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A new report prepared by the Office of the Chief Economist has revealed that Australia holds a considerable potential to become a leading supplier...

Article by Steve Eagle, Co-Founder and Director at How To Buy Australian Made Every week I speak about Australian manufacturing on TV or radio. My...

Cyclical change occurs in industry when novel and innovative technologies and methodologies start to transform and disrupt existing industrial practices. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0 in common parlance is one such cyclical change that we are current in the midst of. It can be loosely defined as the introduction of automation and data exchange to create self governing manufacturing systems illustrated below.

Article by Sanjay Galal, Asia Pacific CFO at SYSPRO Despite exceptionally challenging business conditions during 2020, there is a growing degree of business confidence returning...

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...

Scheduling jobs in manufacturing is one of the most complex tasks in operating a shop floor as it involves a range of various details that must be accounted for, such as work orders, raw material availability, due dates, employee skill sets, and work centre capacity. 

Article by Nick Allen, Managing Director, 3DPRINTUK Many commentators have recently been discussing the supply chain issues that bedevil the world in the backdraft caused...

Across the continually evolving manufacturing landscape, the integration of automation solutions continues to move quickly. For metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes the same is true. However, the post processing of metal parts, which is critical for successful outcomes, has been largely overlooked causing serious bottlenecks in the process chain — until now.

This article is by Geoff Crittenden, CEO of Weld Australia. Australia has a long, proud history of manufacturing throughout the 20th century. With the federation of...

Most manufacturing companies in Australia are well on their way to understanding what a low or no carbon future means for their business. However, pressure from shareholders and consumers is building for the manufacturing sector to decarbonise quicker than 2050 given that it is amongst the top three heaviest carbon emitters in Australia.