The WFonline Resource Library contains white papers, eBooks, webcasts, videos and technical papers to help you manage and solve work related problems. Select from a broad variety of application and technology related subjects, supplied by vendors or written by the WFM editorial team. New content will be added each month, so be sure to check this valuable resource section regularly.
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Gene expression and miRNA data analysis
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Life Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
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1800 331 627
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Automated analytical pipelines that are modular and flexible, combined with the use of standardised file formats, can facilitate miRNA and whole transcriptome data analyses. This white paper discusses methods and bioinformatics tools that can be logically connected to create such automated pipelines from raw sequences to statistical reporting and mapped counts assigned to each gene or miRNA.
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- Pages: 8 pages
- Format: PDF
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Ion semiconductor sequencing: hypothesis-free RNA analysis
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Life Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
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1800 331 627
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Recent advances in RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technologies now allow researchers to characterise entire transcriptomes much more comprehensively than is possible using traditional platforms. As sequencing depth increases, sensitivity and per-base coverage also increase, enabling quantification of low-abundance transcripts. To learn more download this white paper now.
- Pages: 8 pages
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Avoidable mistakes that compromise cooling performance in data centres and network rooms
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Schneider Electric (IT Business)
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02 9125 8927
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Avoidable mistakes that are routinely made when installing cooling systems and racks in data centres or network rooms compromise availability and increase costs. These unintentional flaws create hotspots, decrease fault tolerance, decrease efficiency and reduce cooling capacity.
- Pages: 14 pages
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Data centre temperature rise during a cooling system outage
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Schneider Electric (IT Business)
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02 9125 8927
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The data centre architecture and its IT load significantly affect the amount of time available for continued IT operation following a loss of cooling. Some data centre trends may actually increase the rate at which data centre temperatures rise.
- Pages: 13 pages
- Format: PDF
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Realising sustainability success through technology
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Schneider Electric (Aust) Pty Ltd
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02 9125 8000
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Sustainability is increasingly becoming a byword of our time, a metaphor for change at individual, corporate and governmental levels. For a concept that has so rapidly evolved, there are few frameworks through which it can be easily analysed, communicated and understood.
- Pages: 15 pages
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Reducing the carbon footprint of sewage pumping stations
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Hydro Innovations
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02 9647 2700
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Carbon is 'produced' whenever a crew jumps into the truck to go to a site, whenever the pumps are energised and running. This paper describes the vastly improved use of energy, and hence reduced carbon production, when self-priming pumps are used instead of submersible pumps.
- Pages: 10 pages
- Format: PDF
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Divide and conquer: multicore processors and automation applications
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Advantech Australia Pty Ltd
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03 9797 0100
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Download this white paper to read why multicore processors were developed, examine the advantageous features these systems may offer automation applications and look into a real-world example. Click here now.
- Pages: 11 pages
- Format: PDF
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Advanced pressure diagnostics provide valuable insight into your process
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Emerson Process Management
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03 9721 0200
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Advanced pressure diagnostic technology provides a means for early detection of abnormal situations in a process environment and enables the user to proactively respond to changes in the process, troubleshoot and prevent future shutdowns. Find out how it can help prevent abnormal situations in your plant.
- Pages: 7 pages
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Government grants can reduce your company’s energy bill by up to 50% - act now
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Todae Solar
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1300 467 652
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Did you know your company could benefit from up to $500K from Australian Government Energy Efficiency grants for manufacturers? But time may be running out, with the Opposition planning to abolish such carbon tax-driven incentives. This paper shows you how to apply now, including tips to give your application the best chance of success.
- Pages: 7
- Format: PDF
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Plant floor visibility: getting more from your plant floor
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Invensys Operations Management
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65 6829 8638
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Flexibility, visibility and foresight are the primary drivers of success for manufacturing plants. In short, they need to be able to connect dots and centralise ideas to accelerate profitability. This paper helps manufacturers find the 'hidden plant' and leverage this understanding to increase efficiency.
