News Archive - September 2004

All articles are ordered by the date they were published to the website.

• Analogue to digital converters
• Why you should take up the Challenge
• Bulk bin to reduce handling
• Automatic differential pressure transmitter
• Single-chip Bluetooth component
• Condition monitoring kick-start
• A first for processing under pressure
• Utility pump
• Metal detector calibration test sticks
• Small gate drivers
• Long-travel piezo scanning system
• Report shows positive employment sentiment
• Imaje is code for service
• Leak detection system
• 24V input eighth and quarter-brick dc/dc converters.
• Industrial plunger pump
• Simultaneous sampling ADCs
• New generation portable appliance tester
• New packaging facility for Wolf Blass winery
• There’s something about selenium
• Control room oxygen monitor
• The Challenge is on
• Dual analogue to digital converter
• Packaging for the long haul
• Auspack selling fast
• Tank cleaning device
• Telemecanique variable speed drive
• Digital direct-drive servo system
• Toggle switch in a 2.54mm circular housing
• Smallest push button switch
• Cold plate makes top 100
• 100W power supply units
• An intelligent approach to ID
• Thin-film chip resistors
• HACCP: a matter of balance
• Four in ten semi firms to disappear
• TNA moves into Philippines
• Tinius Olsen testing machine upgrades
• Up close and personal
• Smart substitute cuts calories
• Architects of the future
• Soundguard stops the music
• Non-random alcohol testing
• All in a week’s work
• Spiral conveyor belt
• Cast iron milling program
• BHP Billiton agrees US$3.2bn of additional sales
• Quality code through inspection
• Oscillating guillotine for auto industry
• Surface-mount RF capacitor
• Red Hat cluster power management
• Alacris technology partnership with Gemplus
• Boag’s wrapped with SMI
• Amcor a nice package for Snackfoods
• CNC sharpener
• AES-certified secure device servers
• Compact soft starters
• Software supports instrument modules
• Cutter and blender-mixer
• PCI Express-based GPIB controller
• Light pipe for board-mounted push-button switches
• Casepacking machine
• CD version of JRC semiconductor data book
• Pre-configured and pre-integrated business software
• Labelling software
• Automated wine bottling line
• Screw-mounted clip mount tie holder
• Sunny’s smiley eggs are no yolk
• Light emitting polymer display modules
• Bottling efficiency
• Don’t slip with vinyl flooring
• Polymer applies heat to market
• RFID tag blocker
• Trade show doubles as safety heats up
• Motorcycle for disabled riders wins industry award
• Remote operator for the IMS2 soft starters
• Internal ‘safe off’ function
• Inkjet printer works for Edlyn
• Slim fanless panel PC
• Hex/quad power-supply sequencers/supervisors
• Linear battery chargers
• Heads-up for athletes
• The heat is on
• Continuous cooking system
• High-speed Optocouplers
• Integrated production control system
• Network processors
• CDMA and GSM base station analyser
• GPRS/GPS combined module
• Controller area network technology for PDAs
• Pick and place case packing machine
• Provider of cool solutions
• Development module for LabVIEW
• Fully compliant interharmonics power analyser
• Measuring in MAP for baked goods
• Guided wave radar level transmitter
• Intelligent printers — no PC required
• FOOD Standards Bulletin - September 2004
• 1.5V I/O interface
• High performance thermal imager
• Kerry: the right ingredient for Awards
• Pressure cleaners range brochure
• Flexible white wall adhesive
• Taller and slimmer
• Smart label RFID printer/encoder
• Introduction to photonic technology
• Battery-operated general purpose oscilloscope
• Modular low profile conveyors
• CompactLogix controllers
• Non-standard wireless
• One machine prints all
• Get set for nanotech
• Meridian Energy goes with Matrikon
• New power supplies for CompactPCI systems
• Carry case worn on the body
• Fruit and veg market review
• VME-based dual-PMC single-slot boards
• Redundancy and hot-swap with power supplies
• S-band high power amplifier module
• Six- or seven-in-one IGBT series
• Hygienic centrifugal pumps
• FDT/DTM not a replacement for DDL
• Agitators and mixers
• A toast to Endress+Hauser
• Silicone gasket with embedded metal wire
• Surface mount white LED
• RF active transmit mixer
• Finewrap wins AFTA Best in Show award
• Optical proximity sensor
• Paint and cans recycled
• Surface-mount LEDs
• Flash only microcontrollers
• Native foods on web menu
• Safety hinge switches
• Safety gloves and pants
• Waterproof pH meter with auto buffer
• Constant current source module
• Amcor to consolidate
• European Commission funds smart card consortium
• 3.3V buck-boost regulator
• What’s in a label? Ask insignia
• AlInGaP and GaN-based miniature SMD LEDs
• Double layer capacitors
• Battery-powered electric lift trucks.
