By Greg O’Loan, Regional Vice President Australia, New Zealand & Pacific, Epicor
Location independence is one of the major forces that will impact businesses and shift how operations
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Epicor Global Growth Index reveals businesses are investing in tech to offset the impacts of COVID-19
Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has released the annual 2020 Global Growth Index, a report that explores the growth trajectory
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Universal Robots reaches industry milestone with 50,000 collaborative robots sold
Collaborative robots – or cobots – remain the fastest growing segment of industrial automation, projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 30.37 per cent between 2020 to 2025. Cobot
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Voice of industry takes centre stage in manufacturing skills events
Four hundred and sixty industry employers and representatives joined the national discussion for ways to deliver modern manufacturing through a skilled workforce.
Following the government’s recent
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Mastering the art of threading
Ever since Archimedes first developed the screw principle in mid second century BC and used it to construct devices to raise water, the construction of screw threads became an essential skill for mechanics
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Saving costs should not come at a price in manufacturing
By Paulo De Matos, Chief Product Officer, SYSPRO
Consider for a moment what potentially goes into manufacturing a beverage. The manufacturer may source ingredients from New Zealand, sugar
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Supply chain challenges boost benefits of additive manufacturing
The supply chain challenges posed by the pandemic have helped accelerate industry’s understanding of the benefits and applications of additive manufacturing explains Jeremy Drew, engineering applications
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Schaeffler INA bearings stand the test of time for Queensland brewery
When an iconic Queensland brewery approached the end of life for the Schaeffler INA linear ball bearings installed on their
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Enabling Life’s Journey
Automobility is on a mission to change people’s lives. Starting from humble beginnings in 2001, the company has grown to become an industry leader in Wheelchair Access Vehicle (WAV) conversions.
Working
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Accelerating Industry 4.0 uptake: five messages for SMEs
Despite the challenges of 2020 and the undeniable negative impact of COVID-19, the world has seen a rapid adoption of digital technologies over the past six months.
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, noted
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Sullair’s flexible managed air power solution for a COVID-impacted Australian food packaging manufacturer, Confoil
Confoil, an Australian owned and operated packaging manufacturer offers a range of food packaging products – both standard and customised – across a broad range of sectors.
Confoil produces over 350
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Helping innovative small businesses fast-track commercialisation
Caroline Tung finds out how the NSW government’s Innovation Districts Challenge is boosting commercialisation for products such as IoT-enabled technologies.
The New South Wales state
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Understanding the welding equation in the age of Industry 4.0
Lorch South Pacific managing director, David Wilton, speaks about the benefits of using advanced technology to improve commercial outcomes in the Australian welding industry.
David Wilton is determined
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Welding 4.0: The future of industry
The trade of welding conjures up images of dirty, dark workshops full to the brim with traditional tools and machinery prone to throwing off sparks and fumes.
But, with the advent of automation, robots,
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Manufacturing jobs in Australia: long-term trends and the impact of COVID-19
The government’s response to the pandemic has highlighted the central role of manufacturing in recovering from this event and its importance in bolstering Australia’s economic resilience. What
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Balancing robotic risks and rewards in manufacturing
It’s been a rollercoaster couple of months for manufacturing in Australia, with the Australian Government promising over $1.5 billion to modernise the sector and create new markets and industries to
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Born to fix the ‘impossible’
Renowned theoretical physicist, Michio Kaku, once said: “What we usually consider as impossible, are simply engineering problems.”
As the managing director of RTM Engineering, a family-owned, multi-faceted
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Almond orchard sees Peerless benefits
Air compressors have been used on farms for decades, but as the air compressor manufacturing technologies and their energy efficiencies improve, more agricultural businesses are realising the full scope
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Atlas Copco to introduce plug-and-play compressed air solution
Atlas Copco is launching the AIRCUBE Containerised Compressor Room in December. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks to specialist projects engineer, Pasquale Masi about this all-in-one solution for
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OZmist fosters local innovation in dust prone environments
LINAK actuators play a key part in the automated sprayers by Victoria-based manufacturer, OZmist, who is paving the way for high-pressure misting systems within a range of environments.
In many areas
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