Material Handling & Lifting Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Manufacturing stronger but conditions still challenging 7/11/2006

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RFID improves shipping and order capture but not order routing and picking.

Lean Production: the End of History? 11/29/2005

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 traces its origins to Toyota’s production model. Its tightly coupled and meticulously coordinated manufacturing system was designed to drive closer links between ...

What is Kanban? 11/24/2005

Kanban is often seen as a central element of lean manufacturing and is probably the most widely used type of 'Pull' signaling system. Kanban was derived from the Japanese language ...

Manufacturers turn to robots to increase competition 11/11/2005

Robots and automation machinery are becoming increasingly popular in a diverse range of manufacturing industries these days, such as the meat and livestock business, to provide ...

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