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This International Women’s Day, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has recognised female leaders who are pushing the boundaries and challenging stereotypes and misconceptions in pursuing a career in manufacturing. 

Outdated assumptions and stereotypes surrounding manual labour have meant manufacturing has always been one of the most male-dominated industries in Australia. In 1998, the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency reported that just 25.9% of its workforce was female.

Melbourne-based metal fabricator Aston Precision grew from a spare bedroom to an established industry player in just three years.

As Australia’s energy landscape grows more dynamic, businesses operating in the National Electricity Market (NEM) face increasing challenges – from rising costs and evolving regulations to the growing presence of decentralised and renewable energy sources.

Today’s end consumers demand quality, and they are quick to try a competitive product when disappointment hits. For manufacturers, the quest to achieve less variability, more consistency and enhanced customer satisfaction has never been more critical.

The Essentials of the Modern Manufacturing Operation is presented by HP for Business. Wireless technology has developed tremendously over the last 5 years, changing the...

Manufacturers using welding techniques suffer from limitations in realising complex structures because of the limited process of building one layer at a time – this is because subsequent layers are laminated after complete solidification preventing the molten metal from flowing down. As a result, a cooling period is necessary, and the circumstances that can be laminated are restricted to certain examples.

Given the proverbial payroll cycle is rife with legislative and logistical obstacles, processing accurate, compliant and prompt payroll requires many working parts. That’s The Payroll Challenge.

Ash Barty is a former Young Australian of the Year, an Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon champion, and has excelled in other endeavours, including golf, cricket and as an author, role model and a proud Ngarigo woman. Now, she is serving one of her most patriotic points yet as the ambassador for Australian Made Week 2023 (15–21 May). 

At an unprecedented scale, consumers are heading to the digital sphere to complete sales. The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly upended the customer-manufacturer dynamic in ways we’ve never witnessed before.