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26 Oct The essentials of power transmission for the food processing sector

Posted at 00:53h in News

BSC Product Manager Troy Markland has become a Power Transmission connoisseur — managing a substantial portfolio of chain, pulleys, taper locks, sprockets, and ironware that will see a product from harvest, to processing, to the shelf of a local supermarket. Australian agriculture is in unprecedented times, according to Troy. A robust harvest season has seen an increase in demand for power transmission products, impaired by the overseas logistical challenges and shortages...

26 Oct Tool’s gold: Living the technician’s dream

Posted at 00:48h in News

David Malthouse is BSC’s resident tool aficionado, with a deep knowledge and understanding of the special and nuanced features that make a premium quality tool. The Product Specialist discusses BSC’s longstanding relationship with Australian owned and operated SP Tools and their new premium grade tool cabinets, suitable for both the sole proprietor’s workshop, and a more industrial scale workshop. To read the full article, please click here. ...

26 Oct A refined approach to concrete chemistry

Posted at 00:43h in News

As a valuable commodity, the sugar industry generates around $4 billion for the Australian economy every year. Since the first arrival of the dense fibre and sucrose-rich plant to Australia, sugar cane fields have expanded across the eastern coastline, particularly well-suited to the tropical conditions of Northern New South Wales and Queensland. Referred to in the sugar business as ‘crushing season,’ the sugar cane...

26 Oct Helping F&B clients upskill with bespoke training

Posted at 00:40h in News

In this article, BSC National Engineering Manager Anthony O’Keefe, and Key Account Executive Duncan McKellar describe some of the issues facing the industry and how BSC is well-positioned to provide engineering services and solutions, in addition to supplying a wide range of products. They discuss how BSC assisted a large food manufacturer to upskill their maintenance...

30 Sep How the best get better

Posted at 06:58h in News

The engineers at 3M were the first to develop precision-shaped grain technology with the 3M Cubitron 982C series model, and now they’ve reinvented it by re-engineering their original precision-shaped grain to create a fibre disc that cuts 33% faster than the original grade disc, according to Nathan Bamford, Application Engineer from 3M’s Abrasive Systems Division. “Conventional ceramic abrasive grains tend to...

30 Sep Making industrial ventilation a breeze

Posted at 06:55h in News

Proper ventilation in an industrial manufacturing environment is a critical factor to the health and safety of the workers and the quality of the final product, according to BSC Product Manager David Malthouse. Being a major supplier to industrial manufacturing segment, BSC is well positioned for demonstrating and facilitating the implementation of proper...

30 Sep Between a shock and a hard place: silicone for electrical applications

Posted at 06:53h in News

The material sciences company Dow was among the first in industrial business to invest in silicone chemistry for the manufacturing sector in the late 1940s, and presently accounts for about 50% of the world’s production of silicone products. As they continue to invest in silicone technologies,...

30 Sep No metal is an island

Posted at 06:50h in News

Mitigating the risks of metal corrosion ranks high on the list of maintenance concerns for manufacturing facilities. BSC Product Manager for Abrasives, Steve Keown, suggests maintenance and repair workers take careful consideration when assessing whether a product is safe to use on a particular metal component before implementing it. Steve has been collaborating with...

30 Sep Pumping up the volume on hydraulic systems

Posted at 06:48h in News

BSC National Product Manager for Hydraulic Fluids, Steve Keown, speaks to the ways the team at BSC has worked in partnership with Viva Energy’s Shell Lubricants team to assemble on-site engineers for joint site calls to address challenges with selecting the correct lubrication for mobile and stationary hydraulic plant equipment. “Some of the challenges with hydraulic oils are that temperature extremes vary by...

30 Sep SP Tools making an impact on heavy industry

Posted at 06:46h in News

SP Tools has become the industry leader in standards for both large and small fasteners. SP impact sockets are constructed from chrome molybdenum steel, a ductile material that adds additional elasticity to the socket and tends to bend or stretch rather than shatter. “BSC is one...