When welders have to walk between the job and the power source, either to adjust the welding parameters or to turn the machine on and off, they lose productive time. More movement on the job site also means higher risk of workplace accidents. That is why,...
Bundaberg-based Adds Up Engineering specialising in custom design, manufacture and repair of farming equipment since 1998. Their innovative fertigation units, harvesters, in-shed equipment, spraying units and ground preparation equipment are favoured by farmers across Australia and beyond. Manager Tony Denton says components such as the Rexnord FalkTM Wrapflex® Elastomer Coupling are critical to the reliability of his machines, which...
With over a hundred years’ history in brickmaking, Austral Bricks offers a wide range of creative designs for not just bricks, but also precast pavements, stonework and more. Robert Prasloski, Maintenance Manager for Austral Bricks’ Golden Grove plant talks about what goes into making top quality bricks, including how he maintains...
When selecting grinding wheels, metal workers often look for two things: Speed and efficiency. Cutting metals faster and cleaner does not always need more expensive cutting wheels, as the new 3M™ Silver grinding wheels have proven. The 3M Silver Range uses similar precision shaped grain technology as the premium 3M™ Cubitron™ II products, delivering speed and long life at a...
Misaligned pulleys and incorrect belt tensioning are some of the most common causes of belt failures in belt drive systems. Derek Hill, National Sales Manager - Industrial at Gates, says these failures can be prevented by using correct tools for belt installation and tensioning. Moreover, considering...
BSC Bundaberg Branch Manager Dale Jackson recalls how failing to order gland packings for a scheduled gearbox replacement almost caused a major downtime for a large gold mine. Luckily for the mine, BSC partner Seal Innovations was able to cut the gland packing and deliver...
When BSC Bundaberg Branch Manager, Dale Jackson learned about regular coupling failures in a mine’s dump trucks, he suggested installing Lovejoy Quick-Flex® coupling by Timken with steel hubs as an alternative solution. The couplings do not need to be realigned and can be replaced just by replacing the element,...
When BSC Technical Sales Representative David Harwood realised that a sand washing plant was replacing bearings in their main conveyor weekly, he resorted to help. The solution he proposed was using Timken’s spherical roller bearing solid block housed units to resist high abrasions from coarse sand. The result was better...
As BSC engineers studied the root cause of frequent bearing failures for a building waste recycling company, they discovered the problem was a result of silica-rich dust penetrating the bearings. The issue was resolved by designing custom housings, equipped with Alemlube’s automatic lubrication systems (ALS) to keep the...
In recent years, ABB’s Dodge Motorised Torque Arm II drives, better known as the MTAII, have become one the most popular direct shaft mount gearboxes on the market. This, as BSC’s Head of Product Management and Global SourcingLee Quigley explains, is thanks to features such as...
