Grants from the federal and state governments encourage manufacturers to innovate more especially during the COVID-19 crisis. It is important for manufacturing businesses to find the right partner to help them through the competitive application process. Caroline Tung speaks to Tieman Tankers and the Avant Group to find out more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the … Continue reading Government grants critical to start manufacturing revival →

The unexpected and sobering impact of COVID-19 is still reverberating across the manufacturing industry globally. The crisis has affected manufacturers in three critical areas with labor, supply, and demand all hit simultaneously. As economies start to open up again, manufacturing businesses will need to ensure they build immunity to risk through technology and adapt to … Continue reading How Covid-19 has changed these manufacturing sub sectors →

Manufacturers Monthly congratulates all of the Endeavour Awards winners for 2020. They have demonstrated resilience and talent despite the challenging economic climate brought about by COVID-19. This year’s Endeavour Awards feature a high calibre set of companies sharing their innovative ideas, technologies and products. It was due to be held in Sydney this year but … Continue reading Best Australian manufacturers honoured: The 2020 Endeavour Awards winners →

CEO and co-founder at Combilift, Martin McVicar, speaks to Manufacturers’ Monthly about COVID-19 restrictions, keeping production levels up and meeting customers’ needs. A standing challenge for many manufacturers worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic is finding the space to implement social distancing measures. A socially-distanced production area has become a key initiative at Irish specialist materials … Continue reading Helping manufacturers achieve long-term growth during COVID-19 →

Purchasing critical products or parts from Asia purely based on price can lead to a catastrophic hit to profit when things go wrong. If you do not have the goods, how can you make a sale? Managing risk should be at the core of every business. The COVID-19 crisis has not only identified serious supply … Continue reading Using risk management to enhance profitability →

NOJA Power has brought Australian manufacturing and developments in electrical switchgear into the global spotlight. Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with its group managing director, Neil O’Sullivan, about the company’s long-term success and pride in being Australian made. ‘Australian Made’ is a popular phrase with end consumers, but the synonymy of Australian produced products with reliability and … Continue reading Keeping the lights on →

Whiteley Corporation, the country’s largest manufacturer of cleaning products and disinfectants, has seen demand for its products triple since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its executive chairman, Dr Greg Whiteley, spoke to Manufacturers’ Monthly about the importance of safe and easy-to-use hand hygiene products. Newcastle-based manufacturer Whiteley Corporation was founded during the Great Depression … Continue reading Hand hygiene a top priority for all →

Building material manufacturers, like the players in other major industries, are under constant pressure to raise the bar on their waste reduction targets to meet their company’s sustainability targets. Even where the businesses do not have ambitious sustainability targets in place, safety standards require them to regulate the use of chemicals in their operations to … Continue reading Aussie businesses minimising waste while increasing safety with CRC SmartWasher →

COVID-19 Recovery: A 9-Point Plan, a document released by Engineers Australia in May, is designed to give a helping hand to those engineering businesses and government that might need a sense of direction after the pandemic has run its course. When an event like COVID-19 occurs, one of the key considerations is how to get … Continue reading Moving forward after COVID-19 →

The cost of energy in manufacturing building materials is a major contributor to the overall cost of the product. Steve Hittmann, National Product Manager at BSC, says upgrading from wrapped belts to raw edge cogged belts is a low-cost option to achieve higher energy efficiencies in drive systems. “Unlike wrapped belts, the raw edge construction does … Continue reading Get a grip on energy bills with the right belt drive →

Pferd in German means ‘horse’ and the namesake German company that started from humble beginnings around 200 years ago by producing files for trimming horse hooves, has over the years grown to become a global brand in industrial abrasives. Pferd has been present in Australia for over 35 years. Pferd Australia stocks over 3,800 products … Continue reading Actirox: An aggressive winner in the abrasion game →

Australian maker of electric vehicle chargers, Tritium, is trying to fix a problem that many manufacturers in advanced technology are facing. The company, founded by three PhD students in Brisbane in 1999, is at the forefront of a resurgence of onshore manufacturing in Australia. Today, it specialises in electronic energy technology, with a focus on … Continue reading Why Australian manufacturers need to onshore their technology →

Results of the first survey by South-East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance to assess the impact of COVID-19 are in, and they are “sobering”, according to CEO Vonda Fenwick. A recent survey by South-East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) has revealed the impact of the coronavirus on the Victorian manufacturing sector. The survey, conducted in March, titled SEMMA … Continue reading Finding a path during sobering times →

Bearings in the recycling industry are subject to varying levels of temperature and moisture. While conventional bearings use grease or oil to keep the rotating elements running smoothly, solid lubricant bearings, such as the NSK Molded-Oil bearings, use solid lubricants that do not require any re-lubrication. NSK’s Molded-Oil bearings are filled with a solid, porous … Continue reading A set-and-forget solution with Molded-Oil bearings →

It is a common belief that you can make almost anything you want when it comes to 3D printing. Bits and pieces ranging from a splint for a broken arm, a bulldozer part that has split or cracked, to a malfunctioning part on a navy ship patrolling high seas in the Middle East, can be … Continue reading 3D printing to thrive during COVID-19 and beyond →

Opal Australian Paper, a major manufacturer of packaging papers and boards and Australia’s only manufacturer of inkjet, printing and office papers including the Reflex brand, has been working with BSC as a trusted supplier for nearly 20 years. BSC supplies a wide range of parts and products to the company’s Maryvale paper mill in Victoria’s … Continue reading Why the BSC and Timken relationship works for Opal Australian Paper →

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all sectors of the economy, and governments around the world have taken unprecedented actions to curtail its spread. Despite these efforts, there have been many more than 4 million confirmed cases at the time of writing. The virus is believed to be more contagious than the seasonal flu and can … Continue reading Manufacturers should consider their internal air environment in a post COVID-19 return to work →

One question that operators and maintenance personnel in recycling plants often have to deal with is ‘how do you know which lubricant is the best fit for a given application?’ The answer is not always simple. While each piece of machinery usually comes with a maintenance manual containing a qualified product list, Christopher Bright, National … Continue reading Improved efficiency with GWO Syn-Gear industrial oil →

From the moment the wheel came into existence, people have been faced with the seemingly simple task of mounting their inventions to a shaft so that something useful could be accomplished. Within an industrial scenario, such as in a recycling plant, components such as couplings, pulleys, sprockets and flywheels need to be effectively connected to … Continue reading The key to better machine design is no key at all →

Food and beverage is an important part of manufacturing, itself an important sector in rebuilding the Australian economy post-pandemic. Food is the biggest part of the local manufacturing industry. 35 of the top 100 Australian manufacturers (by revenue) are in food and beverage, and it makes up over a quarter of all manufacturing jobs and … Continue reading Motoring a manufacturing revival for the food and beverage industry, with linear motors →