Melbourne-based manufacturer Richmond Wheel & Castor Co speaks about how the company continues to deliver quality products to meet increased local demand. Founded in 1958 Richmond Wheel & Castor Co commenced a family-owned steel trading business in Melbourne. Shortly afterwards they successfully expanded into manufacturing material handling and custom solution products. Richmond’s willingness to be … Continue reading Wheels to last the distance →

By Greg O’Loan, Regional Vice President Australia, New Zealand & Pacific, Epicor Location independence is one of the major forces that will impact businesses and shift how operations are carried out in 2021 – and beyond. COVID-19 has shifted where employees, customers, suppliers and organisational ecosystems physically exist, and has dramatically disrupted traditional supply chains … Continue reading Supply chains disruption: A deep technology shift required to build the new face of manufacturing and distribution in Australia →

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has released the annual 2020 Global Growth Index, a report that explores the growth trajectory of companies around the world and provides insight on how business leaders are using technology to support and drive growth initiatives. The index looks at the … Continue reading Epicor Global Growth Index reveals businesses are investing in tech to offset the impacts of COVID-19 →

Collaborative robots – or cobots – remain the fastest growing segment of industrial automation, projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 30.37 per cent between 2020 to 2025. Cobot market pioneer Universal Robots (UR) solidified its frontrunner position by selling the 50,000th UR cobot, which was purchased by a German manufacturer … Continue reading Universal Robots reaches industry milestone with 50,000 collaborative robots sold →

Four hundred and sixty industry employers and representatives joined the national discussion for ways to deliver modern manufacturing through a skilled workforce. Following the government’s recent announcement of the Modern Manufacturing Strategy, Senator Michaelia Cash introduced the webinar series and set the challenge to industry to provide relevant and timely advice to help deliver the … Continue reading Voice of industry takes centre stage in manufacturing skills events →

Ever since Archimedes first developed the screw principle in mid second century BC and used it to construct devices to raise water, the construction of screw threads became an essential skill for mechanics and craftsmen. Whilst the design of industrial machinery has come a long way since then, threading remains a big part of any … Continue reading Mastering the art of threading →

By Paulo De Matos, Chief Product Officer, SYSPRO Consider for a moment what potentially goes into manufacturing a beverage. The manufacturer may source ingredients from New Zealand, sugar cane from North Queensland and bottle the final product in Indonesia. In total, the turnaround time from sourcing to delivery could have taken a year. The challenge … Continue reading Saving costs should not come at a price in manufacturing →

The supply chain challenges posed by the pandemic have helped accelerate industry’s understanding of the benefits and applications of additive manufacturing explains Jeremy Drew, engineering applications manager at Markforged EMEA. As the world is cycling through lock-downs, we have all learned lessons from the first time around and developed new ways to keep businesses, supply chains … Continue reading Supply chain challenges boost benefits of additive manufacturing →

When an iconic Queensland brewery approached the end of life for the Schaeffler INA linear ball bearings installed on their Krones labelling machines, they contacted CBC as their trusted on-site bearing supplier to help source the replacements. Ben O’Connor, the CBC key account manager who oversees CBC’s service and product support for the customer, says … Continue reading Schaeffler INA bearings stand the test of time for Queensland brewery →

Automobility is on a mission to change people’s lives. Starting from humble beginnings in 2001, the company has grown to become an industry leader in Wheelchair Access Vehicle (WAV) conversions. Working from a manufacturing facility in Montrose, Victoria, the Automobility team works with local suppliers and contractors to build wheelchair access vehicles for a wide … Continue reading Enabling Life’s Journey →

Despite the challenges of 2020 and the undeniable negative impact of COVID-19, the world has seen a rapid adoption of digital technologies over the past six months. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, noted in April that due to the pandemic the business saw two years’ worth of digital transformation in just two months. More recently, … Continue reading Accelerating Industry 4.0 uptake: five messages for SMEs →

Confoil, an Australian owned and operated packaging manufacturer offers a range of food packaging products – both standard and customised – across a broad range of sectors. Confoil produces over 350 kinds of foil food-packaging items, supplies across a range of industries including food manufacturers, retail and commercial foodservice, defence, and healthcare. It also offers … Continue reading Sullair’s flexible managed air power solution for a COVID-impacted Australian food packaging manufacturer, Confoil →

Caroline Tung finds out how the NSW government’s Innovation Districts Challenge is boosting commercialisation for products such as IoT-enabled technologies. The New South Wales state government’s first Innovation Districts Challenge is now underway and is designed to assist small-to-medium-sized businesses accelerate the commercialisation of products to counter the disruptions caused by COVID-19. Eleven universities across … Continue reading Helping innovative small businesses fast-track commercialisation →

Lorch South Pacific managing director, David Wilton, speaks about the benefits of using advanced technology to improve commercial outcomes in the Australian welding industry. David Wilton is determined to help every manufacturer in Australia gain big data access for their welding business. A career welding industry professional with more than three decades of experience working … Continue reading Understanding the welding equation in the age of Industry 4.0 →

The trade of welding conjures up images of dirty, dark workshops full to the brim with traditional tools and machinery prone to throwing off sparks and fumes. But, with the advent of automation, robots, co-bots and a range of other advanced welding technologies, this perception is becoming more and more outdated. Welding is a far … Continue reading Welding 4.0: The future of industry →

The government’s response to the pandemic has highlighted the central role of manufacturing in recovering from this event and its importance in bolstering Australia’s economic resilience. What are the long-term trends in manufacturing and the impact of COVID-19 on the industry? Manufacturing employment: long-term trends in Australia Australian manufacturing employment peaked at 1.46 million in … Continue reading Manufacturing jobs in Australia: long-term trends and the impact of COVID-19 →

It’s been a rollercoaster couple of months for manufacturing in Australia, with the Australian Government promising over $1.5 billion to modernise the sector and create new markets and industries to accelerate the COVID-19 recovery, with many organisations already re-tooling their operations to produce new products. This is an exciting time for Australia’s manufacturing future. It’s … Continue reading Balancing robotic risks and rewards in manufacturing →

Renowned theoretical physicist, Michio Kaku, once said: “What we usually consider as impossible, are simply engineering problems.” As the managing director of RTM Engineering, a family-owned, multi-faceted engineering company based in Bowen, North Queensland, Russell Mayhew shares the same opinion. “I don’t like the throw-away society of today,” he says. “Anything that’s broken, can be … Continue reading Born to fix the ‘impossible’ →

Air compressors have been used on farms for decades, but as the air compressor manufacturing technologies and their energy efficiencies improve, more agricultural businesses are realising the full scope of benefits that can be derived from adopting air compressors across their operations, for crop production, transport or general farm maintenance. One such business is a … Continue reading Almond orchard sees Peerless benefits →

Atlas Copco is launching the AIRCUBE Containerised Compressor Room in December. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks to specialist projects engineer, Pasquale Masi about this all-in-one solution for manufacturers. The AIRCUBE Containerised Compressor Room from Atlas Copco is a plug-and-play solution for companies that are planning to build their own compressor rooms or for companies that don’t have … Continue reading Atlas Copco to introduce plug-and-play compressed air solution →