April Whittam, Aurizon brand and sponsorships manager and the winner of the prestigious Social Leader of the Year award at the Women in Industry Awards, spoke to Manufacturers’ Monthly about why she loves going to work every day. When April Whittam was announced as the winner of the Social Leader of the Year award at … Continue reading Women in Industry 2018 award winners: Social Leader of the Year →

Tara Hamid spoke to Mark Burgess, CEO and managing director of Quickstep, about how his business realignment allowed the company to grow its revenue and ramp up production. When Mark Burgess joined Quickstep, a composite components manufacturing company, as CEO in May last year, he had to make some difficult decisions, which at the time appeared … Continue reading A strategic realignment paying off →

Manufacturers’ Monthly caught up with Bruce, Iain and Andrew Turner from Wynstan, a family-owned custom windows and doors business, to find out more about their efforts to keep manufacturing local. When you look at aluminium doors or windows on buildings and homes, there is a very good chance that many of them come from Australia’s … Continue reading Investing in “Made in Australia” →

Tradiebot Industries has set out to transform the automotive repair industry through robotics and digitisation. Tara Hamid looks at the company’s journey so far and the lessons for other industries. The future smash repair workshops could look very different from what we have grown accustomed to, thanks to the robotic platforms being developed by Tradiebot … Continue reading Embracing the power of digital transformation →

In situations where man and machine work together, it is critical to maintain a safe work environment for everyone. The task is made easier using Pilz’s PSENscan 2D laser scanners. When a person enters a configured warning field or protected field, the PSENscan 2D laser scanner detects that action. If the person is in the … Continue reading Monitoring danger zones with 2D laser scanners →

The potential of IIoT is giving industrial companies the ability to control their business performance in real time and drive operational profitability improvements – safely and sustainably. Brad Yager, director of process automation and software, Schneider Electric, explains. Two decades ago, determining the business impact of improved efficiency was a relatively simple task. Since the … Continue reading Industrial revolutions: Using IIoT to create profitable efficiencies →

Manufacturers’ Monthly caught up with the Sydney president of Engineers Australia, Julie Mikhail, to talk about her activities in promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. Julie Mikhail is an engineer with nearly 20 years of experience. Having a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in electrical engineering, she … Continue reading Setting the stage for more diversity →

When a plastic moulding company decided to extend its production facility, it required an ergonomic material handling solution to allow production changes and maintenance on their latest investment of new injection moulding equipment. The basic requirement was to determine a light crane lifting solution to provide coverage above the production equipment. Delving into the details … Continue reading A flexible lifting solution →

Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out from CRC how specialty chemicals for cleaning are essential in maintenance and performance in defence industries. As one of Australia’s leading manufacturers of chemical cleaners, CRC Industries offers a comprehensive range of scientifically formulated products specifically targeted to meet the needs of Australia’s defence industries. CRC’s diverse offering of aerosol and … Continue reading Getting a clean advantage over the rest →

VEGADIF 85, a differential pressure transmitter developed by Vega, offers a safe and reliable tool for measuring differential and static pressure simultaneously. In processing facilities in the chemical, pharmaceutical and energy industries, the main focus today, more than ever, is on safety. That’s why SIL, or Safety Integrity Level, is becoming more and more important, … Continue reading Twice as safe under pressure →

ESM Australia has been offering the Ignition SCADA platform in Australia for nearly five years. Manufacturers Monthly reached out to Glen Fry, founder and managing director of ESM Australia, to learn how the system can help manufacturers run their plants more efficiently. As industrial organisations grow in scale, collecting and monitoring real-time data from multiple … Continue reading Real-time data monitoring with Ignition SCADA platform →

Tech startup, JAR Aerospace, aims to redefine the Australian aerospace industry. Tara Hamid caught up with Lochie Burke, co-founder and chief marketing officer of JAR Aerospace, to talk about the company’s ambitions in the aerospace industry and its research and educational activities. “JAR Aerospace is a skyrocketing startup with aims of simultaneously redefining the Australian aerospace … Continue reading Young eyes, mature vision →

The ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) at UNSW Sydney offers unique collaborative opportunities to manufacturers. Tara Hamid spoke to the centre’s director, Professor Gangadhara Prusty, to find out more. Professor Gangadhara Prusty has one passion: bringing industry and academics together to solve real-world engineering challenges, with the focus on advanced composite … Continue reading Solving industry challenges through collaboration →