• Power supply PWM controller
• Universal device programmer with USB interface
• Remote console management switches
• Internet controller for machine to machine applications
• Parmalat to close Warwick factory
• Multi-range conductivity meter
• Light emitting diodes
• Phototransistor with integrated IR filter
• Vehicle sales fall slightly
• Versatile range of headlamps
• Test tools for systems validation
• Sequence of events module
• Two-wire pH transmitters
• ‘All-in-one’ digital thermometer
• Thermologger with or without LCD
• Heads-up for athletes
• OMAC forced to seek bride
• Enormous progress with safety protocol
• Interchangeable shaft ratcheting screwdriver
• LED range of signalling products
• Ergonomically-designed digital thermometer
• Fast response infra-red pyrometer
• The heat is on
• Soil test kits for healthy plants
• Shell refineries commence tank movement upgrade
• High pressure air service units
• Polymer piping for food and beverages
• Humidity and temperature transmitters
• Non-standard wireless
• Get set for nanotech
• ACTU welcomes James Hardie report
• Redskins round up Quest
• Socket and ratchet drive kit
• Profinet IRT soon for motion control
• Air drying systems
• Commodity exports to rise 16%
• Metal detectors must get ‘real world’ test
• Profit, people and the planet
• Combined controller and pump.
• Handheld thermometer
• Photometer for water analysis
• Chemical oxygen demand system
• Protecting what’s good
• Challenge Awards - how to enter
• Platinum sponsor weaves a web of compliance
• Bench pH meter
• Multiband OFDM technique analyses RF spectral effects
• IP67-rated RJ45 and USB connectors
• Connector systems
• Logic analysis probe
• Bench conductivity meter
• 1U dc power supply with multiple standard I/O
• Design and validation products
• Siemens secures $1.4bn global water asset
• Chlorine meter
• Magnetic mini stirrer
• Vacuum clamped workpieces friction-stir-welded together
• Vacuum starter set allows multiple applications
• THE PEST CONTROL TO SAFETY
• IEEE1394/Firewire-compliant hot-swap controllers
• Process electrodes for aggressive applications
• CLEARING THE IP MINEFIELD
• Valve position sensor
• Efficient 1200V IGBT modules
• Bluescope net profits up 29%
• Titanium purge monitor
• I/O library suite
• Automated total engine cleaning system
• Packing machine
• Toolkit for sequencing measurements and analysing results
• VFFS machine and auger combo
• Vision sensor
• Media drives home network chips
• Web-based SCADA system for pump stations
• Compression latches
• Hygienic conveyor belt drive
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Ink jet printer
• PCI express-based graphics accelerator
• High-density PXI switch module
• Process control sensor connectors
• Wind speed and direction display
• LDOs in smallest plastic package
• Pressure-sensitive safety mats.
