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ABB Action Magazine

ABB Action Magazine has just been released for the first quarter 2014, and it is packed full of useful information for the Australian market. Although the first quarter edition does not feature All Torque supply partners Baldor or Dodge in its pages, it does include information regard
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Wrap Spring Clutches

Wrap Spring Operation CB Series wrap spring clutch/brake combinations are designed for applications requiring a continuous rotational input being converted into starting and stopping a load.  To start motion, the solenoid is pulsed, moving the actuator arm away from the control collar
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Radicon Repair: Adding Value

Recently, a client of ours in the pulp and paper industry had a Radicon BU400 underdriven worm gearbox fail on them.  The Radicon unit was on an important piece of machinery, and the failure proved to be quite costly in terms of production lost.  We were given the task of making sure
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Toyota – Time To Leave

Toyota has joined Ford and Holden in completing the exodus of the car manufacturing industry from Australia.  The move was widely tipped by the manufacturer itself late last year, ahead of an announcement yesterday. Manufacturing will cease at Toyota’s Altona plant in 2017, brin
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Performance of Manufacturing Index – January

According to the Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) Australian manufacturing retracted for a third consecutive month in January, recording an overall figure of 46.7.  The January result is a further decline from December, receding by nearly a full basis point.  The PMI is conduc
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