ERP systems can help ensure quality control checks are done at the right time in the manufacturing process, lessening the likelihood of costly recalls. Rob Stummer writes.

A report released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) called ‘Energy shock: confronting higher prices’, shows manufacturing companies are resigned to electricity prices skyrocketing in the future, with 30% of survey respondents suspecting energy cost will rise by up to 20% over the next two years.

The Government’s decision to scrap the Green Car Fund is bad news for the Australian economy, with car-makers urging Gillard to look to the future.

Diagnosing motor problems before they arise is best done through regular inspections, helping to save money and increase uptime, Annie Dang writes.

Engineering simulation can cut manufacturing costs and time but working out a favourable ROI is one of the technology’s many challenges, writes Stephanie McDonald.

The Queensland and Victoria floods have reaped havoc on Australian businesses across the East, with manufacturers banding together to lend a hand to their brothers in need.

When choosing the right industrial robot, having the right approach can lowers costs of investment and lift production efficiencies, Annie Dang writes.

The Queensland and Victoria floods have reaped havoc on Australian businesses across the East, with manufacturers banding together to lend a hand to their brothers in need.

Diagnosing motor problems before they arise is best done through regular inspections, Annie Dang writes.

Engineering simulation can cut manufacturing costs and time but working out a favourable ROI is one of the technology’s many challenges, writes Stephanie McDonald.

An innovative Australia-first training program will show ten lucky Queensland manufacturers that if you teach a man to fish, you will feed him for a lifetime. Margaret Tra writes.

Coverity, the software integrity leader, announced today the results of the Coverity Scan 2010 Open Source Integrity Report. This report is the result of the largest public-private sector research project focused on open source software integrity, originally initiated between Coverity and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2006. The results from the 2010 edition of the Coverity Scan Open Source Integrity Report detail the findings of analyzing more than 61 million lines of open source code from 291 popular and widely-used open source projects such as Android, Linux, Apache, Samba and PHP, among others.

Australia’s pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, called ‘the cornerstone of the knowledge economy’, will help our economy rise from the ashes.

Accenture gives tips on safeguarding your supply chain against the most uprooting of natural and man-made disasters. Sarah Falson writes.

The first Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) seminar was held in Australia on 7 September and, according to the MESA Australian Working Group, productivity, competitiveness and sustainability are the most significant trends for manufacturers in Australia.

WHILE a number of manufacturers may have been upset regarding the outcome of the recent federal election, no one can deny Senator Kim Carr’s commitment to Australia’s manufacturing industry. Alan Johnson writes.

The guessing game around Australia’s future climate change framework has begun but regardless of whether there will be a carbon price or not, electricity costs are still set to surge.

Manufacturing, once ignored by politicians in most of the developed world, is suddenly a ‘must-have’ industry, especially for the US. Alan Johnson writes.

Digital manufacturing directly produces parts from CAD files. Isaac Leung writes.

In regional Victoria a couple of smaller manufacturers in diverse industries are demonstrating the benefits that can flow from a strong focus on customer service, lean and innovative operations, and business plans based on continuing growth.