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Thursday, April 14, 2011
 
Sharing Machine Safety Knowledge
ICT has been active over many years in sharing its knowledge and experience in the developing field of machine safety. International organisation MarcusEvans conferences organised a national machinery safety and asset integrity forum at the Hilton Hotel Melbourne on 14-15th April 2011. The aim of the conference was to “discuss the most recent developments, key challenges and future trends of machine and equipment safety for fixed plants, furthermore to get organisations to understand the efforts it takes from the organisations as a whole to succeed in safety initiatives to avoid costly operational interruptions and workplace incidents and accidents.”   Read More
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
ICT presents with European safety expert.
ICT presents with European safety expert.
In October 2010 Siemens Australia invited Bernard Mysliwiec as their guest from Germany to speak in Australia in relation to the transition of standards which was occurring in Europe. Bernard has extensive experience in the field and sits on machine safety committee for the EN standards body. The seminar was run at Siemens Bayswater with speakers including: Neil Storey (Safe Work Australia), John Skinner (Siemens Australia), Bernard Mysliwiec (Siemens Nuremberg) and Mark Crittenden (ICT).   Read More
Friday, February 27, 2009
 
RFID technology streamlines production
A recent automation and control solution implemented by ICT used smart Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to deliver versatility, efficiency and quality to a sizable assembly line at one of our leading automotive manufacturers.  Read More
Friday, October 17, 2008
Readying a new generation of engineers for a 21st century career
Readying a new generation of engineers for a 21st century career
ICT’s Director, Mark Crittenden, first became aware of Project 729 in his role with the Geelong Manufacturing Council. He then took up the baton, by managing development of an entertaining “catapult” display that would showcase automated technologies to young people.  Read More
Thursday, August 07, 2008
 
Putting safety first for an automotive manufacturer
ICT was recently engaged to upgrade the safety features on a 20-year old production facility for a leading automotive manufacturer. The iron-casting line is of considerable size and complexity, running two daily 8-hour production shifts and a daily maintenance shift.  Read More
 
A decade-long site relationship – still going strong
In 1997, ICT undertook the design and implementation of process control systems for a large green fields process plant for a well-known national dairy foods processor. This project was completed under a demanding time schedule by taking advantage of state of the art S88 batch control technology. This project led the way as one of the first S88 batch implementations in Australia.  Read More
 
Category 4 Press Line safety upgrade
The challenge: designing and integrating Category 4 compliant safety upgrades to existing press lines, combining individual manual presses with a series of automated presses (including press tending robots).  Read More
Friday, October 07, 2011
ICT is recognised for smart contribution to the State of Victoria.ICT is recognised for smart contribution to the State of Victoria.
Industrial Control Technology Pty Ltd (ICT) received the highest Award of Excellence in the 2011 Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards (VEEA) in the Smart Systems category. The award recognised ICT’s outstanding contribution to the CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory upgrade at Geelong, a facility which plays a critical role in protecting animal health, human health, and the environment.  Read More
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sharing Machine Safety Knowledge
ICT has been active over many years in sharing its knowledge and experience in the developing field of machine safety. International organisation MarcusEvans conferences organised a national machinery safety and asset integrity forum at the Hilton Hotel Melbourne on 14-15th April 2011. The aim of the conference was to “discuss the most recent developments, key challenges and future trends of machine and equipment safety for fixed plants, furthermore to get organisations to understand the efforts it takes from the organisations as a whole to succeed in safety initiatives to avoid costly operational interruptions and workplace incidents and accidents.”   Read More
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
ICT presents with European safety expert. ICT presents with European safety expert.
In October 2010 Siemens Australia invited Bernard Mysliwiec as their guest from Germany to speak in Australia in relation to the transition of standards which was occurring in Europe. Bernard has extensive experience in the field and sits on machine safety committee for the EN standards body. The seminar was run at Siemens Bayswater with speakers including: Neil Storey (Safe Work Australia), John Skinner (Siemens Australia), Bernard Mysliwiec (Siemens Nuremberg) and Mark Crittenden (ICT).   Read More
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
ICT joins concentrated solar power expertsICT joins concentrated solar power experts
CSP Today is an international organisation working to bring together organisations with a common interest in the field of concentrated solar power. ICT has an active interest in this growing field and sent two representatives to the 4th Annual CSP Today summit in Sans Francisco.  Read More
Friday, June 18, 2010
Facilitating a low carbon future for Geelong.Facilitating a low carbon future for Geelong.
An understanding of the challenges and opportunities for a low carbon future will be fundamental in planning future directions for Geelong. With this in mind ICT in conjunction with the Committee for Geelong and support of Deakin University and Siemens Australia organised an executive briefing for influential members of the Geelong community. Representatives from manufacturing, commerce, local government and educational facilities attended the luncheon session at the Mecure Hotel.  Read More