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Unplanned downtime remains one of the most costly – and often misunderstood – challenges on the manufacturing floor.

The Clean Energy Council has announced a staged transition to new technical requirements for battery products listed on its approved batteries list, following the publication of a new national technical specification by Standards Australia.

TXM Lean Solutions, an international lean consulting company headquartered in Australia, has released its Manufacturing Global Snapshot Report, outlining what it describes as a challenging operating environment for manufacturers across Australia, the UK, New Zealand, the US and Canada over the past year.

South Australian manufacturers are being encouraged to adopt advanced technologies through a $1 million State Government grant program designed to boost local competitiveness and efficiency.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is encouraging Australian manufacturers to take part in an international consultation on proposed updates to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines, as the standards move to reflect advances in digital technology and artificial intelligence.

Rockwell Automation has released its 10th annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report: Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Edition, highlighting how manufacturers are shifting focus from short-term cost-cutting to long-term innovation and workforce strategies.

Alcoa of Australia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa Corporation, has announced a Joint Development Agreement with Japan Australia Gallium Associates Pty Ltd to explore the feasibility of gallium production at one of its alumina refineries in Western Australia.

The Australian Steel Institute (ASI) has aligned itself with a growing international movement seeking trade measures against the influx of low-priced imported fabricated steel, particularly from China. 

Global economic instability and shifting political conditions are placing immense pressure on Australian manufacturers, with supply chain disruptions driving up costs and making it harder to maintain profitability, prompting calls from ECI Solutions for improved operational visibility.

Stratasys has announced a partnership with German-based software company trinckle 3D GmbH, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate trinckle's fixturemate software into Stratasys' GrabCAD Print Pro software package.