The Smarter 3D Printing Series: Advancing Research and Learning
In 2011, an article in the Economist noted that 3D printing “makes it as cheap to create single items as it is to produce thousands”. This simple yet profound description best describes the disruptive potential of 3D printing and why everyone is clamouring to jump on the 3D printing bandwagon.
Optimising the contact centre: lessons from COVID one year on
The COVID crisis put contact centres to the test in 2020 and highlighted why it matters to ensure yours is robust and ready for anything.
New mobile reactor technology making the case for nuclear energy in Australia
Article by Steve Bond, General Manager Australasia of Power at Hatch
As Australia goes down the path of transitioning away from fossil-fuelled energy generation to...
Three reasons why AI is the future for manufacturing
Article by Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, Product Manager at ManageEngine and Zoho Labs
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted a substantial number of processes in the manufacturing industry...
Harnessing disruption — achieving optimal outcomes in precision molding
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...
Queensland to boost its supplies of PPE through expanded bulk storage site
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced today that the government will boost Queensland’s supplies of personal protective equipment by tens of millions of pieces through a...
TUA’s Prof. Barry Burgan points out what troubles Australian manufacturing
Professor Barry Burgan from Torrens University Australia, (the country’s newest comprehensive University) has written an opinion piece titled "Can Australia Make Things — The...
Productivity Frontiers : Internet of Things – Industrial Revolution 4
Australian manufacturing has lessons to learn from Germany in enhancing its manufacturing excellence to the next level. This will include giving an ear to...
The key to getting big business to buy local
David Knowles, Partner at Pitcher Partners
“More and more things will be produced locally and proudly stamped ‘Made in Victoria’”, proclaimed the state’s Treasurer...
Managing labour costs key to an Australian manufacturing boom
This article is by Gideon Joseph, Manufacturing, Services and Distribution
Practice Manager at Kronos
Australia has historically been a manufacturing powerhouse. In fact, by the...
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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.
