Manufacturing is on the rebound. After a tough few years in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, the industry is starting to find its feet again. Ai Group’s Mark Goodsell gives Mike Wheeler the good news. Impressions can be deceiving and sometimes inaccurate. Take manufacturing. Those on the periphery would say the manufacturing industry … Continue reading Running a plant from an iPhone →

Austal operations in Henderson, Western Australia has successfully launched the Auto Express 109m high-speed vehicle/passenger ferry, Express 4,  for Danish ferry services company, Molslinjen. This major project milestone involved the vessel being launched into the water for the first time, and follows the successful roll-out and joining of the hull and superstructure in August. The … Continue reading Austal successfully launches passenger ferry built for Denmark’s Molslinjen →

Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors have announced plans to introduce “solar roof” charging technology on selected Hyundai Motor Group vehicles to help meet global regulations targets and improve vehicle fuel efficiency. In an announcement on Wednesday, the Hyundai Motor Group said that electricity generating solar panels would be incorporated onto either the roof or hood … Continue reading Hyundai, Kia Motors to develop solar roof charging tech for cars →

Victoria’s Minister for Industry and Employment, Ben Carroll, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Don Matthews, a senior executive from the manufacturing industry, as the inaugural Local Jobs First Commissioner for the state. The Local Jobs First Commissioner will be an advocate for businesses, workers, apprentices, trainees and cadets, ensuring that they continue to benefit from … Continue reading VIC gov appoints Local Jobs First Commissioner →

Australian businesses that don’t embrace and effectively use self-service-analytics and foster cultures where data-driven decision-making is the norm will struggle to compete by 2022, experts say. Organised by Tableau, experts from Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia, Domain Group, Deloitte Consulting Australia, Macquarie University and Tableau today participated in a discussion on the benefits data … Continue reading Australian businesses that don’t embrace self-service data analytics will struggle to survive: experts →