Tag: Manufacturing
Toyota workers launch cross appeal to ban car maker from removing future entitlements
Two months after the Federal Court ruled that Toyota Australia cannot implement changes to its Workplace Agreement, the car maker’s workers have launched a...
SPC Ardmona rejects Abbott’s claims regarding workers’ allowances; Coalition MP says Abbott is ‘lying’
Food processing company SPC Ardmona is vowing to set the record straight regarding its workers’ allowances after Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared last week...
Australian Paper CEO resigns
Australian Paper's Chief Executive Officer Jim Henneberry has resigned from his position after eight years in the company.
"Jim made the difficult decision to leave...
CSIRO and bike company team up to make customised 3D printed bikes
CSIRO and Perth-based bike maker Flying Machine have teamed up to make a bicycle which uses metallic 3D-printed parts.
The lugs of the bike, which...
Australian manufacturing contracts for third straight month despite lower $A
2014 is off to a disappointing start for the Australian manufacturing industry as the sector weakened for a third month in succession in January,...
Ausdrill secures life of mine contract extension with OZ Minerals
Diversified mining services company Ausdrill Limited has announced that it has successfully completed renegotiations with OZ Minerals to extend its current contract until the...
China’s manufacturing sector in decline as layoffs continue to mount
The growing number of layoffs in China’s manufacturing sector has added fuel to speculations that the world’s second-largest economy is rapidly deteriorating, as manufacturers...
Orica reviews all options due to dreary manufacturing environment
The gloomy Australian manufacturing environment has forced explosives maker Orica to consider all possible options and review its $1.2 billion-a-year industrial chemicals business.
According to...
End car subsidies by 2020: Productivity Commission
The Australian Productivity Commission has called for all government subsidies to car makers to end by 2020, saying that arguments that support public subsidies...
Battery company to quit local manufacturing by end of 2014
Australian battery manufacturer Marshall Power has announced that it plans to cease local battery manufacturing in Edinburgh North, South Australia by the end of 2014.
“This...
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Beyond insights: How CRM solutions are transforming the manufacturing industry
The global manufacturing sector is witnessing a seismic shift in its automation approach as companies worldwide, big or small, grapple with the ongoing labour shortage and skills gap within the industry.Â
