DAVI says two of its MCB 3045 roll double pinch machines will be used to produce the rolled parts of a new spacecraft for the NASA Orion project.
20/03/2009
BAILEIGH Industrial has released the R-M55H section roll bender with a single pinch hydraulic adjustment for easy bending.
15/04/2009
AUKLAND-based Howick says its computer-controlled steel roll forming machines have been used for building projects in London and Dubai.
02/09/2008
NEW Zealand Steel has undergone an upgrade for its skin pass steel mill, boosting the surface finish of its galvanised steel sheets.
17/10/2008
BLUESCOPE Lysaght says its steel cladding and roofing material was used extensively at the NewGen Power Station on the coast at Kwinana, Western Australia.
10/02/2009
Sinosteel has invested in a facility in India to make forged rolls for steelmakers.
26/02/2008
THE Linde Group will equip Sweden-based Ovako with a flameless rotary hearth furnace for reheating semi-finished special steels products.
19/02/2008
PANCELTICA has acquired New Zealand-based Scottsdale and incorporated its metal fabrication technology which cuts the time needed to fabricate components for light-weight steel-framed structures.
31/03/2008
SIEMENS VAI says its consulting services for flat aluminium product manufacturers can boost productivity by up to 25%.
06/07/2009
LINCOLN Electric has launched two new premium push-pull welding guns models, the Panther and Cougar for demanding aluminium fabrication and production welding environments.
20/11/2009
UK-based tube bending company Unison says it has developed a special bending cell for tube and pipe manufacturer RathGibson to serve the growing demand for U-shaped heat exchanger components.
10/02/2010
THREE metal companies have been inducted into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame.
08/06/2010
ACCORDING to the Australian Stainless Steel Development Association (ASSDA), 2009 will be the year when a stainless steel pipe and tubes Standard will be converted to a full Australian Standard.
27/03/2009
The Victorian Government, in partnership with the Victorian Industry Manufacturing Council, inducted Bill and Jim Sutton into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Honour Roll for their outstanding contributions to sustained manufacturing excellence in Victoria at the annual industry gala dinner held on 2 June 2010 in Melbourne.
07/06/2010
AN AMERICAN laboratory has developed a processing technique which reduces the energy and cost needed to make titanium parts, possibly opening the way for the metal to be used in parts like brake rotors, artificial joint replacements and vehicular armour.
07/07/2008
SCIENTISTS from the University of Queensland are partnering with Australian Tube Mills to develop a continuous press forming machine for eliminating metal rolling defects.
18/08/2008
APC Storage Solutions has used BlueScope Steel-supplied quality steel to design and fabricate a range of racking solutions for Ikea’s new store in Perth.
15/05/2009
PERTH-based Quality Sheet Metals has installed a Power Machinery-supplied QIH Adira press brake at its factory.
20/07/2009
BLUESCOPE Steel says over 65,000 lineal metres of deeply ribbed GALVABOND steel noise wall panels have been constructed for Melbourne’s newest major road corridor.
16/12/2009
WELDING Industries of Australia (WIA) says the Weldmatic 270 is its latest addition to the Australian Made line-up of single phase WIA MIG machines.
12/02/2010