• Self-locking stainless steel ties
• Food grade drive combinations
• Plastic film hot tack tester
• Intelligent materials handling devices
• 189 industrial disputes in June quarter
• Eight-channel thermocouple input
• Rotating ferrule crimping tool
• Instrument drivers for gas and liquid chromatographs
• Open-loop stepping systems
• Food giant fined after worker’s hand mangled
• Offline analysis software
• Blow-off nozzles
• Switching power supplies
• HPGL interpreter for motion controllers
• DIN-rail mountable power supply
• Modular belt press filter
• CBC appointed distributor for MAV
• Economical linear positioning transducer
• US telcos turn to WiMax
• Japanese agree PSRAM standard
• Gloves protect riveters
• Low-cost frequency inverter
• Temperature transmitter
• Step-up dc-dc converter.
• Grease meter with digital display
• Engineering supplies’ product catalogue
• Electromagnetic vibratory feeders
• Full automated air nippers
• Interfaces for Logix controllers
• Slimline high accuracy step motor
• Low-differential pressure sensor from SMC
• Connectorless logic analyser probes
• Automated spectrophotometer
• Technical conferences in 91 cities
• Large forklifts
• Large format digital printing systems
• Sweet success for NZ OEM
• Meal delivery system
• Flow and dosing controller
• Aerospace and defence product lifecycle management
• Temperature and humidity data logger
• Spot depositor
• Manual-based gearbox offers zero millisecond changes
• Miniature sensor
• LabVIEW delivers real-time to DeviceNet
• Spatial controller for 3D images
• Accelerometers and tension sensors
• Gemplus and SoloMio announce strategic partnership
• FEN-Kennards scholarships open for applicants
• Flow set air sampler range extended
• Lion Nathan sells China beer business
• Expandable data logger from Kyowa
• Injection process for automotive industry
• Safety 4mm male connectors
• One-stop safety experience at Sydney Safety Show
• Solid growth for Australian manufacturing but exports ease
• Fastest embedded PXI controller
• Semi-automatic container/tub filler
• Graphics accelerators
• Hangar to let: RAAF mothballs Hercules to beat the elements
• Shock and vibration dampener for rackmount PCs
• Next-generation communication performance analyser
• Plants turn wasteland into real estate
• Product lifecycle management software
• Glow-in-the-dark tape
• Single-mode fibre optic LAN transceiver
• Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches
• Renesas joins auto standards body
• Queensland program to back new technology projects
• Lift truck tailored to foundry application
• Pneuvay Engineering at Bulkex
• High speed precision fork sensor
• Aussie jet applies the pressure
• Electronic preset counter/timer/rate meter
• Anti-mist packaging film
• Global optimisation toolbox
• Half-price visualisation software
• Fire company passes SSL tests
• Beer in PET enters mass production
• Eliminate drive maintenance costs
• ADC offers direct IF sampling
• US telcos turn to WiMAX
• Digital handheld pocket refractometer
• Distributed control I/O system
• Air filtration equipment
• ARM-based networking accelerated processor
• Winning team at Queensland theme park
• AMS appoints SA distributor
• Asset management system
• Study highlights breadth of skills gap
• Onboard weighing systems
• Aerosol cleaners for hard-to-clean components
• Impact-resistant torches
• Handheld battery capacity analysers
• Pneumatic orbital riveting machine
• Flare nut and panel mount flare fitting
• PIC Flash microcontrollers
• Spray-on coating for bunding
• WorkSafe congratulates food award winner
• Luminescence sensor
• Sophos acquires anti-spam specialist
• Cool solution for hot environments
• Torque wrench manufacturer
• Optical inspection vision appliance
• Industrial rheology seminars and workshops
• National extends its China commitment
• First aid defibrillator
• Ceramic tile underlay
• Rebuilt presses and guillotines
• New range of frequency converters
• Multilayer varistors in five sizes
• Power tap connector to 40 amps
• Industrial power meter system-on-chip
• Dynamic temperature control system
• Ergonomic torque limiting screwdrivers
• Waveform data acquisition made easy
• Australian-made gas monitor
• ERPII: What manufacturers should know
• High brightness 15" LCD monitor
• Resistive touch screen controllers
• Media drives home network chips
