A new direction for 3D CAD powerhouse company SolidWorks could have users excited and competitors concerned. Alan Johnson reports from San Antonio, Texas.
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Bonds for foreign customers assist Australian exports
Providing bonds for overseas customers, without exhausting a company's working capital, is paying dividends for Australian manufacturers. Alan Johnson writes.
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Manufacturers optimistic but skills shortages set to rise
WHILE manufacturers are confident going into 2011, and the prospects for Australia's job seekers look positive, the news is not quite so encouraging for those in industry already struggling to find skilled workers,
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Training drives company’s success
WITH unemployment falling and skill shortages starting to reoccur, recruitment and training of workers is, or should be, front of mind for Australian manufacturers.
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Manufacturing a safer workplace
Zero harm goals are being set for industrial workplaces and in many locations they are being achieved. Mark Goodsell writes for Manufacturers’ Monthly.
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Turning good design ideas into great results
ANNOUNCED in the November issue of Manufacturers’ Monthly, SolidWorks 2011 3D design software is said to be constructed to turn good ideas into great results.
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Cloud on design’s horizon
CLOUD computing is a term that has been bandied about in many different industries, and it has now reached us in the manufacturing industry.
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Simulation: promise vs. reality
Engineering simulation can cut manufacturing costs and time but working out a favourable ROI is one of the technology's many challenges, writes Stephanie McDonald.
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Technologies to help you prepare for 2011
Australia’s manufacturing industry faces another tough year ahead, but there are technologies to help companies fiscally and environmentally. Alan Johnson reports.
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More to come from Canberra
WHILE a number of manufacturers may have been upset regarding the outcome of the recent federal election, no one can deny Senator Kim Carr’s commitment to Australia’s manufacturing industry. Alan Johnson writes.
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Leading your Lean transformation
OVER the past couple of years, visiting speakers at lean and operational excellence conferences have emphasised the importance of leadership in ensuring lean success.
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Pathways to lean manufacturing
Lean manufacturing initiatives are increasingly being linked to sustainable manufacturing programmes in the pursuit of bottom line benefits. Hartley Henderson writes.
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Improving SCADA operations using wireless
THE last ten years has seen a dramatic change not only in the radio technology but more importantly in how it is used by instrument and control engineers.
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Improving the reliability of forecasting
THE realities of globalisation have turned today’s business environment volatile with unstable demand and extended supply chains, while at the same time, regulatory mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley demand improvements in the accuracy and predictability of corporate earnings forecasts.
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Exporting hurdles lowered
MANUFACTURERS who recognise the numerous sales opportunities for their products in other parts of the world, but are not sure how to manage their finances for export or need additional working capital should read on.
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Protecting your profits in emerging markets
Foreign exchange is a challenge that importers take on when trading with flourishing countries such as China, but there are ways to mitigate the risks involved. Justin Logan writes.
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Manufacturing back in vogue
Manufacturing, once ignored by politicians in most of the developed world, is suddenly a 'must-have' industry, especially for the US. Alan Johnson writes.
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Manufacturing expansion highest since 2002
Manufacturing activity in Australia rose considerably in April 2010, with the latest seasonally-adjusted Australian Industry Group PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rising to its highest level since May 2002.
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Revised Enhanced Project By-law Scheme
Australian businesses will have more opportunities to participate in major projects at home and abroad thanks to changes to guidelines announced today, according to a new Government initiative.
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WA Safety Show scheduled for August
Western Australia's largest workplace safety trade show, the WA Safety Show, will take place in Perth from 24 to 26 August 2010.
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