Industry News
Development Progresses on NT Mining Project
In August, Projectory reported that a Northern Territory rare earth mining project is inching ahead thanks to a NT Government grant – now the latest update is that the drilling campaign is commencing. MetalsGrove Mining is currently undertaking a phase two soil sampling program at the Arunta Project’s Bruce Prospect in the Northern Territory. This […]
South32 Warns Against IR Changes
South32 chief executive officer Graham Kerr has joined other mining executives in warning industrial relations (IR) reforms, including the ‘same job, same pay’ policy, would potentially harm the industry. “I think the industrial relations reforms are going to probably set back productivity and not take it forward,” Kerr said. The Australian Government’s ‘same job, […]
Boeing’s SME Graduates Win Contracts
Seven Boeing contracts, including agreements with three new steel fabrication suppliers, have been awarded to small and medium-sized Australian businesses which have just graduated from Boeing Australia’s first Capability Up-Lift Program. The year-long program supported companies which might not have received prior exposure and experience in a defence environment. Scott Carpendale, Vice President and Managing […]
Technofast Addresses Giant Nuts Challenges for Heavy Industries
Heavy industries such as mining, shipbuilding, and power generation have specific requirements for extremely large nut and bolt fasteners. These pose huge difficulties with applying specified bolt tensions because, for example, a nut weighing thirty kilograms will not be tightened with hand tools. Such nuts are installed or removed with sledgehammers, stud heaters, or torque […]
Belmont Timber gets new ELGi Compressed Air Systems
A new compressed air system featuring two ELGi EG series oil-lubricated screw air compressors has delivered reliability and energy efficiency gains to a building products manufacturer in Sydney. Belmont Timber, a manufacturer of engineered frames and trusses for the building industry, needed to modernise its ageing compressed air equipment, which was causing manufacturing delays […]
Centrally Controlled Automation helps WA Kaolin scale up
A new kaolin mining operation in Wickepin, Western Australia, is utilising an integrated automation solution to reduce overall costs of mining plant and equipment, improve scheduling, and deliver ongoing benefits to operations. Kaolin, which is becoming increasingly valuable, is a soft white clay that has been surging in demand, with uses in applications including […]
Public-Private Partnership backs Hydrogen Engineering
In what the Queensland government believes is Australia’s biggest investment in green hydrogen so far – almost $117 million — has been made by the Queensland and federal governments and a consortium to fund the front-end engineering design for the Central Queensland Hydrogen (CQ-H2) project at Gladstone. When completed, the engineering design will bring […]
Old Tyres and Boots Used in Next-Gen Australian Steel Manufacturing
Old tyres, conveyor belts and rubber safety boots have been used in a novel steel manufacturing process commercialized by Australian steel manufacturer Molycop, which will be offered for export to global EAF operators. The process is the result of a collaborative project between Molycop, the UNSW SMaRT Centre, footwear manufacturer Crawford Boots and the Advanced […]
Train Jack System for Perth Metro Meets Deadlines
Vector Lifting and Bonfiglioli collaborated last year on a 15-month installation for the Perth Transport Authority (PTA), successfully delivering a high-performance lifting solution to deadlines. The PTA had introduced a new fleet of trains and opened a new maintenance facility in Perth which needed 24 lifting jacks to be installed for the Perth Metro Network. […]
Australia PM does the honors at DECO
DECO’s new Testing Laboratory and the DECO Innovation Centre were officially opened today by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP. The new facilities showcase the investment made by this Australian, family-owned manufacturer in innovative, premium aluminium building system products and metal finishes. The newly NATA-accredited laboratory and award-winning display Centre […]
ELGi Enhances Energy Efficiency of Air Compressors
ELGi Equipments, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, has enhanced the energy efficiency of its AB series oil-free screw air compressors, realising improvements in specific power consumption and increases in free air delivery across the range. For additional energy savings, the three larger models in the range now include a super-premium efficiency […]
Concept Metals Invests USD 15.5 Million to Diversify into EV space
A West Michigan metal fabricator is making significant investments to bolster its presence in the electric vehicle battery production sector. Concept Metals Group invested $15.5 million in a facility purchased two years ago as well as state-of-the-art production equipment for its three existing plants in Spring Lake and Comstock Park. The company also added […]