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Change key to success in forest, paper & packaging industry  9/22/2006
Change key to success in forest, paper & packaging industry
Increasing cost pressures, supply chain efficiency, greater customer focus and improved long-term sustainability top the list of key concerns for CEOs in the forest, paper and ...
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 ...
Increasing pressure from China on Aussie manufacturers  8/28/2006
Increasing pressure from China on Aussie manufacturers
Australian manufacturers are experiencing increased competitive pressures in their dealings with China, while at the same time they now see China as the most important market in ...
200,000 jobs at risk if Govt keeps ignoring manufacturing  8/18/2006
200,000 jobs at risk if Govt keeps ignoring manufacturing
A report from the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research has been launched at the AMWU National Conference, showing that the Australian manufacturing industry will lose ...
Move over China, Brazil challenges Aussie manufacturing  7/14/2006
Move over China, Brazil challenges Aussie manufacturing
While Australian manufacturers are eyeing China and India as their main competitors in the global market, they should also be keeping a watchful eye on South America, according to ...
Manufacturing stronger but conditions still challenging  7/11/2006
Manufacturing stronger but conditions still challenging
Manufacturing activity strengthened in June with The Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI™) rising 5.6 ...
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 ...
Manufacturing conditions difficult as input costs surge  6/20/2006
Manufacturing conditions difficult as input costs surge
Manufacturing conditions remained difficult in May, according to The Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI™). ...
Government IR laws will hurt workplace Health and Safety  6/1/2006
Government IR laws will hurt workplace Health and Safety
The ACTU has called on the Howard Government to repeal the sections of its new Industrial Relations laws which ban Workplace Agreements from giving workers leave to attend union-provided ...
Nanotechnology expert analysis: huge impacts on future  6/1/2006
Nanotechnology expert analysis: huge impacts on future
The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) has announced the continuation of its first series of original essays in which industry experts predict profound impacts of nanotechnology ...
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.
Heat recovery technology saves big costs  5/3/2006
Heat recovery technology saves big costs
Lafarge Plasterboard manufactures and distributes plasterboard and associated products to the Australian market through its national distribution network of Lafarge PlastaMasta ...
Packaging food to protect its shelf life  4/6/2006
Packaging food to protect its shelf life
Shelf life is an important property of any food and is of interest to everyone in the food chain from producer to consumer.
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 ...
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.
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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