MOBILE AUTOMATION NEWS
Understanding SIL Levels for Machine Safety in Australia
Something that is becoming more and more of critical importance for factory managers, is worker safety. Could you imagine having dangerous machines like robots, presses, welding equipment, furnaces etc. , so unprotected that anybody could walk right up to them and be...
What is SCADA
What is SCADA? A Simple Explanation SCADA stands for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. It sounds complicated, but it’s just a fancy name for a system that helps people monitor and control machinery from a distance. SCADA is used in lots of places—like water...
From Chaos to Control: The Power of PLCs in Automation
Why PLCs Are the Brains Behind Modern Automation If you’ve ever peeked inside an automated machine and wondered what keeps it all running smoothly, the answer is almost always the same: a PLC, or Programmable Logic Controller. At its core, a PLC is the brains of the...
How Industrial Robots and Cobots Are Changing the Game for SMEs
The world of robotics is as wide as an ocean. There are robots to build cars, robots to assemble mobile phones, robots to transport things around warehouses, robotic limbs for amputees, not to mention the often spooky looking humanoid style robots. Robots are...
Asphalt Manufacturing Plant
Boral Deer Park had an outdated and inefficient asphalt drying oven which was at the end of its life. These ovens are used for high-forced volume thermal convection applications. They provide uniform temperatures throughout, meaning that they are ideal for drying...
Productivity Increased with Universal Robots
Total Tooling Case Study Victorian based company, Total Tooling has been servicing Australian and global manufacturing needs for over 30 years. The company has three factories employing over 80 people. Total Tooling contacted Mobile Automation to develop a new...
Rockpress’ Welding UR
Mobile Automation has recently installed a Universal Robot in Queensland, Australia, at Rockpress. Rockpress is a leading manufacturer of metal works, from metal componentry through to major structural and industrial works. A primary robot was installed to support the...
World’s Greatest Shave Success
Mobile Automation has recently participated in the World's Greatest Shave for the Leukaemia Foundation. All together we had 10 members of our team shave their heads and an overwhelming amount of donations from family and friends. We set out to raise $5,000 for the...
Students gain insight into the future of robotics
The “Tech Tour” is a program coordinated to bridge the gap for students learning about technology, industry and manufacturing in a simulated environment to an actual working environment. This tour will assist in providing understanding...
Eaton Authorised System Integrator Partner Announcement
Power management company Eaton, today announced a long-term System Integrator partnership with Mobile Automation. Mobile Automation are an industrial electrical, automation & engineering solutions provider, with over 30 years’ experience servicing the Australian...
Automatic Transfer Switch Installation
One of our valued customers had an outdated power transfer system where a manual change-over switch required an employee to be onsite in the event of mains power being lost. This meant that someone had to physically start the back-up power generator and swap over the...
MiR Update
MiR have released a new look MiR100 and MiR200, the updates have improved quality significantly. MiR are continuously improving their products to support the needs of the constantly changing market, therefore they have upgraded the MiR100 & MiR200 to an even...
Girls in STEM Robotics: VEX Girl Power Competition Inspires Future Innovators
Yarra Ranges Tech School reached out to our partnering schools for a Special day, VEX Girl Power-Robot Building Competition. We invited groups of five female Students, and one Female teacher to our Tech Centre and learn how to develop and program a robot whilst beings...
Mobile’s Robot Success
2018 was a very successful year for the robotic division at Mobile Automation, significantly improving our sales from previous years and attaining many recognisable awards. Late last year we were invited to Singapore to attend the annual Universal Robot meet, where we...
Meet Simble
Our NEW Energy Analytics Solution Mobile Automation is proud to collaborate with Simble as an official System Integration Partner in delivering energy, water, gas and solar metering and data analytics solutions to all Australian companies. Through our vast...
Australia globally recognised for research strengths in robotics
CSIRO’s Data61’s new Robotics Innovation Centre in Queensland has the backing of the Australian government, which sees robotics and automation as a key strength for the country. In March, CSIRO’s Data61 announced the opening of a new purpose-built research facility...
Mobile’s Going to Auspac
Auspac is Australasia's largest processing and packaging event, which is being held at the Melbourne Convention Centre this year from the 26th-29th of March! Mobile Automation is proud to announce that we are teaming up with The Robot People, Universal Robots and...
MiR Increase Efficiencies at Honeywell
Honeywell is a producer of gas detection products for commercial and domestic use. Honeywell focus predominantly on remaining competitive by using automation and robotics within their workplace, but they were struggling to automate the raw material handling that was...
Universal Robots do the Heavy Lifting
Orkla Foods Orkla Foods is one of the leading manufacturing companies in Europe, among other products, they produce vanilla ice cream. Before the integration of a Universal Robot in their facility they used to have employees manually packing the vanilla ice cream...
Automation in the Egg Industry
Cascina Italia Cascina Italia is a large egg processing organisation, processing more than 1.5 million eggs per day. Due to the competitive nature of the fresh food market, Cascina Italia must be able to react quickly and efficiently to market demands. To improve the...