MRPeasy expands AI assistant to provide operational insights for manufacturers
MRPeasy has expanded its built-in AI assistant to help small and medium-sized manufacturers retrieve, analyse and visualise operational data using natural-language questions.
Cognex launches new wafer reader for semiconductor manufacturing
Cognex has launched a new wafer and panel identification system designed to help semiconductor manufacturers maintain production throughput and traceability as demand for advanced chips grows.
AI Is Moving From “Know” To “Do”
Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase—one that extends beyond digital productivity into the physical world.
Autodesk expands AI capabilities across manufacturing workflows
Manufacturing teams could use expanded artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to automate repetitive tasks and connect product data across the lifecycle, according to Autodesk.
NVIDIA expands Australian AI infrastructure capacity for manufacturing
NVIDIA is working with Australian data centre and AI infrastructure providers to expand capacity for manufacturing and other industries, with the companies targeting up to 2 gigawatts of AI infrastructure buildout by 2027.
World Bank Group report points to AI opportunities and risks for manufacturing
Australian manufacturers could face both productivity opportunities and workforce challenges as artificial intelligence continues to advance, according to the World Bank Group’s World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence.
Research finds growing use of digital workers to ease manufacturing workforce pressures
Manufacturing organisations are increasingly looking to agentic AI and digital workers to address workforce capacity pressures, as skilled workers remain stretched by persistent skills shortages and increasingly complex operations, according to new research commissioned by IFS.
CSIRO program targets SMEs exploring AI and digital manufacturing
Applications have opened for a CSIRO program supporting Queensland small and medium-sized businesses exploring research and development opportunities in digital technologies and artificial intelligence, including digital manufacturing.
Seeing Machines launches Physical AI platform targeting manufacturing robotics
Seeing Machines has launched a Physical AI Platform designed to give humanoid robots and industrial automation systems greater awareness of people and their surroundings, with manufacturing among the industries identified as a potential application.
HVAC manufacturer Rinnai Australia streamlines service with AI
Rinnai Australia has deployed an AI-powered customer service assistant to streamline service operations and improve efficiency, with the HVAC manufacturer reporting response-time improvements of up to 35 per cent.
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From ship repair to autonomous underwater vehicles: Griffin Industrial’s next chapter with growth capital
Some of Australia’s most critical manufacturing happens where almost no one sees it: inside a fuel tank on a Navy tanker, in a machine shop south of Perth, on a workshop floor in western Sydney where a team is helping build autonomous underwater vehicles. Griffin Industrial does all three.
