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CONTENTS
Volume 21 Number 06 DEC 2021 ISSN 1832-6080
FEATURES AUTOMOTIVE & MOTORSPORT Aussie aftermarket sector steams ahead Simulation speeds rollcage design process What can we learn from the great chip famine? How 3D printing makes McLaren go faster EVOS: EV charging, made in Brisbane Where can F1 in Schools take students? Hangsterfer’s: A racing finish
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ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION Forklift safety: Is hi-vis the best we can offer? Lorch – Bringing cobot welding to ANZ Tool for safer human-robot collaboration Perfume robots
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FORMING & FABRICATION Press brakes – Why you need a seven-axis machine Metals leader partners with ipLaser
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MATERIAL REMOVAL Upton Engineering – Performance through precision
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CUTTING TOOLS Advances in CNC tech fuel need for digitised tools 7 The impact of alignment on steel turning processes
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AGRICULTURE, FOOD & BEVERAGES World first: 3D printing parts for Aussie meat processors Strong growth for food, grocery manufacturing Meeting the need for extremely dry compressed air AM case study: AGCOM
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STATE SPOTLIGHT: NSW TAFE NSW gets tooled up with Suhner Sharp Tooling commissions large Okuma machine
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WORKHOLDING Haubex: Lang Technik’s latest innovation Autowell – Vices for any machining setting
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WASTE & RECYCLING Improving plastic recycling with hyperspectral imaging Recycling pioneer named NSW Australian of the Year Integra Systems – What is Circularity by Design? Foamex: Recycling polystyrene & closing the loop A smarter way of dealing with plastic
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PLASTICS, COMPOSITES & ADVANCED MATERIALS Lockheed Martin partners with Omni Tanker Heat, mould, repeat: The benefits of thermoplastics
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REGULARS From the Editor From the CEO From the Ministry From the Industry From the Union
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INDUSTRY NEWS: Current news from the Industry
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VOICEBOX: Opinions from the manufacturing industry
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PRODUCT NEWS: Selection of new products
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ONE ON ONE: Dr Mirjana Prica
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COMPANY FOCUS: Agerris – Pioneers in their field
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AMTIL FORUMS
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AMTIL INSIDE: The latest news from AMTIL
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MANUFACTURING HISTORY: A look back in time
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AMT DEC 2021
42 Aussie aftermarket sector steams ahead Worldwide cuts in auto production, coupled with global semi-conductor shortages, are causing delays in new vehicle releases for an Australian aftermarket sector keen to manufacture accessories. Nonetheless, business is booming for some companies.
82 One 0n One Dr Mirjana Prica is the Managing Director of Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL), the Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre. She spoke to AMT
86 World-first: 3D printing equipment parts for Aussie red meat processors The AMPC, Markforged and Konica Minolta’s service model will help red meat processors print equipment parts. The world-first capability will potentially revolutionise equipment maintenance.
92 Agerris – Pioneers in their field Agerris is an automation company doing groundbreaking work in the agricultural sector. The company’s main product is Digital Farmhand, an autonomous, solar-electric 4WD cart.