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Future-ready manufacturing: How AI and cloud ERP are transforming supply chains

As manufacturers face growing supply chain disruption, rising costs and increasing operational complexity, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud ERP and connected digital systems are becoming essential tools for improving visibility, resilience and decision-making.

How AI-enabled cloud ERP is redefining growth for manufacturing leaders

Manufacturing leaders are entering a new phase of supply chain transformation, where growth is increasingly determined by how quickly and intelligently organisations can respond to change. 

From Truganina to major projects: Mapei’s push to localise manufacturing in Australia

Global building materials manufacturer Mapei has commenced construction on a new $60 million manufacturing facility in Truganina, Melbourne, in a move the company says will significantly expand its Australian production capacity and strengthen its role in supporting major infrastructure projects.

Why manufacturers are embracing AI-powered smart supply chains

Manufacturers are facing an increasingly volatile environment, where rapid changes in demand, supply chain disruptions, and continued cost pressures are transforming the way products are planned, made, and delivered.
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Toshiba expands digital isolator lineup for industrial equipment with focus on...

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has expanded its DCL34xx0B series of quad-channel standard digital isolators for industrial equipment, introducing four new products designed to reduce power consumption while supporting stable operation in electrically noisy environments.

$1.9B SEED precinct targets advanced manufacturing, factory opportunities in Western Sydney

Mirvac and Australian Retirement Trust have launched the first stage of SEED, a $1.9 billion industrial and enterprise precinct in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, after securing the project’s first State Significant Development Approval from the New South Wales Government.

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The economic forces driving manufacturing’s next cycle

Australia’s manufacturing sector entered 2026 with improving momentum, but renewed global disruption is again testing resilience across the industry.
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Inside Vitex’s $250M investment in Australian pharmaceutical manufacturing

Australia has faced ongoing concerns over medicine supply in recent years, with reliance on imported pharmaceuticals and periodic shortages prompting greater attention on domestic manufacturing capability and supply chain resilience. 

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TCS expands ABB partnership with AI-driven global network operations deal

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced an expanded multi-million, multi-year agreement with technology company ABB to transform the company's global network operations through an AI-driven digital infrastructure, marking the next phase of a partnership spanning 20 years.

Quantinuum, Rolls-Royce and partners to explore quantum computing for industrial design

Pioneering quantum computing company Quantinuum has signed a collaboration agreement with Rolls-Royce, Riverlane and EPCC, the UK National Supercomputing Centre based at the University of Edinburgh, to explore how fault-tolerant quantum computing could support future industrial design and simulation, with an initial focus on gas turbine design.
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Latest Manufacturing PMI

Australia JUNE 51.5 - Source: S&P

Global JUNE 52.2 - Source: JP Morgan

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