Austech 2008 - floor space sells out!

John Hart will again be exhibiting a wide range of world leading manufacturing machinery and equipment at the upcoming AUSTECH 2008 show in Sydney this May.

From all indications, the show looks to be another exciting opportunity for John Hart and other manufacturer’s to showcase their technology with all stands being sold out by December

Article below was taken from www.industrysearch.com.au

Australia’s premier manufacturing technology and machine tool exhibition, Austech, has already sold all exhibitor stands for their next show which will be held at the Sydney Exhibition & Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, NSW, from 27th to 30th May, 2008.

Organised by AMTIL (The Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Ltd) Austech has grown steadily from its first show in 2000. “There has been a substantial growth over the last three years” says Ms. Kim Warren, Exhibition Manager, AMTIL.

Many companies have taken larger stands and 73 exhibitors have booked out over 4,000 square metres of stand space, the highest yet. “The sell-out was reached in October 2007 and this great result is a sign of confidence in the industry and that Australian manufacturing technology is on the upswing” says Shane Infanti, CEO, AMTIL.

Austech is generally regarded as a “must see” event by anyone interested in the use of machine tools and accessories, laser technology, cutting tools, programming systems and specialised ancillary equipment. It is a showcase for exhibitors who are the best in their fields of expertise and it provides visitors with the opportunity to inspect the very latest technology and innovations from all around the world.

Typical comments from exhibitors at Austech 2007 were:

“Visitors to our stand at Austech showed a high level of interest in the technology we were displaying.”

“We received the largest ever list of qualified leads.”

Austech runs under the banner of National Manufacturing Week which combines several exhibitions under the one roof. The 2008 show is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet.

To visit the AMTIL website click www.amtil.com.au

January 2008

John Hart and Citizen Machinery sign new partnership deal

To our Valued Customers,

It is with great pleasure that we announce the agreement between John Hart Pty Ltd and Marubeni Australia Ltd to represent Citizen Machinery Co. Ltd in Australia.
Effectively immediately, John Hart will become the exclusive agent for Citizen “Cincom” products throughout Australia.
For over sixty years John Hart has represented a select few world class machine tool and accessory suppliers. Citizen is based in Japan and is a world leader in sliding head lathes designed for high production manufacturing. The addition of the Citizen range complements our other world leading brands and offers another manufacturing solution for customers in this specialised market segment.
Citizen Cincom machine tools offer a broad range of machines with a variety of integration options which offer manufacturers increased productivity benefits.
As the new agent, John Hart will be your new point of contact for all Citizen inquiries and machine service support needs. Should you require product information or you would like to discuss the capabilities of the Citizen range please contact your local John Hart Branch.

With this new agreement we look forward to continuing our long and successful relationship supporting Australian manufacturers.

Kind Regards,

Nicholas Rehfisch
General Manager

John Hart Pty Ltd

April 2006

To visit the Cincom website click here

HyperGear Launch

In October 2006, John Hart held a special in-house product launch at its Head Office in Clayton, Victoria for the new Mazak HyperGear 510 laser processing machine. The event was an excellent chance for customers, industry representatives and John Hart technical partners to witness the latest in state-of-the-art Mazak 2D lasers to hit our shores. Our specially invited guest speaker and Manager of Mazak Optonics Corp, Japan, Mr. Hideo Awa was present to welcome guests and discuss the latest technology, features and applications of the Mazak HyperGear.

Resident John Hart laser specialist Dang Le who has been specially trained in Japan, and who was  assisted by Mazak factory applications specialist Mr Ueno, were both on hand to demonstrate the cutting capabilities of the machine and to open people’s minds as to the possible applications and projects that could be achieved on this highly cost effective and productive laser machine.

Visitors were impressed by the speed and precision with which the HyperGear processed a number of different shapes using varying materials and thicknesses. Also highlighted as being vital to the successful operation of the machine, was the manner and accuracy with which each job was programmed and Dang was able to demonstrate the ease of use of the PC based programming functions as well as the easy to use Mazatrol PREview controller.

Representatives from Atlas Copco, Linde Gas and Smorgon Steel were also on hand to offer advice and information on how their products were important to the effective use and maintenance of the HyperGear laser, be it using the latest in air filtration technology, supplying the cleanest and purest gas to your resonator, or making sure you were using the best available steel for your cutting projects.

The event was judged as being a very successful and informative introduction to the latest and one of the most advanced Mazak 2D laser processing machines available and offered a great chance for all visitors to witness a fully operation HyperGear laser for themselves.

To view more images of the event, click here
To read more on HyperGear click here.

October 2006

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