• Mac version of disc carousel
• Vacuum free carton feeder
• Supply chain show set for 2005
• Peak stereo output audio amplifier
• Global bottled water report
• Japanese agree PSRAM standard
• The Show goes on
• LCR/ESR meter
• CAD/CAM design and cutting software
• Desalination offers long term solution to industrial water supply
• Outdoor storage coating
• Squattle valve and closure system
• Height safety eyebolt
• Machinery stopping performance recorders
• OH&S compliance software
• New era of signal analysers
• Low-voltage series reference
• Motion control system
• Altitude and automation give athletes winning edge
• Global trial of artificial heart
• Digital drives for brushless motors
• Multipower air cylinders
• New features for multiaxis toolpaths
• Brushless motor series
• Logger with food grade housing
• Australian business R&D expenditure low by world standards
• Cable ties
• Minifast connectors in B and C sizes
• Gear reducers and gearmotors
• Mixer-calibration for RF network analysers
• ISO standard pneumatic valves
• Intel discloses WiMAX plans
• Four-port, 20GHz network analyser
• The State of Green Procurement in Australia
• Converging network infrastructure solutions
• Batch solution helps pharma giant to comply with FDA regulations
• Cost-effective memory device tester
• Energy recovery from warm effluent
• Tomorrow’s food regulation
• All-terrain boots
• Air preparation units
• EU hazardous substance directives clarified
• Adaptive ballast control IC for fluorescent lamps
• Field service solution
• Dual-connected operational amplifier
• Bonfiglioli expands Victorian branch
• Freeze clamp technology
• Hydraulic orbital riveter
• Flexible packaging system
• Wireless networking reference guides
• Service tester for 3G handsets
• Universal bushings with flexible shutters
• Smart cards face threats
• North Asian mission reaches capacity
• Software for VVVF drives
• Wide bandwidth power meters and sensors
• Rochdale receives government training fund
• Portable, reliable, COD logger
• Weld purge monitor
• Surface temperature calibrator
• Self-calibrating leak testers
• Twin arm ink rub tester
• Solid-state power switches
• Stainless steel diaphragm seal
• Signal generators' frequency range extended
• Wireless connectivity test solutions
• Water look-a-like fights fire without damage
• Pressure and temperature calibration instruments
• PC graphics shipments down
• Unemployment stays at 5.7%
• Extensive range of safety products
• Broadband EMC test antennas
• High speed compact tray sealing machine
• Rochdale receives government training fund
• Multiple application Linux workstation
• Digital design software for all industries
• Positive outlook for dairy
• RFID smart label printer/encoder
• New standards for jitter analysis
• Hygienic pressure measurement
• Australian coffee influence booms in Philippines
• Metro-OTDR for network testing
• Complete packaging turnkey system
• High efficiency step-up converters
• Heat related IT failure solution
• Amplifiers for EMC and communication components testing
• Instrument for measuring pore volume
• Aussie assault on Dubai
• Database integration toolbox
• Toolmaker turns to IT for growth
• Dual set point alarm module
• Automated disc management system cuts CAD costs
• Strained silicon breakthrough
• Tank cleaner
• World's largest glass bottle filler
• Compressed air driven ionising nozzle
• North Asian mission reaches capacity
• Strategic planning tool
• Quiet loco cabs for driver comfort
• Dual-lane horizontal bagger
• Move to 3D aids exporting manufacturer
• EU hazardous substance directives clarified
• Piezoceramic linear actuators
• Dicing and strip cutting machine
• Measuring currents in ac motors
• Dominion gains Kontron
• Intel discloses WiMAX plans
• Stud mounts soften shocks
• WAN capacity limits avoided
• Modular tombstones for high density workholding
• Cool high visibility clothing
• ASEAN Economic Ministers recommend negotiations on FTA
• Stormwater drain seal for spill control
• Digital oscilloscopes
• All-terrain conversion for drum handling trolley
• Developments in fixed and mobile hydraulics
• Vibration-resistant solid-state pressure switch
• Portable bund systems
• Cutters for high-speed machining
• Pilbara selected for LNG plant
• Structured foam tool box
• Strong and flexible knife blade
• Pentium 4 power supply
• Light guides for front panels.
