Naomi Phillippa Ward was born in Adelaide on 11 July, 1918 and passed away on 8 May, 2011. Well may you ask, who was that person? It was none other than the Institute’s beloved “Muff” Neuenkirchen.
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Cat gets go ahead to buy out Bucyrus
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has endorsed Caterpillar?s plan to purchase Bucyrus International, manufacturers of surface and underground mining equipment, in a transaction worth $US8.6 billion (including net debt).
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SafeSpine programme tackles soft tissue injuries
Corporate health provider Onsite Health Solutions (OHS) will release the results of its SafeSpine programme at the Queensland Safety show from tomorrow (21 June). Over 30,000 Australian workers have participated in the programme to date.
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Mining and Construction still hiring
The consistent hiring streak of the mining and construction sector in Australia is set to continue into the next quarter, according to the Manpower Outlook Survey released during the week.
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Green concrete wins environmentally smart award
Toowoomba based Wagners CFT Manufacturing collected the prestigious Premier?s Climate Smart Award at the Queensland Premier?s ClimateSmart Sustainability Awards in mid-June for its development of an ?earth friendly concrete? to help in the fight against carbon emissions.
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Komatsu and TAFE to train apprentices
Komatsu Australia has developed a strategic alliance with the TAFEs in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia as part of its programme to increase the number of apprentices. The new partnership promises to deliver an improved apprentice development system. It will not only give the apprentices the key trade skills they need, but will also help them develop basic business, life and personal responsibility skills.
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Lifting bags used in Christchurch?s quake clean-up
Lifting bags, normally used to position everything from pipelines to machinery, have been employed in the Christchurch earthquake clean-up to improve the process of shifting heavy rocks.
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Challenge to test the top dump truck operators
During the 2011 Mackay Show, the skills of coalmine dump truck operators will be tested with the Top Operator challenge. The unique skills test will run over three days and will be open to all current coalmine dump truck operators.
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K-Self Aligning Idlers
A misaligned conveyor belt is usually the cause of many problems related to the conveying of bulk material. The K-Self Aligning Idlers for both through and return applications are used to overcome belt ?miss-tracking.? It is constructed using a centre pivot bearing and made to suit the existing belt profile. It provides belt centering by causing the idler frame to pivot as it makes contact with the belt edge. This swivel action causes the belt to realign, making it secure and proficient.
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BOOTS-ON for Komatsu launch
The third BOOTS-ON, training and customer event was utilised to introduce Komatsu?s sales team from around Australia and New Zealand to the company?s latest products.
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