More than three decades after his father founded the company, John Petrou is continuing the Brisbane-based Apex Insulation success story and recently invested in automation equipment to boost the shop’s productivity. Founded in 1983, Apex Insulation has been working with sheetmetal shops in the airconditioning and ducting industry, fitting insulation material to duct units and other HVAC construction equipment. While the company has continually broadened its customer base, factory...
Advanced Robotic Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia’s premier manufacturer of CNC routers and plasma cutters, has released version 2.0 of its popular toolpathing and nesting software ToolShop. ToolShop, ART’s in-house developed and industry leading CAM package, has undergone a major re-engineering and now offers a whole suite of new features. “The primary focus of version 2.0 was on the integration with factory processes,” says ART Director David White. “ToolShop 2.0 can now talk to MRP software (manufacturing scheduling software) and enables manufacturers to schedule parts in the office and have them automatically cut in the factory.” ART ToolShop is a...
Australia’s premier manufacturer of CNC routers and plasma cutters, Advanced Robotic Technology (ART), is introducing a new service, which will allow manufacturers in Australia to retrofit their outdated CNC routers and plasma cutters with new state-of-the-art CNC motion controllers. A CNC retrofit counteracts the signs of ageing and modernises outdated flatbed machinery to improve productivity, enable new functions, and increase energy efficiency. “If the mechanics are still in good condition yet the control unit or drive is no longer state-of-the-art, CNC retrofit often is much more cost effective than buying a new system,” ART Director David White explains. “Also,...
Company Director and co-founder David White took over full ownership of the company in late 2010 and has since introduced many new services and products to lead the company’s...
ToolShop, ART’s in-house developed and industry leading CAD/CAM nesting and toolpathing software, has undergone a major re-engineering and now offers a whole suite of new features. ART ToolShop is...
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On Thursday, 17 November 2011, the Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL) hosted its annual Queensland membership night and membership awards presentation. Approximately 30 members attended the event. They...
ART is proud to offer a new service to companies that have outdated CNC routing machines. A comprehensive package has been designed to allow old machines like the one...
Investing in an ART HDP plasma cutter has allowed Riggs Sheetmetal, Gladstone, QLD, to break from the pack and emerge as a steel fabrication success story. Riggs Sheetmetal in...
