Month: December 2025

**This story first appeared in the October 2025 edition of AMT Magazine** Modern day machining is heavily reliant on carbide. We use it to make the tools that cut, shape, and machine products that directly or indirectly affect our day-to-day life. But what happens when a carbide tool reaches the end of its life? For many, the answer has been simple but wasteful: throw it away. Guhring aims to change that mindset with a carbide recycling program that is proving to be as beneficial for customers as it is for the planet. The idea is straightforward. Used carbide tools are collected, recycled, and turned back into raw material for new tools. However, the execution is where Guhring’s approach stands out. This is not a side project or an occasional green initiative. It is a full-fledged, integrated service built into the company’s operations, with a focus on both environmental responsibility and customer advantage. Turning scrap into opportunity Most people do not realise just how valuable carbide is.…

**This story first appeared in the October 2025 edition of AMT Magazine** The CSIRO’s Continuous3D project is giving robots the “brains and eyes” they need to make industrial repairs more efficient – while also addressing the sector’s shortage of skilled labour. Like many advanced economies, Australia faces a looming shortage of skilled tradespeople. CSIRO Robot Manufacturing Team senior research scientist Peter King says he understands Australia needs 70,000 welders by the year 2030. “Whereas in the past, we had these people, now the younger generation is more interested in other professions. That leaves us with the problem of keeping critical infrastructure running and manufacturing things,” he says. Continuous3D was born out of the need to make working with industrial robots easier and more productive, King explains. “The first part of a project typically involves a lot of robot programming, and that can often be quite a headache,” he says. “Often you want to get down to actually doing the task, but the first thing you’ve got to do is…