Interested in improving productivity, and reducing time and labour spend on steel removal? Luckily, cutting with aggressive and slow grinding applications is now a thing of the past. 3M has succeeded in developing microreplication technology, implemented in the latest model from their Cubitron™ Abrasives Series. This...
The stakes are high when there is a spill on a manufacturing site—which is why BSC expert Michael Rowe says it’s essential to have the right products in the right areas. “Each plant or facility will have different requirements depending on the chemicals that are handled...
According to BSC Product Manager Michael Rowe, the LOCTITE® MRO kit provides industrial businesses with an essential range of LOCTITE® products devised to prevent downtime, save time, improve safety, and reduce costs. “It’s not dissimilar to a tackle box in size but its rugged and lockable,...
As BSC’s Michael Rowe explains, “Measuring the potential risk of an on-site injury occurring from a high-pressure hose is mainly a matter of measuring the frequency of their usage — which is high.” “To put it bluntly, a quick change in pressure behind a flexible hose application can be life-threatening,” cautions Michael. “If a pressurized hose experiences a sudden spike or release in pressure, the hose can whip or flail around in similarly unpredictable movements at...
“In places where there is a lot of heavy rock and stone products moving through a shoot there is potential for significant wear on the surface of the plates,” explains Michael Rowe, BSC Product Manager for Abrasives and Sealants. Extending the life of equipment and avoiding unnecessary downtime, is an ongoing...
At best, corrosion and erosion mean progressive oxidization and degradation of pump components —eventually requiring repair and refurbishment, and at worst, they can mean the catalyst for a premature pump failure. The key to avoiding unnecessary downtime on pump applications caused by corrosion and erosion, explains BSC Product Manager Michael Rowe, is understanding pump processes in order to protect the components and boost their reliability. To...
The food and beverage industry in Australia is subject to regulations that align with ANSI requirements and promote acceptance by USDA and FDA regulatory authorities. “Beverage producers such as wineries and breweries must ensure that the pump and valve equipment on site meet are in accordance with hygienic standards and guidelines and do not compromise the quality of their product,”...
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...
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...
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,...
