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Manufacturing activity picks up, but remains mixed overall  9/15/2006
Manufacturing activity picks up, but remains mixed overall
Australia's manufacturing sector grew moderately in August, underpinned by a lift in domestic demand and exports. Nevertheless, the overall performance was mixed, with input cost ...
The current state of RFID in New Zealand and Australia  8/11/2006
The current state of RFID in New Zealand and Australia
The global use of RFID is increasing very rapidly from a US$2.7 billion business in 2006 to over $26 billion in 2016. As an enabling technology, it is already being widely used, ...
Falling sales and rising costs underpin subdued activity  6/26/2006
Falling sales and rising costs underpin subdued activity
Manufacturing production eased further in the June quarter 2006, as sales continued to decline and raw material costs rose sharply, according to The Australian Industry Group ...
Consequences of Government allowing jobs to go offshore  6/21/2006
Consequences of Government allowing jobs to go offshore
The Howard Government is the only Government in the western world not investing in its own manufacturing sector, and the statements by the Federal Government’s chief economic advisor ...
Mini sensors to help in the fight against corrosion  5/31/2006
Mini sensors to help in the fight against corrosion
Tiny and often tucked away in hard-to-reach nooks and crannies, a novel array of sensors is poised to change the costly and resource-intensive process of fighting corrosion in ...
Turning noise into dollars  5/23/2006
Turning noise into dollars
Australian scientists are helping to build a profitable new industry which turns 'noise' into money.
Intelligent vacuum gripper systems  5/15/2006
Intelligent vacuum gripper systems
Unigripper is an intelligent vacuum gripper system that incoporates unique, patented technology which can automatically sense the load and apply vacUum only where it is needed.
Experts outline China risks  5/1/2006
Experts outline China risks
Australian businesses should wait a year before setting up business in China, one of the world's leading experts on the Chinese economy told Ai Group's Economy 2006 Forum.
Machinery and tooling in Australia is world class  4/5/2006
Machinery and tooling in Australia is world class
Machinery is produced in Australia and exported for a range of applications including agriculture, mining, scientific research, food processing, material handling, heating and cooling. ...
Automating the finishing processes of manufactured parts  3/23/2006
Automating the finishing processes of manufactured parts
A look at the development of compliant force technologies for automating the finishing processes of manufactured parts.
What does the future hold for robots?  3/17/2006
What does the future hold for robots?
The World Technology Evaluation Center has recently published a report based on its assesment of international research and development in robotics. This article explains the purpose ...
Lean manufacturing increases in popularity  3/14/2006
Lean manufacturing increases in popularity
In an effort to become more profitable and improve quality and customer satisfaction, many companies are turning to a manufacturing strategy based on high production throughput, high ...
Grinding out more business  3/9/2006
Grinding out more business
The pioneer of boneless lean beef is taking the ground meat production to a new level with machinery never seen before. After 24 years of producing its unique lean beef trimmings, ...
Productivity Growth in Australian Manufacturing  3/8/2006
Productivity Growth in Australian Manufacturing
There has been an ongoing debate in economic circles regarding the influence of technological change on economic growth. Thus recent studies have looked at a range of factors ...
The development of gripping technologies  2/8/2006
The development of gripping technologies
A look at the development and application of gripper system technologies for robots and automated processes.
Proof that Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) works for SMEs  2/6/2006
Proof that Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) works for SMEs
There is a perception in some quarters that the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) program is not suited to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In this article we examine ...
2006 Predictions: Warranty and Quality Bleeding Continues  2/3/2006
2006 Predictions: Warranty and Quality Bleeding Continues
This Manufacturing Insights Perspective examines the trends in product warranty and quality functions and assesses the road ahead in 2006. Manufacturing Insights spoke with technology ...
How RFID improves the order-to-cash process  2/2/2006
How RFID improves the order-to-cash process
RFID improves shipping and order capture but not order routing and picking.
Lean Production: the End of History?  11/29/2005
Lean Production: the End of History?
One of the most influential books that have been published in recent years is the MIT study The Machine that Changed the World by Womack et al. (1990).
Lean Manufacturing: An Introduction  11/25/2005
Lean Manufacturing: An Introduction
Lean manufacturing traces its origins to Toyota’s production model. Its tightly coupled and meticulously coordinated manufacturing system was designed to drive closer links between ...
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