- Pages: 15 pages
- Format: PDF
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Be ready for changing tastes - a new approach to plant software
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Invensys Operations Management
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65 6829 8638
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This paper explains how a true industrial software platform with focused ‘apps’ can help users to balance the competing demands for plant flexibility and agility with the cost and quality improvements inherent in standardisation; and achieve operational excellence.
- Pages: 8 pages
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Automate your way to lean manufacturing eBook
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Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd
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02 9487 2700
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Companies that are best at managing in a competitive and changing market are those that are innovative. One of the most productive ways to make your manufacturing processes more competitive is through automation. Real-time quality control and system automation is now readily and inexpensively available. Find out more here!
- Pages: 16 pages
- Format: PDF
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The evolution of return on security investment (ROSI)
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Schneider Electric (Aust) Pty Ltd
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02 9125 8000
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The GFC of 2008 had a serious impact on the security industry. Although the advanced technology that was non-existent at the turn of the century had now become plentiful for purchasers, the fragile state of world financial markets made corporate leaders hesitant to invest.
- Pages: 28
- Format: PDF
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Data centre monitoring and management eBook
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Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd
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02 9487 2700
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Whether it's the server under the stairs or the world's largest, the data centre is the hub of any business. In many cases, it is the business itself. Increasingly, data centre security, power consumption and environmental monitoring are considerations on the radar for administrators. This eBook looks at the remote monitoring and management of data centres.
- Pages: 14 pages
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HMIs - getting the wider picture
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Advantech Australia Pty Ltd
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03 9797 0100
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Despite the wide variety of functions and applications, all control systems have something in common: the monitors that display the human-machine interface (HMI). For most users, the HMI is the system and the screen is the point of interaction. Displays are undergoing changes - widening into a broader aspect ratio and offering new input options through multitouch capability - boosting productivity for users and developers if implemented correctly.
- Pages: 11 pages
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Global networks for M2M eBook
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Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd
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02 9487 2700
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M2M has a relatively short history, having been around since 2000 when it became apparent that communication between machines carrying out similar functions would be a good idea. It has since broadened into communication between dissimilar devices, examples being medicine and mining. This eBook explains more about this technology.
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Open pluggable specification liberates digital signage platform communication and integration
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Advantech Australia Pty Ltd
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03 9797 0100
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As application technologies continue to mature, the outlook for digital signage remains promising. However, the integration between the player and the panel has never been an easy task. This white paper looks at a new platform which combines both OPS and various creative design concepts. Download now.
- Pages: 8 pages
- Format: PDF
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Helping you hear: hearing protection and communication devices eBook
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Vendor:
Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd
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02 9487 2700
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Headphones and headsets have not only been used for listening to music over the years, they have played an integral part in safety and communications and are currently used in a wide range of industries.
The technology has grown with the times and devices have been redesigned to include features such as noise cancellation and acoustic shock protection to meet strict safety standards and workplace regulations.
- Pages: 9 pages
- Format: PDF
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A quick guide to air-purifying respirators
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MSA Australia Pty Ltd
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02 9688 0333
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The use of respiratory protection is necessary when workers must enter an environment in which toxic gases, vapours or harmful particulates may be present, or within an environment of oxygen deficiency. Many devices have been designed to protect workers based on the nature of the hazard as well as regulatory and industry requirements.
This white paper discusses options for air-purifying respirators to assist in selecting the appropriate products for a given application - download now.
- Pages: 7 pages
- Format: PDF
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A guide to EN Standards for gloves
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Vendor:
Ansell Healthcare
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03 9270 7270
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Hand injuries are the main contributor to overall injuries sustained by workers in Australia. It is therefore important that both employers and employees are well-versed in standards for protective gloves. This white paper provides detailed insights on different risk categories and standards for protective gloves.
- Pages: 17 pages
- Format: PDF
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