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Meeting efficiency targets while minimising downtime is a core priority in Australia’s aluminium sector, which is the largest producer of bauxite in the world. On a smelting plant in Victoria, CBC has been working to supply durable componentry for long wear-life on processing machinery. “CBC carried...

During the Viva Energy Geelong Refinery major maintenance shutdown in 2020, the CBC Geelong branch helped supply critical components, including Timken spherical roller bearing solid block housed units, to the plant. The refinery’s Central Maintenance Workshop Supervisor Darren Casboult says restrictions imposed on the site during COVID-19 and the...

Drill rig chains work in some of the toughest environments. They’re also essential to a drilling rig assembly. As CBCAustralia’s National Product Manager for Power Transmission, Troy Markland, explains, “once a drilling operation starts, you can’t afford a chain to break halfway through the process.” This...