ART’s Director David White, who co-founded the 100%-owned and operated company in 1997, talks about the challenges and advantages of local manufacturing, and what it takes to compete against low-cost countries and imported products to move forward and keep making…
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ART releases affordable, feature-rich and precise SMART XR plasma cutter
Manufacturers are tightening their belts in a tight economy. But there are good reasons to make equipment investments and bring cutting jobs in-house. In order to remain competitive, shops have to provide their customers with the best combination of product…
Manufacturing opportunities abound in expanding mining sector
There is not a day that goes by that you can’t find an article about the challenges Australian manufacturers are facing in order to remain globally competitive. But there are many believers in the sector who see opportunities despite the…
Come and see us on stand 334 at the Surat Basin Energy & Mining expo!
Dates & Times: Wednesday 22nd June: 9am to 5pm Thursday 23rd June: 9am to 4pm ART will be exhibiting at the Surat Basin Energy & Mining expo! We have developed a high definition CNC plasma cutter series which is specifically designed for heavy-duty manufacturing…
Why choose ART aluminium routers for ship & boat building
CNC Controls: ART manufactures controls in-house
New plasma hole cutting technology narrows the gap with laser
Hypertherm, the world leader in plasma arc metal cutting technology, has combined its newest HyPerformance technology with ART’s machine motion control systems and the latest software to take plasma cutting to a whole new level. The patent-pending hole cutting technology…
ART meets changing demands in trade education
Australia’s premier manufacturer of CNC routers and plasma cutters, Advanced Robotic Technology (ART), has recently attended the Engineering TAFE Senate conference at Southwest TAFE, Warrnambool, VIC, to show how partnerships between ART and tertiary education providers around the country will…
Cost savings in the manufacture of aluminium ships
Aluminium has been widely used by most marine countries for commercial and naval vessels since the mid 1950s, and numerous current Navy ship classes use substantial amounts of aluminium. While there may have been a time when legitimate concerns existed…
How to reduce production times: Optimum tool path strategies
Optimum tool path strategies reduce production times There are many components to an effective CNC machining process for fabrication shops. While a high-quality CNC machine is an important factor for the efficient machining of quality products, a good automatic tool…
ART Director David White on Nesting
Nesting is the process of positioning the components on the screen within the material to be cut. The human eye is extremely good at judging the optimal layout of complex shapes and a good operator can achieve very high yield…
ART Director David White on Tool Pathing
The advent of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) cutting machines has revolutionised many fabrication industries over the last couple of decades. Almost all fabrication shops now use cad drawing tools to design their components, and automated cutting processes are a natural…