Sunday, November 15, 2026

Bringing manufacturing back to Australia

The federal government recently introduced a $15 billion landmark bill that would support, diversify and transform Australia’s industry and economy in an effort to reclaim its reputation as a country that makes things. 

Bypassing the weakest link: How Relectrify targets energy costs in manufacturing

For generations, battery storage efficiency has been dictated by a hidden limitation: the performance of its weakest cell. In traditional designs, interconnected cells create a vulnerability where a single underperforming component compromises the entire pack's output.

Key transformations Aussie manufacturers need to remain competitive

As innovations transform today’s global industrial landscape, it is becoming more apparent to Australian manufacturers that they can no longer afford to be caught off guard by emerging trends or technological breakthroughs. The ability to adapt to manufacturing’s “next big thing” is no longer a competitive advantage but a survival necessity.

What AI could mean for modern manufacturers

Now more than ever, manufacturers all around the world are being pushed to test the limits of their current capabilities as they weather multiple disruptive global events, like the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. 

Breaking barriers with a hyperconnected shop floor

Manufacturing leaders in Australia are playing in an increasingly competitive field where only the slightest difference in gameplay— in this case, data-driven solutions— can make or break a business’ performance. 

Seco Tool reconditioning service grows by over 30% and continues to increase

As one of the fastest-growing end mill and drill areas in the Seco Tools portfolio, the company’s solid-round tool reconditioning service experienced an increase in use by over 30% in 2022. 

Shoppers are no longer buying the throwaway culture

Australian consumers are rejecting the throwaway culture, instead snapping up sustainable options, according to new research from Monash University.

PPE can be recycled to make stronger concrete

Media Release by RMIT University Engineers at RMIT University have developed a method to use disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) to make concrete stronger, providing...

Global Shop Solutions zeroes in on quality control in new whitepaper

Implementing a beginning-to-end traceability of parts is nearly impossible without an integrated quality system that would automate the majority– if not the entirety– of...

With engineering job vacancies up 176% in two years, one solution is right in...

Media Release by Engineers Australia Latest analysis of the National Skills Commission Labour Market Insights by Engineers Australia reflects the growing desperation of employers looking...
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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.