Packaging & Labelling Machinery Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Tips for Buying Pallet Trucks and Jacks 3/31/2016

Okay, so you’re a small business on the up and up, but your warehouse aisles are more supermarket than superhighway.

Manufacturing confidence surges due to strong performance 3/24/2016

Australia's manufacturers have started the new year with a surge of confidence after a sharp jump in the March quarter across a range of measures of performance in the Australian ...

How to design your warehouse for maximum profit 2/25/2016

It pays to make time for ‘time in motion.’ In other words, spend the time it takes now to organise your warehouse into an exemplary ‘time in motion’ study and you’ll soon reap the ...

5 benefits of using barcoding technology for an efficient warehouse 2/11/2016

Gone are the days of clipboards and pens behind the ear. Barcoding is the only way for today’s warehouses to keep up with the game and stay profitable. Here are five reasons why.

How to reduce packaging costs 1/27/2016

There was a time when packaging amounted to small box, mid-size box, large box and orders were simply packed into whatever made sense and bundled off on a truck.

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 ...

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.

How the right adhesive can cut packaging costs 11/12/2015

Have you ever tried to get a children's toy out of its packaging?

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.

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, ...

ACCC confirms plan to exempt two Port Kembla wheat ports 10/7/2015

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a position paper confirming that it intends to grant exemptions to GrainCorp and Quattro from having to comply with ...

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 ...

China FTA: farming industry calls for less politics, more goal kicks 9/10/2015

According to Simon Talbot, Chief Executive Officer of the National Farmers' Federation, political point scoring on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement is a distraction from ...

Manufacturing company pays Sri Lankan visa-holders just $8 an hour 9/2/2015

A Sydney manufacturing company and one of its directors will face Court after allegedly paying a Sri Lankan couple as little as $8 an hour.

4 Creative Job Perks That Cost You Little and Gain a Lot 9/2/2015

The connotations of the word 'perk' seem to be as negative as they are positive these days. Yet there are genuine company perks that can make a big difference to staff morale, ...

Ai Group: VIC long service scheme may cost employers $4m per year 8/27/2015

In a major submission to the Inquiry into Portability of Long Service Leave Entitlements for Victorian Workers, the Australian Industry Group has demonstrated that a portable long ...

Truckies under pressure: freight costs cut by $13m despite huge profit 8/27/2015

Wesfarmers announced it has cut its freight costs by $13 million at a time when its revenue growth is up 3.8 per cent. Coles' revenues were up two per cent to $38 billion, the results ...

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