Opinion

After 5 years of painstaking work, leading micro molding innovator Accumold has developed a way to micro injection mold thin wall cannulas in very high volumes.

Unplanned downtime costs Australian businesses an average of $349,000 AUD per hour, significantly surpassing the global average of $194,000 AUD. Despite this substantial financial impact, many manufacturers continue to rely on reactive maintenance strategies, leaving their operations vulnerable to unexpected disruptions.

For customers looking to embrace the possibilities that exist through the micro molding of parts or components, there is a given.

In the ever-evolving world of manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a ground-breaking technology with transformative potential. From aerospace to healthcare, AM has revolutionized industries by enabling the creation of complex, customized parts with unprecedented precision.

In the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has surged forward like a digital renaissance, echoing the rapid and transformative rise of the Internet in the late 1990s. It has revolutionised industries and redefined our daily lives with extraordinary speed – and its impact is set to grow even more substantially in the coming years.

Article by Aaron Johnson, VP of Marketing and Customer Strategy at Accumold Having been working at the bleeding edge of product development most of my...

Many Australian manufacturers are finding themselves caught in a role they never intended to take on: that of a ‘reluctant’ fleet manager.

The manufacturing sector is working through several challenges, including economic issues, workforce displacement as well as digital transformation. Now is the time to refocus on activities that will balance their risks with projected rewards. 

Article by James Robinson, Head of Services, Asia Pacific at SYSPRO The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way manufacturers manage their...

Australia has led the way in rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) penetration for the last decade — nearly one out of three Australian homes now have solar panels on their roofs, according to SunWiz.