Not only is Apple suffering from a major lack of hardware innovation but it’s also being outdone in software and online, where apps reign supreme. It quite possibly signals the company’s eventual demise.
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We are squandering our abundant natural gas reserves
It is easy to draw analogies this week between Australia today and Eastern European countries during the 1970s and 1980s when they exported anything and everything to earn foreign income while their citizens starved at home.
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Australia’s submarine contract means huge opportunities for Industry 4.0
The upcoming submarine contract could be a real game-changer for the future of Australia’s manufacturing industry, as John Allen reports.
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“Country to company” missions key to Australian SME growth: Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council
“Country to company” trade and investment delegations would increase Australian access to global value chains.
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Changes at Welding Technology Institute of Australia
The Welding Technology Institute of Australia is aiming to to put its members at the centre of its operations.
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Submarines must be priority for new Growth Centre
The AAMC welcomes the appointment by Industry Minister the Hon Ian Macfarlane of the Chairs of the new Industry Growth Centres
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Millicent Mill sets best practice for global company
Manufacturing benchmarks achieved by a rural South Australian factory are being shared and instituted across the world by Kimberly-Clark.
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Bouwmeester Composites cites quality control in onshoring move
After initially manufacturing a different bike wheel overseas, company owner Mello Bouwmeester decided to bring the composites work to Adelaide, South Australia.
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Fund R&D, then maybe universities can support industry
Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane let his discretion slip this week in a speech to the QLD Media Club foreshadowing an upcoming report on research funding.
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Dematic cuts costs with modular conveyance
Dematic ANZ has launched a new lineshaft conveyor, completing its recently-released family of modular, integrated package handling conveyor systems.
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Australia needs clear R&D objectives
If Australian industry is to prosper we need to be a nation which values science and education; and we must be prepared to invest in them.
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3D printing is the key as Australia looks beyond mining
3DP makes refractory metals affordable and require little to no machining which makes them much lighter.
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It pays to take the right measurements
One of my most memorable consulting assignments involved the solution to a productivity problem at an injections moulding facility, writes John Blakemore.
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AMWU should Co-operate with Toyota [blog]
A lack of co-operation between manufacturers and unions may put another automotive company at risk of closure. John Blakemore* writes.
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An open letter to Australian engineers and scientists [opinion]
John Blakemore pens an open letters to Australian engineers and the fact the nation may be missing out on the innovation wave.
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Holden is one piece in GM’s global restructuring puzzle
In the wake of the global financial crisis, Holden’s parent company, General Motors was placed on life support.
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Can 3D printing rebuild manufacturing in Australia?
It’s not easy being a small business in the current manufacturing environment. The face of manufacturing is changing, and businesses are eager for technological advances that could give them a competitive advantage.
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The evolving factory – Hyperspecialisation on the factory floor [VIDEO]
Manufacturing is continuously evolving. In this video by Sandvik Cormant, Ferret looks at the challenges ahead of the industry
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Crowdsourcing prior art to defeat 3D printing patent applications: The Maker Movement
A segment of the 3D printing (3DP) community, known as Makers, is using the concept of crowdsourcing as a sword to oppose 3DP-related patent applications, potentially creating problems for patent applicants everywhere.
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Is food safety getting worse?
With the risk of food contamination increasing, producers, manufacturers, retailers, regulators and the consuming public all continually raise the bar for food safety. The variety of potential contaminants that must be detected across the food supply chain complicates screening procedures.
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