National Manufacturing Week 2006

National Manufacturing Week 2006

Reported by Yoshiaki Kimura, International Division

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2006 was held at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Center at Darling Harbour from May 30th to June 2nd this year and is one of the largest manufacturing technology exhibitions in Australia.

According to the post-show bulletin, there were more than 400 exhibitors and over 12,000 visitors to the show over its four-day duration.

A&D Mercury’s 6m x 6m booth had a wide range of weighing products on display. Our most popular product at this exhibition was the Dolphin High-Speed Checkweigher. This is a brand new ADM product and this exhibition gave us the opportunity to display and demonstrate the prototype for the first time. A rotating conveyor belt carries a number of samples and each weight is measured at the measuring section with a bright comparator lamp indicating Hi, OK or Lo in relation to the target weight.

Due to its fast speed and bright lamp, the Dolphin stopped many people in their tracks and we received a large number of enquiries for more detailed information about this product and its additional features.

We also exhibited some weighing system equipment such as the AD4820 and AD4400 series, which work as batcher controllers. Wireless and/or Bluetooth devices are available as options to support advanced weighing system capabilities.

Even though this was a large-scale exhibition, very few exhibitors had weighing products on display. However, we displayed a wide range of both scales and balances so visitors were able to find the exact model to suit their specific requirements.

The HVW-G was on display and is judged to be the best for weighing oil drums, the FG series is suited to weighing sacks of grain, the HC-i is preferable when counting mechanical parts and the SK-WP is a waterproof unit. There really was something for everybody at the A&D Mercury booth.

Researchers, lab technicians, professors and even students showed a lot of interest in our analytical balances, moisture analyzers, and viscometers and we received numerous requests for future demonstrations at a number of offices.

We also had the opportunity to exhibit some of our brand new products, the FX-i, FS-i and SJ. A number of staff members from Precision Calibration Services, one of ADM’s most respected dealers, evaluated these new products and are eagerly anticipating their launch.

This exhibition was an ideal opportunity to showcase ADM alongside other large-scale manufacturers in Australia and we continue to strive towards even more advanced technology.