Madang Avenue Public School in Sydney recently added nine Panasonic interactive whiteboards to their school’s resources. [space] During the installation it became apparent that the new Gilkon FreeFrame Electric model would be the ideal solution for the particular board and projector combination that had been chosen for use at the school. [space] Some of the […]
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The iPad has already demonstrated that they are superior to laptop computers in one important area… battery life. [space] Australian schools that have adopted iPads have already discovered that their students are able to use the device all day, without having to re-charge. This means that the device is truly a portable device for students.
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Wilson & Gilkes recently invested in a new Salvagnini P2Xe panel bender. The benefit for clients of the Make Manufacturing Division is faster delivery and expanded range of complex bending options. [space] The Salvagnini P2Xe is a world leader in sheet metal bending. This extremely fast machine bends automatically 2D punched/cut blanks, producing finished panels
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The success of the Lock&Dock Elementary 16 bay laptop trolley by Gilkon has been such that it has created the demand of a bigger brother, the 28 bay. As has happened throughout our history, need leads to innovation. Such innovation was central to the birth of the Australian manufacturing industry and remains a mainstay to
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From an eco friendly perspective, imported server racks are hard to justify. If you considering that an average 40RU unit is nearly 2 meters high and 600mm wide, much of the unit cost absorbed in freight and delivering a considerable carbon footprint, imported server racks don’t seem like a clever choice. [space] Now if you
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‘Pioneers get scalped. Settlers get rich’. This expression personifies the concerns of business when ‘travelling the road less travelled’. Revolutionary ideas carry the promise of uncharted wealth, however the reality is more sobering. Recent studies have confirmed the problems of new product commercialisation, with newly launched products suffering from notoriously high failure rates, often reaching
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A shiny new Lectrum lectern of course. When one of South Australia’s leading Girls Schools urgently needed something special for the official opening of their shiny new Arts Centre, the Wilson & Gilkes team went above and beyond. [space] St Peters Collegiate Girls School in Adelaide is one of South Australia’s leading Girls Schools, with
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It wasn’t that long ago that we discovered the dangers of lead based paints. [space] Exposure to lead based paints has been linked to decreased intelligence scores, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder (ADD), hyperactivity, problems with memory and many other more serious chronic illnesses. [space] The recommended amount of lead in domestic paint has declined
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The short answer is no. This is where Australian design, manufactured and tested makes a big difference. We’ve all heard the horror stories of products being manufactured off shore, using materials and technique that are banned in Australia, only to be picked up long after the product has reached consumers. Like with food, often the
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Laptop trolleys are a risk management purchase. Schools invest heavily in laptops, with the aim of delivering a richer educational experience for their students. Laptop trolleys are primarily purchased to reduce the incidents of theft and simplifying the charging process, however there is another conversation that school’s need to have with any potential laptop trolley
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