Manufacturing Success Stories

A new Mazak Quick Turn 350MY has just been delivered to ACIM, to help meet the growing demand for the inflatable packers, hydraulic fracturing systems and tools the company designs and manufactures. “This will take the pressure off” said one of the owners of ACIM, Anthony Coleman.

Harrop Engineering is setting lights-out manufacturing benchmarks with their Mazak Variaxis i-700 combined with a Mazak Multi Pallet Pool (MPP). The combination offers high-speed pallet transfer and extended unmanned lights-out running.

Not even a handful of days after John Hart had taken delivery of the first Mazak VARIAXIS C-600 in Australia, equipped with the SmoothAi control which is also a first in Australia, the machine was purchased by Signature Orthopaedics.

SKILL Engineering Pty Ltd adds a Mazak VCN-700D to their Mazak fleet.

Take a look at this time lapse video made by Sharpe Engineering on their Mazak Slant Turn 550 located in their Roma facility.

PWR Advanced Cooling Technology had a 7 day Christmas shutdown while their Mazaks continued to run unmanned for the whole week.

The large capacity of the Agile Flex 35D drawers coupled with the integrated, in-process CMM gauging maintaining the quality affords a major US based orthopaedic joint producer confident, extensive unmanned run times. The CNC machine is now able to be run, without operators, 24 hours a day.

Harrop Engineering is a true Australian success story with a rich history dating back more than 65 years, and a legendary reputation in the automotive and motor sport communities.

Axiom Precision Manufacturing is one of many manufacturers thriving in South Australia’s fast-growing defence and aerospace sector. We spoke to Craig Maynard, the General Manager of Axiom Precision Manufacturing, to get an insight into their significant machine tool investments plus the company’s recently completed, and purpose built, manufacturing facility.

“The Mazak Integrex machines are renowned for their multitasking abilities, and as we are a workplace that follows Lean manufacturing and 5S principals, Mazak was a clear choice for us,” says Mark Palaszewski, CNC Machining Supervisor at APCO.

Mass production of medical nasal swabs with 3D printing in Australia ends reliance on overseas supply.

Established in 1982 and located in Newcastle Australia, Melvelle Equipment Corp is a second generation, Australian owned family business that manufactures specialised rail maintenance equipment.

Spinal surgery is a complicated procedure requiring an extensive and costly support network. Anatomics’ SpineBox method of pre-planning surgery and additive manufacturing of customized medical devices has the potential to realize significant time and cost benefits for the healthcare system. The streamlined procedure and solution not only improve the patient outcomes, they also reduce the risk of infection, as well as the strain on central sterile services departments (CSSD).

A Melbourne based probiotic manufacturer required a robotic automation solution to palletise product inside their cold room store operating at a temperature of around 2°C.

PWR Advanced Cooling Technology is an Australian company, based in Ormeau Queensland, recognised as a world leader in the design and the production of water, oil and forced induction air cooling solutions for elite motorsports, working with teams in leading race categories such as Formula One, Moto GP, NASCAR, V8 Supercars, DTM, IndyCar, WRC to name a few.

Additively manufactured OMX Solutions OsseoFrame. 3D printing of patient-specific implants that aid in healing.

Global Manufacturing Group (GMG) has recently made significant investments in their productivity, adding three new Mazak CNC machines to their already impressive machine shop.

A popular family-owned wine company from NSW approached John Hart Automation to implement a robotic automation system into their cask filling and packaging line.

A John Hart robotic automation success story: robotic palletising of heavy and jagged bales of scrap aluminium from packaging production.

Australian Company 3D Printing Studios has been working with State, Government, and Health Departments to mass-manufacture Medical Nasal & Throat Swabs used in Covid-19 Test Kits, using 3D printing.