While the unpopular carbon tax comes into force this month it is linked to some good news in the form of the generous $800m CleanTechnology Investment Program (CTIP) specifically for Australian manufacturers.
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Resources boom invites expanded role for industry
While Queensland is riding the resources boom, the manufacturing industry remains a key component of the state's GDP, as delegates at a recent QMI Solutions conference discussed.
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It’s the carbon tax that’s toxic
Next month sees the introduction of one of most absurd taxes in Australia; one that will damage our industry and lower our standard of living for absolutely no benefit to the environment.
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Understanding the new PPSR
PPSR (Personal Property Securities Register), which commenced January this year, will help buyers check that the used goods they are buying, like a car, boat or machinery - almost anything except real estate - doesn't have a security interest over it.
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Government grants: free money
With Federal and State Government grants for manufacturing companies ranging from $20,000 to $10m the effort put into applying for a grant can be well rewarded.
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Need more money?
The removal of GST anomalies could mean changes to how loans are structured.
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Time to act
A group of CEOs has developed plans to reverse manufacturing's demise, but who is listening?
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Ever expanding role for 3D printing
The 'sky's the limit' cliché is much used, but when it applies to 3D printing, it is a befitting phrase with huge potential for manufacturers.
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More transparency to boost manufacturing
While some Australian manufacturers are riding the present mining industry wave, many are missing out. However that could soon change with more transparent participation rates.
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Innovators to star at National Manufacturing Week 2012
This year NMW will feature a record 12 product zones, including two new zones focusing on sustainable manufacturing and metals & composites.
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Major aerospace win for local manufacturer
Australian advanced materials company, Quickstep Holdings has secured its second major aerospace manufacturing program, announcing it has been awarded the tender to manufacture wing flaps for the C-130J Hercules military transport aircraft.
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Dollar is painful but no predator
Despite the strong Australian dollar, exporters are continuing to supply overseas markets profitably, but it’s not easy.
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Cloud computing is not all fluff
Offering lower IT costs and improved security, manufacturers are starting to see real substance to cloud computing.
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Industry’s future in young hands
Manufacturers are being urged to think about internships and partnering with local work placement groups to overcome the present, and future, skilled workers shortages in Australia.
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Industry urged to improve talent retention by defining success upfront
MANPOWERGROUP has released a new Insights paper 'Hire and Retain the Best Talent With Success Mapping', which details key approaches for aligning the core workplace competencies, culture, values and career paths of candidates within the right roles.
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3D printers a boom for designers
3D printing adds a whole new dimension for industrial designers, and has the potential to revolutionise the manufacturing industry.
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Business lessons learnt the hard way; the importance of insurance premiums
WHETHER it’s for business, a car or your home, we all detest paying insurance premiums, but when things go wrong, for they surely will one day, that's when you trust the broker's professional advice and guidance.
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Manufacturing opportunities knock: don’t miss out
ICN’s expertise has led Garden City Geotech’s into exciting new opportunities in the mining industry. Alan Johnson writes.
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Siemens or SolidWorks? CAD battle gets serious
LOOK out SolidWorks; we are coming to get you. This was the key message from Siemens PLM's recent analyst conference in Boston - with some impressive growth figures to back up those claims. Alan Johnson reports from Boston.
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Free earthmoving technology for MM readers!
While there might be no such thing as a free lunch, Frank Chara of Mini Driveway Grader & Earthworks is offering Manufacturers' Monthly readers some exciting new technology set to have a dramatic impact on a new generation of earthmoving equipment for free.
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