. Image: Power Equipment Power Equipment partners with Australian manufacturer Eniquest to distribute durable diesel generators, boosting power solutions across industries. Power Equipment, a distributor of power solutions in the industrial and marine sectors, has announced an exclusive distributor agreement with Australian generator manufacturer Eniquest.
Source: Sandvik Coromant Sandvik Coromant ’s QS Micro quick-change toolholding system is designed specifically for sliding head machines. It can provide enhanced precision, security, repeatability and maximized machine utilization. The QS Micro toolholding system is designed for small-part machining and sliding head machines. It can cover the majority of industry segments, such as general engineering, automotive, aerospace and medical.
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Image: pressmaster/stock.adobe.com The Western Australian Government’s investment in TAFEs has seen Central Regional TAFE achieve higher enrolments in Kalgoorlie on the back of opening the new heavy trades and engineering workshops. Visiting Central Regional TAFE’s Kalgoorlie campus today, Training and Workforce Development minister Simone McGurk said the new facilities opened in March will lead directly to highly skilled workers for the Goldfields region.
Why does the vertical injection molding machine mold not open when it can’t be opened? First of all, it is certain that this equipment has been used for a long time (but the pressure and flow are basically no problem), and the connecting rods, steel sleeves, copper sleeves, pins and other parts of the opening […] The post Why Can’t The Vertical Injection Molding Machine Mold Be Opened?
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