What’s worse than finding a safety issue at your workplace that could have potentially injured someone? Not finding the issue. Every workplace is different; organisations that have several locations will even sometimes have separate OH&S procedures and safety inspection documentation for each location. What’s important is that your working environment has the best safety inspection … Continue reading How to insure your workplace safety inspections can identify issues →

Industry 4.0 and other technological advances are seeing a new generation of compressed air energy management systems become available that are more intelligent, reliable and efficient. Kaeser Compressors explains. Most compressed air systems will consist of a number of components, from the compressors themselves to filters, dryers and so on. The range of components to … Continue reading Compressed air energy management 4.0 →

Atlas Copco Compressors will return as a sponsor for the sixth edition of the Women in Industry Awards in 2019. Manufacturers’ Monthly caught up with the company to see how it is pursuing its own diversity strategy. This past June saw the fifth edition of the Women in Industry Awards, which recognises the invaluable contributions … Continue reading In pursuit of workforce diversity →

As temperatures begin to heat up across Australia and the country prepares for one of the hottest summers on record, workers are already planning ‘sickies’ for any upcoming 40-plus- degree heat days. And those that do turn up will have their productivity slashed by hot and stuffy conditions that drain motivation and reduce workplace efficiency. … Continue reading Increasing productivity and keeping it cool →

With the trade conflict between the United States and China heating up, David Loneragan explores what this could mean for Australia’s export manufacturing sector. The latest escalation in the trade spat between the United States and China has sent tremors through the media. Expert observers of economic trends, financial analysts, investors, business- owners and politicians … Continue reading Navigating uncertain waters: manufacturing in the midst of a trade war →

SEW Eurodrive’s industry specialist, John Gattellari, talks to Manufacturers’ Monthly about how the company’s new, smaller MOVIGEAR Classic Size 1 drive unit can help manufacturers create savings and improve efficiencies. As the first component of the new decentralised product portfolio from the MOVI-C modular automation system, the MOVIGEAR Classic Size 1 is a compact and … Continue reading Conveying made simple →

Federica Guidi, global sales and business development manager at VISA Global Logistics and winner of the Women in Industry Business Development Manager of the Year award, explains what makes a global business successful. When Federica Guidi joined VISA Global Logistics – an international freight forwarding and logistics company – in 2011 as business development manager, … Continue reading Women in Industry 2018 award winners: BDM of the Year →

How Ross Maclennan, founder of SynFlyt, combined his expertise in electronics and a passion for flying to manufacture flight motion simulators. Tara Hamid reports. Flight simulators have come a long way since American innovator, Edwin Link, designed the first prototype of his famous “Link Trainer” using scavenged organ and piano parts from his father’s small … Continue reading From flying to making flight simulators: An innovation’s story →

Having been present in the Australian compressor market for nearly 100 years, Pulford is expanding its portfolio of products following a strategic acquisition by global compressor manufacturer, ELGi. For nearly 100 years, Pulford Air and Gas, a national air compressor business comprising of F.R. Pulford & Sons and its wholly owned subsidiary Advanced Air Compressors, … Continue reading 100 years in the making: A story of growth →

Ganesh Chandrasekkar, general manager, Westpac Small Business Banking, spoke to Manufacturers’ Monthly on how small and medium businesses can re-invent themselves to remain competitive in the digital age. With the technological developments increasingly disrupting the traditional business models, many of the established small and medium businesses are finding it crucial to re-invent themselves to take full … Continue reading Gearing up for change: The “second act” of small businesses →

Handling glass panels in manufacturing plants can be challenging and at times hazardous due to their weight and fragility. Allplastics Engineering, a privately owned Australian business specialising in the machining, fabrication and supply of polymer/ plastic materials, came up with a solution to safely handle glass panels. Allplastics Engineering offered Evolution Windows custom made black, high … Continue reading Easy storage and handling of glass panels with HDPE grooves →