Grain Buggy Ready for Delivery
White Industries first started producing grain buggies in the late ’70s with a bin holding 100 bags, or in today’s terms, an 8-ton buggy. Nowadays, a White Industries Grain Buggy holds 36 tons of grain to keep up with the ever-increasing...
Foundry Tech: Austenitic Manganese Steel
Another highly alloyed steel family is Austenitic Manganese Steel (AMS). The original grade was invented by Sir Robert Hadfield in the 1880s, and the family is still referred to as Hadfield Steel. This family of steel contains anywhere from 11-25%...
White Industries Helps to Tighten Supply Chain
Recently, White Industries dispatched one of their largest orders on record and was dependably delivered on time, directly to the customer’s mine site in Western Australia. 135 different patterns were examined and checked 402 individual...
The Lean Manufacturing Process
In the face of increased competition in 2012, White Industries set out to see how they could improve productivity. The answer proved to be the Lean manufacturing principals. Lean manufacturing requires a relentless pursuit of reducing anything that...
Foundry Tech: Stainless Steel
Mild and low alloy steels continue to be the most widely used ferrous materials, due to their cost-effectiveness and high-performance properties. However, they do have a tendency to rust or corrode if left unprotected. This is due to the affinity...
Healthy Workers are Happy Workers!
Each year White Industries rewards staff who have stayed healthy and have also worked with White’s for a full 12 months. This year, 16 staff earned either a $400 for no absence or a $200 voucher for one day of absence, to spend at our local...
Customer Product Insight – Mainetec Buckets
In 2018, Mainetec approached White Industries to supply a new range of excavator bucket components. When this new high performance Hulk bucket was being designed, Mainetec specified high integrity, high performance materials. Their material...
Why coronavirus is ‘wake up call’ against Chinese products
Most Australians are convinced the COVID-19 pandemic has been a “wake up call” and that we should ramp up local manufacturing instead of relying on Chinese goods. According to a new YouGov poll, which was carried out on behalf of the Australian...
Foundry Tech: Low Alloy Steel or LAS
In this article, we’ll look at the workhorse of industry, Low Alloy Steel or LAS. This family of steels has many different properties can be produced to meet different needs, such as strength, hardness, wear resistance etc. LAS is used in dragline...
Apprentice Spotlight – Gordon Munroe
Gordon made his way to White Industries after holding a variety of positions throughout his career including running his own butcher’s shop and being a meat inspector at Oakey. Initially starting in the Finishing area at White Industries,...
