In order to provide growing value for our existing and future customers Ronson Gears undertook a business review through the Australian Government’s Enterprise Connect program. From the review it was recommended that Ronson Gears seek assistance in implementing Lean Manufacturing throughout the business. We successfully applied for funding and have now completed the first stage of implementation.

Sustainable manufacturing or ‘green manufacturing’ has remained a hot topic amongst manufacturers and the general community for some time now, a fact demonstrated in the May issue of the AMT magazine* from AMTIL.

As the show draws to an end, some ‘live’ news brought to you by Gavin New, reporting straight from the Ronson Gears booth! Check out the short clip below.

Let the show begin! The Ronson Gears team was ready at Stand 0820, as was The Hon Andrew Stoner, Deputy Premier, NSW and other Industry Leaders who met to discuss and consider the key issues for the Manufacturing Industry, at the opening forum for the National Manufacturing Week show, held this week at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, yesterday.

Fascinated by wind-powered machinery? So are we and we’ve found a video that perfectly describes the layout of a typical wind turbine generator as found on Wind Farm worldwide.

Famously known as the land ‘down under’, Australia is a hotbed of innovation with a fairly strong foundation in the areas of science and education, a keen focus on research and development, and an interested eye on emerging trends and technologies. Over the years these long standing qualities have been instrumental to the birth of well known mechanisms such as ‘Differential Gears’ and the ‘Variable Ratio Rack & Pinion Steering’ - to name a couple.

Back in 1828 Thomas Tredgold, an English engineer and writer defined engineering as “the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man”. This is a belief that Ronson Gears also upholds especially when we come across work of art such as the one showcased in this video of a  wire-bending tool and device being used to shape up a wire gear! Yet another innovative way of creating gear-shaped objects!

Meet and greet us at the upcoming National Manufacturing Week (NMW) in Sydney at Stand 0820 from the 8 - 11 May 2012. It’s an opportunity to have one-on-one catch-up with members of the Ronson Gears team who are always ready to answer any questions that you may have with relation to your gearing needs, and/or share their experience in the gearing industry.

Ronson Gears is proud to present our latest acquisition: The CNC Okuma Machining Centre (ACE Center MB-56VA).

For the average consumer, cars are often synonymous to speed, wealth and power and one of the exciting benefits of being in the gear manufacturing business is the opportunity to work up close and personal with the components that can ensure those cars perform at their optimal capacity.

Back on deck after a relaxing Easter break, the team at Ronson Gears is gearing up for the National Manufacturing Week 2012 (NMW) – Australia’s most popular “rendez-vous” for leading Australian and international  manufacturers and manufacturing suppliers.

Easter is just around the corner and before you roll up your sleeves and get busy in the kitchen, take a break, sit back and watch this interesting piece of equipment in action. We think it’s quite an innovative way of making gear shaped cookies using a 3D food printer and a deep fryer. The team at Ronson Gears wishes you a Happy and Safe Easter Holiday!

This week check out this interesting video that we found and thought to share with you. The video, inspired by Jacques Maurel, showcases magic gears that touch each other and move in the same direction. They operate like normal gears, yet isn’t quite your typical gear.

Gears are considered as one of the oldest piece of equipment known to mankind, so old in fact that their origin can be traced back to The Chinese South-Pointing Chariot in the 27th century B.C – a vehicle built on two wheels which bore a movable indicator that always pointed South no matter how the chariot turned. The chariot, allegedly designed by mechanical engineer Ma Jun, possessed rotating wheels that were mechanically geared to keep the indicator pointing in a southern direction without the use of magnets.

Far from being dead, the manufacturing sector in Australia still plays a critical role in our economy and the latest ‘Performance of Manufacturing’ index released by the Australian Industry Group and Pricewaterhouse Coopers is supporting this theory. Amidst the doom and gloom of impending global economic meltdown, key findings from the survey of 200 manufacturers reveals that the Australia’s manufacturing sector is expanding rather than contracting.

After an almost two week sojourn in the USA, Gavin, Sales & Marketing at Ronson Gears is back on Australian soil – replenished and full of ideas for the company.

Back when globalisation well and truly took the world by storm, organisations welcomed this phenomenon as a blueprint for success. This branching out of services to a wider, often more profitable audience presented unparallel advantages and many organisations have since capitalised on it.  Yet today, only a few years later, this global foundation is experiencing another shift.

Most people would be familiar with moving machines such as cars, aeroplanes, trucks, trains (...) – machines that drive us to different places, fly us from one continent to another, drill down and work the land to provide for us, and the list goes on. But how often do we consider the extraordinary device at the very heart of those machines: Gears!

A little over a year now, Ronson Gears joined the KHK Global Network as the exclusive agent for Australia and New Zealand – a collaboration with world’s leading stock gears manufacturer which has proven to be of significant value to the Australian gear industry and fruitful in numerous ways.

Next week members of the Ronson Gears team once again head abroad in the pursuit of knowledge and innovation in the gear industry. Destination: The United States (US) with quite an agenda!  Gordon New, Ronson Gears MD and Gavin New, Sales & Marketing will connect with strategic partners and visit customers in Illinois, both existing and new, and will then attend the 2012 AGMA/ABMA Annual General Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs in Florida.