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The Client: Coolamon Chaser Bins

Since 1972 Coolamon Chaser Bins, has been a leading Australian manufacturer of agricultural equipment based in New South Wales.Proudly family-owned and with a strong reputation for building durable and high-capacity chaser bins, mother bins, and spreaders, Coolamon serves farmers across Australia with machinery designed to perform under the toughest harvest conditions.

The Challenge

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NASKU GmbH is a German technology company specializing in GPS-based automation systems for construction machinery, with a core focus on piling equipment. Their solutions enable automated control and navigation of machines using digitally defined measuring points, replacing manual methods to improve precision, efficiency, and reliability.

By integrating advanced components and software, NASKU helps clients reduce resource usage, minimize errors, and ac

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Seahorse Amphibious Vehicles, founded by Graham Lumley in 2014, emerged to tackle safety and efficiency challenges in amphibious passenger vehicles. Initially reliant on WWII era vessels or adapted donor motor chassis, Seahorse Amphibious Vehicles set out to revolutionise the industry with innovative designs.

In 2022, Seahorse Amphibious Vehicles entered full production at a new UK-based factory, marking a pivotal shift in their mission. Their flags

Background
An ever-growing demand for electric vehicles, coupled with 65% of the electrical energy used in the industry consumed by electric motors, pressured the governments around the world to introduce MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standards), setting mandatory minimum efficiency levels for electric motors.

In response, motor designers are looking to reduce losses in their machines to boost efficiency and thus limit CO2 emissions through developing high-per

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Based in Santiago, B-Konnet provides cutting-edge inventory solutions for raw material processing in South America and developed a system called B-silo, which is able to continuously monitor the level of liquids, powder and solids for a wide range of industries. Their product can detect weight changes in a silo (or multiple silos, that need to be monitored at a facility) and instantly provide th

Background
Using helicopters has been found to be effective in a number of industries, including agriculture, forestry and firefighting in particular. Containing large fires, sometimes stirred by winds, is an extremely dangerous job, costing hundreds of lives of firefighters every year, not to mention the ones who get injured in the process.

As a result, when it comes to big fast-spreading fires, water bombers serve as an essential firefighting tool all around th

Measuring Torque to Control Concrete Viscosity

Background

Torque Measurement is a very simple mechanical process; in essence, it is a measure of the ‘force’ used in turning (or attempting to turn) something. When a force or ‘torque’ is applied to a shaft, the shaft twists (by a very small amount). This twisting produces a ‘stretch’ in the material of the shaft, and it is this process that allows a measuremen

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According to the International Energy Agency, electric motors are widely used in industry, infrastructure systems, building technologies, and transportation, contributing to almost half of the global electricity use. The largest proportion of this electricity consumption is attributed to mid-size motors, which are utilised by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), or as a component for pumps, fans, compressors and auxiliary components (variable speed drives,

Backgorund
Australia is the fifth largest producer and the second largest exporter of coal in the world. Apart from export, coal is used domestically for electricity generation, manufacture of steel and cement and other power generation purposes.

Mining contributes heavily to the Australian economy and accounts for 6-7% of Australia’s GDP, exceeding both agriculture and tourism industries together. Being a critical contributor to the Australian economy, coa

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