Manufacturing & Industrial Equipment Feature Articles for Australian Industry

<< Previous | Next >> Page 45 of 64

The high price of work stress 10/11/2010

Excessive pressure at work is costing Australia's economy $730 million a year due to job-stress related depression, a University of Melbourne and VicHealth report has revealed.

Tight gas-hunts in sweet spots 9/29/2010

Curtin University researchers are part of a key group of scientists set to investigate and make recommendations for future successful tight gas exploration in Western Australia.

Industry heads meet during political uncertainty 9/28/2010

New talks, to discuss the changes in the planned Australian Mining Tax, will begin soon.

Regional minerals demands buoys AUS's mining sector 9/2/2010

Feature of the week: Within five years China's economy will be almost equal in size to the world's largest economy, that of the United States.

Safety awareness in PPE clothing 8/31/2010

Feature of the week: More safety awareness in producing personal protection equipment (PPE) clothing is imperative if accidents are to be averted in sensitive voltage areas.

AUS's mining sector looks strong for the future 8/31/2010

Feature of the week: Despite lingering effects of the global financial crisis, as manifested by continued economic crises in Southern Europe (Greece and Spain) and in Britain, the ...

The gulf that separates consultants & manufacturers 8/31/2010

Feature of the week: Keith Monaghan was not impressed. The president of the Plastics Industry Manufacturers of Australia (PIMA) had just picked up the phone. A consultant was on the ...

Safety around electrically powered vehicles 8/11/2010

Feature of the week: Power regulators in each state are set to deliberate on a draft Australian Standard designed to unify methods of work around electrically powered vehicles, ...

Environmental policy – where do the parties stand? 8/11/2010

Feature of the week: All three major political parties have now laid out their environmental credentials for the upcoming election, and although all promise action, there are wide ...

Plenty of activity for structural engineers 8/5/2010

Feature of the week: The first half of 2010 has proven to be a very good period for companies involved in structural engineering, primarily those that provide engineering services ...

Skills & finance shortfalls a concern for engineering sector 7/29/2010

Feature of the week: Australia's engineering sector, despite the negative impact of the global financial crisis (GFC), has shown itself to be resilient and adaptable. But there are ...

Workplaces still lack women 7/6/2010

Only 38 per cent of Generation X, tertiary qualified women participating in a long-running University of Melbourne study or work full-time, compared to 90 per cent of Generation X, ...

Corporate farming means opportunities 6/30/2010

Feature of the week: While Australian farmers have adopted state of the art machinery, equipment and technology, to remain economically competitive in the global markets, family ...

Port operators: A ship-shape industry reshapes 6/23/2010

Over 27,000 ships visited Australian ports in 2007-08. As the point of entry and exit of over $300 billion in goods, or 70% of all imports and 80% of exports by value, Australia's ...

Waste management for Australian businesses 6/17/2010

Feature of the week: Every year Australian businesses purchase millions of computers, printers and televisions, and throw out their old ones.

Green shopping is a mutual responsibility: survey 6/10/2010

Australian shoppers, food manufacturers and retailers have a mutual responsibility towards buying, producing and stocking "green" products after a new survey found only 13 per cent ...

Construction: Big engineering projects mean big bucks 6/10/2010

The Construction sector in Australia is worth $172 billion, and a significant share of this revenue comes from engineering and infrastructure construction particularly for mining, ...

Heavy equipment imports: Reflection of economy 6/2/2010

Feature of the week: Skelton Sherborne has released their April 2010 Shipping Index, which reports a 27% fall in machinery imports from March, when a positive surge of 103% had been ...

Emotional intelligence: Enhancing success in the workplace 5/27/2010

Where there is emotional intelligence in the workplace, there are likely to be happy, and productive employees who work as a team.

Skilled workers needed: Federal Budget to the rescue 5/19/2010

Feature article of the week: For the construction industry, the recently released 2010-2011 Federal Budget is focusing on building foundations for skill training. This marks a strong ...

<< Previous | Next >> Page 45 of 64