With the increasing deployment of low- cost sensors and their connection to the internet, manufacturers now have access to a large amount of data. For companies to capture the value of this data, developing mature data understanding is as important as having advanced analytical tools. A survey of 50 small and large businesses by McKinsey&Company, … Continue reading Leveraging the value of data analytics →

Movus’ marketing manager, David Barzilay, speaks to Manufacturers’ Monthly about how the company’s FitMachine is shaking up the way businesses maintain their machinery and equipment. Movus was founded by CEO Brad Parsons in January 2015, initially starting out of The University of Queensland’s iLab, a supporter of technologically cutting-edge entrepreneurial start-up businesses. Movus’ flagship product, … Continue reading Bringing maintenance into the fourth industrial revolution →

Rechargeable aluminium-ion batteries are a step closer to becoming a reality after a UNSW Sydney researcher found a way to make the science behind the technology work. In a study completed at Northwestern University in Illinois and published in Nature Energy, Dr Dong Jun Kim of UNSW’s School of Chemistry – led a team of … Continue reading Aluminium-ion batteries inch closer to reality →

The Defence Material Technology Centre (DMTC) has commenced a new project that will advance the development of a new Australian antibiotic by partnering its developer, Boulos & Cooper Pharmaceuticals, with manufacturing experts from CSIRO. Early stage trials have shown the drug Ramizol developed by Perth-based company Boulos & Cooper to be effective against Clostridium difficile … Continue reading New DMTC project brings Australian medical and industrial expertise together →

Ai Group chief executive, Innes Willox shares key findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Needs Survey on the pressure points in the manufacturing sector. The pace of change in digital technologies continues to increase across the globe, creating digitally-enabled environments that will affect every manufacturing company. Education and training has been identified as one of … Continue reading Maximising the benefits of digital economy →