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Manufacturing 'broadly stable' in October: Aust PMI  11/4/2014
Manufacturing 'broadly stable' in October: Aust PMI
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) increased by 2.9 points to 49.4 in October.
Affordable autonomous vehicle available 'within a decade'  10/30/2014
Affordable autonomous vehicle available 'within a decade'
Technology that will make an autonomous car affordable to the average-income person within a decade has been created by an international team of researchers.
Top Consumables & Accessories Industrial Businesses Need  10/28/2014
Top Consumables & Accessories Industrial Businesses Need
Industrial consumables and accessories cover many shapes, sizes and applications, but one thing they have in common is their important place across a broad range of manufacturing ...
Warning issued for Aust-China FTA  10/27/2014
Warning issued for Aust-China FTA
Industry has urged the federal government to only proceed with an Australia-China FTA after thorough and genuine consideration has been given to the impact it will have on the local ...
Sludge measurement: optimising wastewater treatment  10/20/2014
Sludge measurement: optimising wastewater treatment
The removal of sludge is one of the most critical challenges in the creation of good-quality effluent from wastewater treatment plants.
Aust firms 'more optimistic' about next 12 months  10/13/2014
Aust firms 'more optimistic' about next 12 months
Australian businesses are confident about their prospects for growth with the majority predicting an increase in turnover in the next twelve months, according to research published ...
Advanced manufacturing "critical" to Australia's economic success  10/13/2014
Advanced manufacturing "critical" to Australia's economic success
Australia's manufacturing sector has been given a significant boost with the announcement that Australia's largest additive manufacturing hub is now 'open for business'.
7 Great Ways to Motivate Your Team  10/13/2014
7 Great Ways to Motivate Your Team
Your team is your most valuable business asset. Keeping them engaged, motivated and satisfied should be your highest priority as a manager. Here are 7 great ways I get the most from ...
Australian manufacturing: are we ready for the information age?  10/8/2014
Australian manufacturing: are we ready for the information age?
Australia needs to play to its strengths and transition from traditional manufacturing into new areas of competitive advantage, a white paper from the CSIRO has suggested.
Manufacturing shows "renewed vigour" among SME gains  9/29/2014
Manufacturing shows "renewed vigour" among SME gains
Australia's SME sector is consolidating the gains of the last 12 months, with one of the highest revenue performances in the last three years and those experiencing revenue declines ...
Australian manufacturers 'equipped' with stronger research ties  9/8/2014
Australian manufacturers 'equipped' with stronger research ties
Australian businesses now have access to the expertise and experience to build stronger connections between industry and science under the Research Connections stream of the Government's ...
Govt invests $50m to expand higher-value manufacturing  9/5/2014
Govt invests $50m to expand higher-value manufacturing
The Australian government has now opened applications for the "Manufacturing Transition Programme", a $50 million initiative aimed at continuing the Australian manufacturing industry's ...
Can robotics slow snail damage to crops?  9/3/2014
Can robotics slow snail damage to crops?
One hundred years after they arrived in a sack of grain, white Italian snails are the target of beleaguered South Australian farmers who have joined forces with University of Sydney ...
Australian PMI: manufacturing slips back in August  9/1/2014
Australian PMI: manufacturing slips back in August
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) slipped back into negative territory in August, following a short-lived stabilisation in ...
Govt provides support during automotive industry transition  8/29/2014
Govt provides support during automotive industry transition
The Australian government has taken steps to support domestic manufacturing through fleet procurement until the end of local car production.
Palmer apologises for offensive Q&A remarks  8/26/2014
Palmer apologises for offensive Q&A remarks
In an effort to repair the potential damage done by his verbal slander against the Chinese government on ABC's Q&A last week, Clive Palmer has offered a "sincere" and unadulterated ...
Additive manufacturing: beyond prototyping  8/20/2014
Additive manufacturing: beyond prototyping
The buzz around additive manufacturing – joining materials layer-by-layer from a three-dimensional model – is growing, particularly if the stock prices of 3D printing companies is ...
Aust 'lags significantly' on innovation  8/14/2014
Aust 'lags significantly' on innovation
Australia risks being left behind as the only country in the OECD that does not have a national science and technology, or innovation policy, an expert told a packed forum recently. ...
30% of Australia's apples to be produced at new facility in Tynong  8/11/2014
30% of Australia's apples to be produced at new facility in Tynong
Victorian Deputy Premier Peter Ryan recently opened Australia's largest apple sorting facility, the new $17 million Nine Mile Fresh facility at Tynong.
Manufacturing expands slightly in July: Australian PMI  8/4/2014
Manufacturing expands slightly in July: Australian PMI
The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) edged into positive territory in July, following eight months of contraction, ...
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