Tile over shower base is manufactured from Torbex©, is a self draining shower system with a built-in fall. This system offers a high quality package for quick and easy installation with watermark certification meeting Australian standards on all outlets. It can also be installed directly onto joists due to it having a built in fall.

Not only are these Tile Over Shower Trays ideal for tight spaces, due to their pre-formed design, but they are also a great feature in more elaborate bathroom design projects.

Akril Shower Base is easy to install and high-quality, you can be confident that the Akril Tile Tray system will meet both your construction and design needs. Why not try the rear grate option, which offers a modern look without the costly price tag.

Torbex© is a high strength long glass fibre composite material designed and developed specifically for use in shower trays.

Produced by Australia’s largest manufacturer of advanced composite materials Composite Materials Engineering is the global leader in this technology.

• Installed directly on to joist with a built-in fall to the drain
• Glue tiles directly to the tile tray – no primer needed
• Manufactured from water proof material
• Makes installing a tiled shower base quick and easy
• Suits all tiles

By using advanced composite materials, car manufacturers are able to save weight, without sacrificing strength. Thereby, increasing the fuel efficiency and performance of their cars.

The strong and lightweight properties of CME advanced composites enable car manufacturers to replace many parts previously using heavier metals or expensive alloys.
Features

• Underbody aerodynamic improvement
• Pass-by noise reduction
• Vehicle interior noise reduction
• Sump protection
• Can co-mould with heat shield material
• Potential to delete body PVC deadener
• Excellent dent/damage resistance

CME Capabilities

• Design development
• Materials development
• Tool design and development
• Validation testing in the field
• Acoustic testing

The strong and lightweight properties of CME advanced composites enable car manufacturers to replace many parts previously using heavier metals or expensive alloys.
Features

• Underbody aerodynamic improvement
• Pass-by noise reduction
• Vehicle interior noise reduction
• Sump protection
• Can co-mould with heat shield material
• Potential to delete body PVC deadener
• Excellent dent/damage resistance

CME Capabilities

• Design development
• Materials development
• Tool design and development
• Validation testing in the field
• Acoustic testing

Nestable Euro pallets

• Lightweight
• Anti-slip
• Operating conditions -20ºC to +60ºC
• Can carry loads up to 2000kg
• Nestable to reduce stack height
• High impact strength
• Readily steam or chemically cleaned
• Four-way fork access
• Closed loop inventory system
• Recyclable material
• Patent pending

10 wooden pallets = 1500mm stack height – 300 kg

VS

10 Euro pallets = 290mm stack height – 150 kg

For a 22 pallet semi-trailer the weight of conventional pallets is 660 kg.
Euro pallets would save 330kg in pallet weight.

Assuming a 1000kg load per pallet.

Using the Euro pallets increases efficiency by 1.43%

For back loads, the conventional pallets consume two complete pallet spaces on the truck. This represents a 9% efficiency loss.

In a backload the nestable euro pallets will stack on top of a full pallet – SO THERE IS NO LOSS OF EFFICIENCY.

For more information click here or visit www.myplasticpallets.com

Technique Solar Ltd (TSL) was incorporated in 2003 following years of research at RMIT University. The technology breakthrough is the use of a concentrator lens to focus the suns rays onto a Photovoltaic (PV) cell array. This means

• 75% fewer PV cells are required to produce the same electrical energy as the traditional flat plate array of the same area as the lens
• The production of electrical energy as well as the collection of heat energy (hot water) from the cells.

Technical challenges

• Weight, 10 troughs per module
• Reduce part count and complexity to give a manufacturable part
• Differential expansion of copper, aluminium, composite and acrylic over 2400mm
• Heat loss from trough walls
• Straightness, ± 2mm over 2400mm
• Rigidity, withstand 120 km/h winds

Part consolidation led to weight reduction

Concept design

• 12 part trough & assembly
• Complex lens extrusion
• High heat loss through the reflector
• Complex assembly
• Target 10* troughs = 80 kg

Final Design

• Single part trough – NO ASSEMBLY
• Simple lens extrusion
• Reduced heat loss by 75%
• Easy assembly – less variation
• Actual 10* troughs = 56 kg

Trough Construction

SMC is the ideal choice to reduce the effect of thermal expansion

Tight tolerances required for reflector geometry

Achieved at CME

• A zero shrink compound SMC 543/8 made by CME
• Moulding conditions & shot placement
• Post moulding shrinkage controls via dedicated jigs & fixtures
• Dedicated storage racks to eliminate storage distortion

Installations

Over 12 months of performance data for Bayswater (Vic) and 6 months for S. China has been obtained. Output expectations have been met.

Water circuit Watermark approved!
The Future

• The Contract for 200,000 modules per year signed with a Chinese company.
• In principle agreement for 34,000 modules for the Victorian market.
• In principle agreement to manufacture 40,000 modules in India.
• Daily international and local enquiries.