• August newspaper job ads up 4%
• Trend estimate for domestic wine sales down 0.8%
• New technology is opening doors for manufacturers
• New member of Teflon family
• Batteries for industrial and electronic use
• Small form factor wireless transceiver
• PCS and PDS soft starters
• Gearbox and frequency inverter combinations
• Business R&D expenditure up 4%
• Lack of visibility costing industry $$$ on flexible staff
• Suite of class libraries and controls
• Capacitance level switches
• Workplace training over the Internet
• Another record month for vehicle sales
• Moomba back to full liquids production
• Getting HSM to make the cut
• A passive approach to RFID for factory and supply chain
• Analytical Instrument Drivers for LabVIEW
• New survey measures employee alignment and engagement
• Tool for testing UMT/WCDMA mobiles
• Software development environment
• Leakage current tester
• Clamp-on power meter
• Low-absorption lenses
• Ceram to design manufacturing plant for CFCL
• K-TEK partners with ASI Instruments
• Energy saving program
• Internet job ads up 7.2%
• Helical work units
• 2D and 3D design tool
• G-Series magnetostrictive position sensors
• Enhanced data acquisition software
• Vacuum conveyors
• Financial packages and services
• Safety systems and relays
• Australian companies lag on sustainability reporting
• Portable appliance tester
• NSW regulation for fruit and veg safety
• Mechanical and technical software
• Laser head set to cut thicker metals
• Government purchasing policy in question
• Queensland Manufacturing Technology Exhibition
• Advanced tooling technologies
• Mechanical and hydraulic vices
• Welding equipment and accessories
• CAD/CAM and data management software
• Financial support for food industry
• WTIA Technology Week 2004
• Rotary screw compressors
• Magnetic base drills and tools
• CAD/CAM software solutions
• Queensland Instrumentation and Controls Show
• RFID product for SSA Warehouse Management
• IC for switching mode power supplies
• Large area vacuum grippers
• Toolmakers could save $3.3m using new processes study shows
• Welding and cutting systems
• Versatile range of engineering products
• Nonsparking safety tools
• Master range of Mig welders
• Injection moulding system
• Mini Challenger Clip
• RF circuit and board-level subsystem performance verification
• Resistance and potentiometer output signal isolators
• Maintenance-free linear guide systems
• Ac drive for motor control
• Youth targeted by industry
• Aseptic food preparation
• Programmable dc power supply
• High-visibility leather gloves
• Enclosed type dc/dc converters
• Laser for construction applications
• EMI measurement capability for spectrum analysers
• Wall-mounted digital displays
• Multirate common-cathode driver
• Awards recognise excellence in Australian manufacturing
• Receiver-only jitter measurement
• Stand alone gas alarm controller
• Windfarm goes ahead despite Canberra
• Sam Chisholm joins PBL board
• Go ahead for 9OMW wind farm
• Ai Group says manufacturing boost subsiding
• BHP to increase metallurgical coal production
• LED traffic lights
• HBM appointed Krauss Maffei distributor
• Tailored blanks manufacturing
• ACTU claims "unworkable and costly"
• Welding a major focus at QMAN
• New helicopters for army
• Robust pressure switch
• User-friendly SCADA package
• Signal integrity at any distance
• From DC to Daylight
• Dairy NRM gets regional boost
• Conveyor system for OPSM
• Food safety testing
• NI targets design
• Market visit to Singapore for natural products
• Holemaking tooling catalogue
• The FPGA dynamic probe
• Vibration isolation tabletop system
• Step-down dc-dc converters
• Aseptic pressure measurement in pipelines
• Quick change PET bottle palletiser
• High visibility shirts
• Materials handling for awkward shapes
• Industry's deepest-memory oscilloscopes
• Tailored air compressor agreements
• HPGL interpreter for motion controllers
• Monitored pneumatic valves get CE accreditation
• Soft touch connectorless probing technology
• Kellogg’s expands on Central Coast
• Have say on long-term skills model
• Microbot takes off