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Safer, simpler robots look to change the way we work

The first company to release a "co-bot", Universal Robots (UR) would have sold its 5,000th unit this year, and it continues its brisk expansion. Brent Balinski spoke to the company’s co-founder, Esben Østergaard, about putting robots in the hands of factory workers.
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Food, packaging and climate change

Climate change won’t go away. Therefore food manufacturers must start considering innovative ways to reduce food waste and become more resource efficient. Gareth Reynolds writes.
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Hydraulic bolting systems – keeping components aligned

Hydraulic bolting systems offer industry optimum outcomes for motor and gearbox alignment. Alan Johnson reports.
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Hockey’s IP inquiry another opportunity likely to be missed

Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey has asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a wide-ranging review of Australia’s intellectual property regime.
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Logo is a bargain buy

Manufacturers are urged to take advantage of one of our most cost-effective marketing tools - the Australian Made logo. Alan Johnson reports.
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HI Fraser reaps the spoils of war and peace

When it comes to leading from the front, there are not many Australian companies that can match the capabilities and focus of HI Fraser. And it's these attributes that have made it a niche manufacturing success story, writes Branko Miletic.
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Tales from the frontline

In recent months I have met with manufacturers in western and southern Sydney, Albury, Wollongong, Newcastle, Geelong and Brisbane. At every meeting, I am asked what I am seeing and hearing in the industry.
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Mark GoodsellAugust 18, 2015, 10:45 amNovember 19, 2016 0 100

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OHS – Are your workers fit for the job?

OHS is not just about providing appropriate safety equipment and procedures. Employers need to ensure their workers are (physically and psychologically) fit for the job. Matt McDonald writes.
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Government accelerates warship building in bid to prop up South Australian economy

The government has unveiled a centrepiece of its coming Defence White Paper, bringing forward a A$40 billion program to build surface warships, centred on the economically ailing state of South Australia.
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Michelle GrattanAugust 5, 2015, 9:09 amNovember 19, 2016 0 83

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More than one path to compressor efficiency

VSD air compressors coupled with innovative finance options offer manufacturers the potential for lower total ownership costs. Jonas Holmdahl writes.
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Jonas HolmdahlAugust 3, 2015, 12:55 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 84

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Fire safety – 7 tips for manufacturers

As more manufacturers undertake rationalisation programs and centralise procurement services, the conversation around fire protection is changing. Bill Adamopoulous writes.
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The unmaking of the Australian working class – and their right to resist

The smart backpacker chooses his travel reading carefully, preferably a single paperback equivalent in size to War and Peace. That’s how in 1985 I ended up reading E.P. Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class by a pool at the University of California. Its story has stuck with me ever since.
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Dennis GloverAugust 3, 2015, 11:04 amNovember 19, 2016 0 77

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Avoiding seven common warehousing mistakes

Close attention to people, processes and the warehouse environment are the keys to effectively managing a warehouse. Rob O’Byrne writes.
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Rob OJuly 31, 2015, 2:53 pmNovember 19, 2016 11 141

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Why individual assessment of compressors pays dividends

Should you be investing in a dry-running or an oil-injected compressor? Beth Wood highlights the major advantages of each design and the applications for which they are best suited.
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Beth WoodJuly 31, 2015, 2:28 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 72

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Getting free trade right can be good for workers and exporters

Agreement on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership could come as early as this week, with negotiations now focused on “the last few issues,” according to Trade Minister Andrew Robb.
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Tim PlenderleithJuly 29, 2015, 9:04 amNovember 19, 2016 0 90

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Manufacturers taking notice of production software

While ERP and SCM fill most IT industry pages, technology advances in production software is making manufacturers sit up and take more notice.
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Alan JohnsonJuly 28, 2015, 4:08 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 82

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Putting the profit back into your sales

USG says it has revolutionised the way manufacturers take their products to market by providing them with a lower cost sales option.
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Pneumatics – more than just hot air

While pneumatics systems do not have the force that hydraulic systems have to offer, they still have an essential role to play in many industrial applications.
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Chasing the ‘silver sliver’: making sure innovation doesn’t slip through our fingers

There are several widely-agreed upon facts about the current world economy. One is that value is being sourced to an increasing degree from analytic, inventive and creative ideas.
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Elizabeth WebsterJuly 27, 2015, 10:03 amNovember 19, 2016 0 87

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The future of 3D printing lies in space and with an extra dimension

The concept and use of 3D printing is now well established, with a large selection of printers available today, ranging from your low-price small 3D units for home to the larger and more robust industrial printers.
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Hamza BendemraJuly 24, 2015, 12:03 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 74

Features

Safer, simpler robots look to change the way we work

Food, packaging and climate change

Hydraulic bolting systems – keeping components aligned

Hockey’s IP inquiry another opportunity likely to be missed

Logo is a bargain buy

HI Fraser reaps the spoils of war and peace

Tales from the frontline

OHS – Are your workers fit for the job?

Government accelerates warship building in bid to prop up South Australian economy

More than one path to compressor efficiency

Fire safety – 7 tips for manufacturers

The unmaking of the Australian working class – and their right to resist

Avoiding seven common warehousing mistakes

Why individual assessment of compressors pays dividends

Getting free trade right can be good for workers and exporters

Manufacturers taking notice of production software

Putting the profit back into your sales

Pneumatics – more than just hot air

Chasing the ‘silver sliver’: making sure innovation doesn’t slip through our fingers

The future of 3D printing lies in space and with an extra dimension

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