A new CEDA report has raised questions about how ready Australia’s workforce is for an era of self-driving cars, hyper-connectivity and artificial intelligence. Brent Balinski spoke to the group’s CEO, Professor Stephen Martin, about what the future will hold.

On May 28, Manufacturers’ Monthly held its annual Endeavour Awards. We will continue profiling winners this week. Technofast Industries was the champion in the Global Integration category.

On May 28, Manufacturers’ Monthly held its annual Endeavour Awards. We will continue profiling winners this week. ANCA was the champion in the Australian Industrial Product of the Year category.

On May 28, Manufacturers’ Monthly held its annual Endeavour Awards. We will be profiling each of the winners this week and next. Plastic Forests was the champion in the Most Innovative Manufacturing Company category.

On May 28, Manufacturers’ Monthly held its annual Endeavour Awards. We will be profiling each of the winners this week and next. Jubilee Springs’ John Guest was the champion in the Lifetime Achievement category.

On May 28, Manufacturers’ Monthly held its annual Endeavour Awards. We will be profiling each of the winners this week and next. Austube Mills was the champion in the Safety Solution category.

Mobile device management software connects technologies commonly used on forklifts for increased visibility. Hidde Hannenburg writes.

The latest figures suggest Australian leadership, which used to rank well internationally, has fallen behind the pack. This trend, writes Innes Willox, needs to be reversed as soon as possible.

All industry uses packaging in some way and many, many businesses need to wrap pallets. Matt McDonald looks at a pallet wrapping system that promises to keep the costs of so doing down.

The CSIRO’s Lab 22 is part of an effort to get Australian industry up to speed with metal additive manufacturing. Brent Balinski spoke to the innovation centre’s research director, Alex Kingsbury.

Cyber security needs to be taken seriously. And, as Matt McDonald writes, it is not just the high profile targeted attacks that industry needs to watch out for.

If you’ve ever enjoyed footage of a Great White shark in a feeding frenzy, a vast underground cave system, or the ghostly remains of a shipwreck, it’s quite likely you’ve benefitted from Ron Allum’s handiwork.

The issue of exactly what, if any, work Australian industry will get out of the next generation submarine fleet will be a hot one at least until the results of the government’s “competitive evaluation process” come out.

The world’s largest 3D printer company, Stratasys, is often quick to mention the importance of the ecosystem around its business.

The inaugural Factories of the Future (FotF) event covered themes such as the decoupling of manufacturing from design, the growing influence of the cloud, and what an increasingly connected world might offer.

Finalists for this year’s Rising Star award have been announced.

Finalists for this year’s Social Leader award have been announced.

Finalists for this year’s Employer of the Year award have been revealed.

The finalists for this year’s Mentor of the Year award have been announced.

The finalists for this year’s Marketing Communications award have been revealed.