National Manufacturing Week 2017 opens in Melbourne
National Manufacturing Week (NMW), Australia’s leading manufacturing industry event is kicking off in Melbourne today, offering visitors unrivalled access to world-class speakers, more than 230 exhibitors and a packed schedule of networking, workshops, presentations and live demonstrations.
Engineers Australia and Siemens announce Digitalization Forum to unlock the full potential of digital...
Engineers Australia and Siemens announced their inaugural Digitalization Forum which will be held in Melbourne on 1st September.
Brown Coal Innovation Australia Chair says ill-informed carbon attitudes risk Australia’s regional future
As a keynote speaker at the Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) conference in Bathurst, New South Wales, Brown Coal Innovation Australia (BCIA)...
Dutch researchers 3D print teeth that can kill 99% of bacteria in the mouth
Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have developed a 3D printed plastic that is able to destroy 99% of bacteria that come into contact with it without causing any harm whatsoever to humans.
The global map for manufacturing is being re-drawn – yet again
By Karen M. Reddington, President, FedEx Express, Asia Pacific
Just a few decades ago the buzz was all about 'off-shoring' - where manufacturing moved to...
Automation doesn’t necessarily lead to job loss, says leading Australian manufacturing business CEO
Dr Herbert Hermens, head of Australian-owned manufacturer Keech, has dismissed the notion that automation will force people out of jobs as unfounded and “alarmist”.
Mr...
Australian manufacturing must adopt new technologies, knowledge and skills – says AAMC Chairman
The Chairman of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council (AAMC), Mr John Pollaers, has welcomed the Performance of Manufacturing Index, which showed the first expansion...
Australia must abandon resource-dependent economic policies and turn to advanced manufacturing, says Dean of...
With the mining boom all but over, its back to reality for Australia, which, riding on the wave of the commodity price hike for...
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...
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Delivering growth: how invoice finance transformed a logistics business
For a smaller freight-forwarding company to compete with international behemoths, Global Trade Logistics founder Gary Coutsoudis knows he and his team must outperform.
