Packaging & Labelling Machinery Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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What to look for in an overseas manufacturing partner 3/25/2015

So you've got a great new product you believe is going to turn the Australian market on its head and maybe even do some decent business worldwide. Now you're looking for someone to ...

How to encourage team members to take ownership of goals 3/19/2015

You can see it. It's there, but it's not quite there. It's happening, but somehow it's only sort of happening. It's getting success, but it's not giving anyone real satisfaction.

The proof is in the packaging: ensuring packages remain tamper free 3/18/2015

Through packaging, you can hinder tampering to your products, which goes a long way in providing the kind of security and assurance that customers need.

Why Australia's food labelling laws are failing to protect our health 3/5/2015

Some seafood may do us harm. Eating certain species of seafood, or seafood caught in certain areas, may make people sick, through allergies and a range of other serious illnesses.

Services sector expands for first time in a year: Australian PSI 3/4/2015

The services sector expanded for the first time in 12 months in February, with the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) improving by ...

Weak domestic demand hits manufacturing: Australian PMI 3/3/2015

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) fell by 3.6 points to 45.4 in February, indicating a third consecutive month of contraction ...

Risky business: the safest and riskiest industries in 2015-16 2/26/2015

As the Australian economy enters a period of uncertainty characterised by falling capital expenditure on mining, a shrinking manufacturing sector and soft consumer spending, IBISWorld ...

Imported food safety checking 'a disgrace' 2/25/2015

The hepatitis scare from frozen mixed berries from China and Chile highlighted the lax standards on testing imported food and the urgency for clearer labelling laws, the AMWU warned ...

Knowledge lost as older workers leave workforce 2/23/2015

According to a report on older workers, less than a quarter of the respondents to a survey of human resource professionals say that their organisation takes routine steps to capture ...

Tips for a Safer Warehouse in 2015 2/23/2015

It's not hard to see why accidents happen in warehouses. Trucks are pouring in and out of docks and being loaded and unloaded. Forklifts are flying around with tons of stock on ...

How to create a positive warehouse environment 2/20/2015

It's a fact: happy workers are productive workers. They're more focussed, make less mistakes, have less accidents and are far more likely to be long serving, loyal employees.

How to create a positive work environment 2/18/2015

First a disclaimer: this headline is not suggesting your workplace isn't a positive place already.

Productivity lift needed to 'protect living standards' 2/13/2015

Lifting productivity must become a priority in 2015 or gains in our standard of living could be significantly eroded as the terms of trade continue to decline and our population ...

'Not time to panic' over volatile unemployment numbers 2/12/2015

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) January Labour Force numbers have seen a decline in full time jobs and an increase in part time jobs that was to be expected, according to ...

Less red tape for local firms with Intellectual Property law reform 2/11/2015

An Act which simplifies aspects of Australia's Intellectual Property system will mean Australian businesses have less red tape to deal with when protecting their hard-won intellectual ...

Your Essential Product Importing Checklist 2/9/2015

If you're about to embark on an importing venture for the first time, it's not as easy as buying some goods and sticking them on a boat. Successful importers are meticulous importers. ...

Renewed push for mandatory country of origin food labelling 2/6/2015

Greens leader Christine Milne has vowed to reintroduce a bill for mandatory country of origin food labelling as soon as parliament returns for the year.

How to avoid waste in overproduction 2/6/2015

It's an easy mistake to make: you're worried about running out of those all important components that feed your production line, so you make far too many of them far too soon.

Lower Aussie dollar boosts manufacturing sector in Jan 2/4/2015

There were broadly stable conditions across the manufacturing sector in January with the Ai Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index increasing by 2.1 points to 49.0.

7 Recycling Tips for Manufacturing Facilities 2/4/2015

Recycling might seem like a great way for your entire workforce to dither about depositing bits of glass, plastic, paper and metal in bins instead of actually working, but it's simply ...

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