Manufacturing & Industrial Equipment Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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What is the future of engineering in Australia? 3/17/2016

Well, to be honest, the future of engineering in Australia is less about engineering itself and more about engineers.

Dubbo rare metals and rare earths mine an economic boon 3/17/2016

Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, recently announced that a billion dollar project in the State's central west to mine rare metals and rare earths has ...

Things to Consider When Buying Scaffolding for Your Site 3/3/2016

Is scaffolding just a temporary working frame on the outside of a building? Or is a building itself, albeit with a short life span? The latter way of thinking is preferable if you ...

$30 million to boost high value manufacturing in SA and Vic 2/4/2016

South Australia and Victoria’s manufacturing industry will receive a $30 million injection to support capital investment in high value manufacturing capability.

Strategic Noise Management Tips for Mining Sites 1/13/2016

Bulldozers, scrapers, trucks, excavators, draglines, conveyors, not to mention blasting; mines dig up more ways to assault our senses than most industries.

Australian Chamber welcomes historic agreement on climate change 12/17/2015

The global agreement on climate change at the COP21 meeting in Paris was welcomed by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 14 December 2015 as a pragmatic and positive ...

Anti-dumping decision to benefit Australia's steel industry 12/3/2015

Anti-dumping duties will be imposed on steel reinforcing bar (rebar) exported to Australia from Korea, Singapore, Spain and Taiwan following a decision by Assistant Minister for ...

Innovative entrepreneurs set to drive Australia's economy 11/26/2015

A report released on 25 November 2015 by the Australian Government highlights the key role innovative entrepreneurship needs to play in transforming the nation's economy.

What are the manufacturing jobs of the future? 11/18/2015

In an earlier article we discussed whether your next manufacturing employee should be a robot.

Anti-dumping reforms to help Australian industry 11/5/2015

Reforms to Australia's anti-dumping system effective from 2 November 2015 will level the playing field for Australian manufacturers and producers.

How to buy the fleet management software your business needs 11/4/2015

Okay, you've got all those fancy vehicles out there racing around the countryside doing deliveries and carrying reps from sale to sale.

Should your next employee be a robot? 10/28/2015

"Right, so the job is basically 24 hours a day, seven days a week with no breaks, no holidays, no perks, no salary, no super, and no rights. Happy? Great, you can start today!"

Why stepping outside your comfort zone is the key to growth 10/8/2015

Well, you could start by asking one of the most successful businesspeople in the world today, Richard Branson. He believes that far too many businesses aren't prepared to take ...

The key steps to building robotic process automation 10/7/2015

Will it work? Won't it work? Until recently these were the rather unhelpful questions businesses building robotic process automation (RPA) were asking themselves. Now, thankfully, ...

Best practices for maintenance supervisors 10/7/2015

Question: who has the biggest impact on the reliability of your manufacturing production? Is it the machine operators? Is it the workers feeding the line? Or is it the people upstairs ...

Why hiring the best person beats hiring the best resume 9/28/2015

"Well, they looked good on paper." If you've ever said that about a recruitment misjudgement you're far from alone. Resumes are designed to make candidates look good; they're ...

Resource industry calls for further changes to workplace laws 9/23/2015

Draft recommendations to improve Australia's workplace relations framework contain some positive proposals but do not go far enough to tackle serious economic challenges facing our ...

China FTA: not the 'be all and end all' for WA trade 9/23/2015

A report released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) has emphasised the need to diversify Western Australia's exports and widen our trading partnerships beyond China to ...

The importance of adequate competition for the east coast gas market 9/21/2015

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims shared some early insights from the ACCC's inquiry into the east coast gas market in a speech to the Eastern Australia's ...

How to buy a cost effective and efficient CNC milling device 9/21/2015

Milling is one of the most common processes used by industry and machine shops to cut and drill parts into precise, often intricate shapes and configurations. CNC, or computer ...

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