Opinion: Climate Change
By Jim Stevenson Is anyone sick of hearing about climate change yet? Have your eyes glazed over? At least it is a change from COVID-19 news. Whether you believe in climate change or not, there will be consequences for all of us over the coming...
BREAKING NEWS: Ipswich facility online
White Industries’ new Ipswich facility is now in operation. The new facility delivers a host of new capabilities for White Industries’ clients, with the large jobbing moulds up to 5m x 5m x 3m, castings up to 22T in iron and 7T in...
Foundry Tech: Copper-based alloys
In this edition, we’ll begin exploring copper-based alloys. They are a widely used family that has been around since around 3300 BC. The copper family falls under the following main groups, which are further split into subgroups as different...
Welcome Dave Berry
Hi, Dave Berry here. I’m the new Manufacturing Manager for the Ipswich site currently due to open on the 19th October. Here’s a quick rundown of my career to date. I started as an Apprentice Patternmaker back in the mid-80s at Thompsons, Kelly...
When Railways Grow, the Country Grows
History shows that the arrival of the railway in many countries lead to unprecedented levels of prosperity and growth, with countries across the world opening up for trade and population growth thanks to development of rail networks. For more than a...
Foundry Tech: Aluminium
Up till now, we’ve explored ferrous alloys, those based on the element Iron (Fe). In this article, we start exploring non-ferrous alloys with this article devoted to Aluminium (or Aluminum), or what some people refer to as “alloy”. Aluminium...
A day in history: The establishment of White Industries, Dalby
The passion behind the rich history… Founder Bob White, as a boy, spent many hours in his dad’s work shed, creating things. Unlike his Dad, Bob’s passion was for metal, not wood. Bob got a five-year indentured apprenticeship as a Tool Maker at...
Supporters of Australian Manufacturing
Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL) has been operating since 1982 and is Australia’s second-largest aluminium smelter. The operation is located at Boyne Island in Central Queensland, and activities include manufacturing carbon anodes in the carbon plant,...
White Industries to acquire Bradken Ipswich site
White Industries is pleased to announce the acquisition of the manufacturing site currently known as Bradken Ipswich Operations. A Heads of Agreement has been executed by the two companies, with the transfer of the site to take place in quarter...
The importance of concurrent design
In a highly competitive market with ever-changing global competition, your value proposition should form the basis of every product you create. This entices your customer and gives them confidence, but in doing so, you also need to be confident that...
