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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/australian-standard-to-come-for-air-audits</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Australian standard to come for air audits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Air audits can provide an important means of establishing the efficiency of systems, however no Australian Standard currently exists for the conduct of audits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:03:08 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/australian-standard-to-come-for-air-audits</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/manufacturing-value-with-smarter-air-travel</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Manufacturing value with smarter air travel]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Travel management companies help manufacturers boost savings with best fare policy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:31:17 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/manufacturing-value-with-smarter-air-travel</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Working in China?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair are now offering frequent flights from Australia to China. Cathay Pacific currently offers more than 70 flights a week from Australia.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:44:09 GMT</pubDate>
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/dollar-is-painful-but-no-predator</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Dollar is painful but no predator]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite the strong Australian dollar, exporters are continuing to supply overseas markets profitably, but it’s not easy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Perth-based Vmoto ships electric scooter to Malaysia]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Perth-based global scooter manufacturer and distributor, Vmoto has begun shipment of its 12OS Electric Scooter to Malaysian electric vehicle company, Eclimo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:08:03 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/perth-based-vmoto-ships-electric-scooter-to-malays</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/sa-to-consider-holden-s-latest-offer-under-200m-b</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[SA to consider Holden's latest offer under $200m bailout deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[General Motors Holden and the South Australian state government are in the final stages of a bailout agreement which will keep the carmaker operating in Australia.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:13:07 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/sa-to-consider-holden-s-latest-offer-under-200m-b</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/new-apprenticeships-allow-accelerated-learning-in</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[New apprenticeships allow accelerated learning in metals and engineering]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Challenger Institute of Technology’s new apprenticeships in metals and engineering are giving apprentices the opportunity to save time by accelerating their learning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/new-apprenticeships-allow-accelerated-learning-in</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/mahle-industry-acquires-innowa-membrane</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[MAHLE Industry acquires InnoWa Membrane]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MAHLE Industry has acquired the technology venture InnoWa Membrane. Both companies are based in Germany.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/mahle-industry-acquires-innowa-membrane</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/free-workshop-to-help-injured-workers-return-to-wo</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Free workshop to help injured workers return to work]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Work Safe Victoria will hold a free workshop showing employers how to help injured workers return to work sooner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/free-workshop-to-help-injured-workers-return-to-wo</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/nmw--crucial--for-nsw-industry-says-o-farrell</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[NMW "crucial" for NSW industry, says O'Farrell]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has backed National Manufacturing Week - Australia's largest integrated manufacturing industry event as a "crucial" industry event.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:33:30 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/nmw--crucial--for-nsw-industry-says-o-farrell</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/defence-manufacturing-suffers-under-high-dollar-t</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Defence manufacturing suffers under high dollar; Thales to sack 60 Bendigo workers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Defence manufacturing has always been considered a steady, if not tight niche market for local industry; however last week’s announcement that at Thales will sack up to 60 employees at its Bendigo plant brings forth the reality that defence manufacturing is not immune to market forces as the industry has hoped.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:41:30 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/defence-manufacturing-suffers-under-high-dollar-t</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/semiconductor-industry-mourns-loss-of-micron-ceo</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Semiconductor industry mourns loss of Micron CEO]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MICRON Technology’s CEO Steve Appleton died on Friday 3 February in a small plane crash, aged 51.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/semiconductor-industry-mourns-loss-of-micron-ceo</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/toyota-launches-8fbn-series-electric-forklifts</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Toyota launches 8FBN series electric forklifts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TOYOTA Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has launched a new range of four-wheel, counter-balance electric forklifts, with capacities from 1.5 to 3 tonnes at 500mm load centre.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:17:45 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/toyota-launches-8fbn-series-electric-forklifts</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/download-the-february-edition-of-manufacturers--1</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Download the February edition of Manufacturers' Monthly for free!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A digital version of Manufacturers’ Monthly February 2012 is now available for free for all newsletter subscribers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:54:22 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/download-the-february-edition-of-manufacturers--1</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/pro-pac-acquisition-takes-hills-business-model-nat</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Pro-Pac acquisition takes Hills business model national]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[National packaging group, Pro-Pac Packaging has announced that it will acquire Sydney-based industrial packaging, safety and warehouse product distributor, Hills Industrial Products (Hills) for an undisclosed amount.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/pro-pac-acquisition-takes-hills-business-model-nat</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/orica-repairs-faulty-compressor-resumes-ammonia-p</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Orica repairs faulty compressor; resumes ammonia plant restart]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Orica has resumed the restart of its Kooragang Island ammonia plant after repairing a faulty compressor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:14:38 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/orica-repairs-faulty-compressor-resumes-ammonia-p</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/festos-adaptive-gripper-learns-from-nature</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Festo’s adaptive gripper learns from nature]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Learning from nature, Festo has built the adaptive gripper DHDG to handle fruit, bulbs or pressure-sensitive food quickly and reliably. This is possible due to the so-called “Fin Ray effect” which is based on the design of the tail fins of fish.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/festos-adaptive-gripper-learns-from-nature</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/jeff-connolly-appointed-ceo-of-australia</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Jeff Connolly appointed CEO of Australia]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jeff Connolly, the current Senior Executive Vice President of Siemens North East Asia, has been appointed as CEO of Siemens in Australia effective 1 March 2012 and succeeds Albert Goller (pictured alongside) who has resigned after nine years in the position.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:23:11 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/jeff-connolly-appointed-ceo-of-australia</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/don-t-miss-your-chance-to-be-recognised-at-the-201</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Don't miss your chance to be recognised at the 2012 Endeavour Awards!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Send in your nominations now, for your chance to be recognised for your manufacturing innovations at the 9th Annual Manufacturers' Monthly Endeavour Awards!]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:28:47 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/don-t-miss-your-chance-to-be-recognised-at-the-201</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/cloud-computing-is-not-all-fluff</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Cloud computing is not all fluff]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Offering lower IT costs and improved security, manufacturers are starting to see real substance to cloud computing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:27:16 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/cloud-computing-is-not-all-fluff</link>     
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