Maintaining mining equipment
14 January, 2015Mining operations and manufacturing facilities rely on the continued safe operation of vehicles and machinery to maintain profitability. Any equipment failure can be expensive in terms of lost production and cost of repairs. An estimate for the cost of lost production for a single dragline is $8000 per hour in Australia, making any breakdown very costly when it might take weeks for a replacement part to be available.
Technofast Industries EziTite range hydraulic nut system
27 November, 2014The Technofast Industries EziTite range has been designed to provide precise bolt tensioning in many high-temperature applications.
Gamajet E-Z8 tank and trailer cleaning machines
25 September, 2014Gamajet E-Z8 tank and trailer cleaning machines from Spray Nozzle Engineering are designed for safer cleaning and improved tank turnaround time.
Water-based parts washing system
17 July, 2014The Torrent 400 water-based parts washing system is designed to clean machine parts, easily, safely and with a low impact on water resources and the environment.
Torrent parts cleaning system and the Yield release agent
08 July, 2014The Torrent parts cleaning system and the Yield release agent developed by Chemsearch are designed to improve safety and efficiency during the disassembly of an engine.
Flir T-Series Handheld Thermography Cameras
11 April, 2014FLIR has launched its updated T-Series Handheld Thermography Cameras that are designed to help streamline thermal inspections.
Cleaning - critical in production processes
07 April, 2014Residual impurities are not only detrimental to product functionality and safety, they can also impact on subsequent processes in the production chain, such as coating, bonding, welding, hardening, measuring, testing and assembly - all of which require clean surfaces.
Are more regulations required for working at height?
12 February, 2014 by Gordon Cadzow, Secretary, Working at Height AssociationThe Working at Height Association has become increasingly concerned about the lack of safety focus directed at the building service and maintenance activities that inevitably follow after the design and construction phase.
Safety air guns with extension pipes
12 December, 2013Exair's Super Blast Safety Air Guns are now available with 91 and 183 cm extension pipes.
Enerpac and Cooper Fluid Systems Mazda BT 50 mobile audit and maintenance service
29 July, 2013Enerpac and Cooper Fluid Systems have teamed up to introduce to Queensland’s Bowen Basin a service vehicle fully equipped to bring mobile audit and maintenance services to mining, energy and infrastructure construction worksites.
Slippery floor hazard solved with dehumidifier
20 June, 2013Chester Wholesale Meat improved the safety and efficiency of its cold storage and holding area using Munters IceDry technology.
Spray Nozzle Engineering Silvent 755-S safety air gun
03 May, 2013The Spray Nozzle Engineering Silvent 755-S safety air gun is claimed to reduce noise by 73% and compressed air usage by 49%.
Exair 205 L Premium Heavy Duty Dry Vac System
26 March, 2013The Exair 205 L Premium Heavy Duty Dry Vac System is an industrial-duty vacuum cleaner that has been engineered to rapidly vacuum high volumes of dry material.
Megger MTO330 automated six-winding transformer ohmmeter
05 February, 2013The Megger MTO330 automated six-winding transformer ohmmeter, available for rent, provides full eight-terminal measurement capability to verify factory test readings.
Automating safety inspections using handheld devices
30 January, 2013The role of handheld devices and PDAs (personal digital assistants) has gradually increased from ‘toys’ used by early adopters to day-to-day tools deployed by organisations that want to improve their staff’s productivity and minimise unnecessary administrative tasks.