Want to streamline your manufacturing process? It’s always a good idea to simplify your business, cut costs, and improve efficiency. It means you’ll make the most of your resources while improving your field – leading to better profits and more sustainable operations. But what does that actually look like in practice? We’ve worked with hundreds … Continue reading Three tips to streamline your manufacturing process →

MathWorks has introduced Release 2019b with a range of new capabilities in MATLAB and Simulink, including those in support of artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, and the automotive industry. In addition, R2019b introduces new products in support of robotics, new training resources for event-based modeling, and updates and bug fixes across the MATLAB and Simulink product … Continue reading MathWorks releases 2019b of MATLAB and Simulink →

As summer returns, so too does the heat and uncomfortable conditions that impact on the productivity of employees working in warehouses and factories. Fantech highlights the importance of having a well ventilated facility. The human body is designed to maintain an average temperature of about 37°C. In hot weather, the body sweats and the resulting … Continue reading A cool advance in HVLS technology →

With only 10 per cent of the 56 million tyres discarded in Australia annually domestically recycled, this stream of product presents an opportunity for businesses, the environment, and the economy. Tyre Stewardship Australia explains the value of this material. The Australian manufacturing sector could play a pivotal role in developing new markets and products using … Continue reading Recycled tyres are providing a new material stream for innovative manufacturers →

BOGE outlines their latest product range for precise applications. The BOGE compact TOP AIR piston compressor line allows for oil-lubricated air production up to 15 bar. The best of German engineering excellence has brought together the advantages of a reciprocating piston compressor design alongside an innovative control and monitoring system. This provides medical and other … Continue reading BOGE Compressors: solutions for all applications →

In line with their commitment to providing quality and cutting-edge product technology, Welding Industries of Australia (WIA) have launched a new plasma cutter – the Cutmatic 45. According to Willem Corbett, development engineer – equipment for WIA, the Cutmatic 45 is a welcome addition to the WIA range of products, especially in light of local … Continue reading Cutting new technology from WIA: Cutmatic 45 plasma cutter →

The new Fifth-Generation (5G) wireless infrastructure provides a platform for improved and innovative applications, writes Tim Jones for Mouser Electronics. Not only will the new Fifth- Generation (5G) wireless infrastructure open the door to new applications, but it will greatly improve the applications that exist today for 4G and earlier wireless generations. With the 5G … Continue reading 5G infrastructure enables new and radical applications →

The roll-out of 5G across Australia is an opportunity for companies to adopt the technology ahead of their competition. However, to fully take advantage of 5G, particularly for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications, electronic components will need to be be part of the solution. Mouser Electronics, a global distributor of semiconductor and electronic components, … Continue reading 5G: What is the current potential for Australian businesses? →

In Australia, one in five people aged 16-85 years experience a mental health illness in any given year, according to the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. The three most common illnesses that have been identified are depressive and bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders. These don’t always occur in isolation, and … Continue reading Working with mental health: How businesses can help →

Known for its biological manufacturing, the Australian Red Cross Blood Service has expanded beyond blood, and has adopted a well-known strategy to constantly improve their processes. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out. Every week across Australia around 29,000 blood, plasma, and platelet donations are required to meet the needs of patients. Organs and tissues need to be … Continue reading How continuous improvement saves lives →

With greater requirements for precision and accuracy, Paul Cibotto of Test Machines Australia explains the value of having a local equipment supplier. One of those phrases that really needs no repeating is “you get what you pay for”. And it’s a series of words that has all too often come out of the mouth of … Continue reading Local testing supports a precise manufacturing industry →

With Atlas Copco’s data logging service, significant energy savings can be identified and achieved in compressed air systems. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports. Compressed air is one of the primary utilities required by the manufacturing sector. Whether used for air tools or pneumatic controls, compressed air is a staple for industrial facilities. Within the compressed air system … Continue reading Data logging from Atlas Copco can optimise compressed air system performance →

During a day of robust discussion, delegates, speakers, and panellists came to grips with the skills crisis confronting the Australian manufacturing industry, and what can be done to overcome this. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports. Setting out the question that would go on to frame the skills discussion at the National Manufacturing Summit, Gayle Tierney, Victorian Minister … Continue reading Preparing the workforce for the skills of the future →

Coming to the stage for the last session of any summit is a hard task, and after a packed day of speeches and panels at the National Manufacturing Summit, the job of Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, was no easier. His task? Wake Australia up to the … Continue reading More than luck: making the most of our lithium endowment →

Manufacturers have the potential to play a key part in tackling the waste crisis. Connor Pearce reports. A term that is gaining broader recognition to describe a new production paradigm is the circular economy, whereby products are produced from materials already in the market, rather than extracted from the environment, and when they reach the … Continue reading Manufacturing and the circular economy →

With the federal government announcing measures to reduce the price of electricity and gas for industrial consumers, the manufacturing industry confronts a number of alternate pathways to a green energy future. Connor Pearce reports. When the federal government announced on August 6 that is was going to act to reduce gas prices across Australia, a … Continue reading Flicking the switch to a powered manufacturing sector →

The transformative impact of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is often talked about in think pieces, and conference key notes, but it is not as common to hear from a company that has adopted its strategies and seen an effective, fundamental shift in their business practices. This is why hearing from global commercial explosives … Continue reading IIoT and digital transformation: From manufacturing an input to designing for outputs →

Just as people have a preference for certain car brands, welders get nostalgic about the welding machines they use. In Australia, the Miller Syncrowave 250 AC/DC TIG machine was introduced over 20 years ago and has been a popular welding machine ever since – reliable, consistent, and the perfect amperage for aluminium manufacturing and repair … Continue reading A new Dynasty AC/DC TIG welding machine for the Australian market →

Geoff Crittenden, CEO of Weld Australia, explains what it will take for Australia to successfully deliver its major shipbuilding project. I recently visited two BAE Systems shipyards in Glasgow, Scotland: Govan Shipyard, and Scotstoun Shipyard. It is here that BAE Systems is building the eight Type 26 Frigates ordered by the Royal Navy. The “First … Continue reading Building an internationally competitive shipbuilding sovereign capability →

The company which first developed the V-belt is continuing to innovate. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. There are many companies that would like to claim that they are the market leaders in their field, but when your forebears created the field, it’s hard not to put credence to the claim. It was 1917 when John Gates manufactured … Continue reading Delivering efficiencies through product innovation →