Growing individuals helps grow businesses, yet often companies lack the communication between top management and the shop floor. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks to business leaders to find out the importance of empowering employees. Lean manufacturing is more than focussing on minimising waste while maintaining high productivity levels. It’s about employee empowerment – allowing workers to have … Continue reading Giving employees more autonomy to grow a business →

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2019 had many layers, catering to various attendees’ interests – including advance manufacturing. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. NMW had a lot to show, with companies revealing integrated solutions and services, the latest in robotics and automation, and the role the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) plays in manufacturing. The exhibition, held at … Continue reading Advanced manufacturing takes precedence at exhibition →

Brisbane’s triennial food and beverage manufacturing exhibition, FoodTech Qld, will focus on the best conferences and innovations trending in Australia. FOODTECH Qld, a triennial trade exhibition, was launched in 2016 to support the burgeoning food and beverage manufacturing industry in the northern state. For the second time, the event will bring about 140 exhibitors and … Continue reading Indulge in Queensland’s food manufacturing expo →

Realistic energy management solutions can help save money. COMPANIES in Australia have experienced price spikes in energy costs in the past decade that seem to just keep rising. So giving them the opportunity to manage these increases is a vital step the Federal government and state governments are taking through grants and programs. But experts … Continue reading Manageable electricity bills →

Australia’s top 100 manufacturers have been announced for 2019. Manufacturers’ Monthly found out why some companies triumph over others in consumers’ minds. CALTEX Australia sits on the top of the podium as Australia’s top manufacturer for 2019, based on a list compiled by IBISWorld. The company’s rank is followed by the Fonterra Co-Op group, Perth … Continue reading Golden position for manufacturing companies →

Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke to Mitch Connelly, business development manager, Auschem about the need for a safe lubricant in manufacturing applications. For industries such as wire drawing, aluminium extrusion and smelting, glass packaging, flat glass, glasswool, cardboard manufacturing, petrochemical, metalworking, mining, drilling and quarrying, etc Condat has a great range of lubricants. Specialising in difficult applications … Continue reading Safety in lubricants – why it matters →

A fresh face in the logistics industry, Cohesio Group has been going from strength to strength since its initial inception in 2014. Nishan Wijemanne, CEO of Cohesio Group decided that the logistics industry needed an influx of innovation, and this vision drove him to create Cohesio Group – a solutions-driven technology provider. Wijemanne, who is … Continue reading Finding the gap in automated logistics →

The humble pen has helped people create, share, and learn for centuries. From enabling ancient Egyptians to communicate, to 7th-19th century Europeans using quill pens with feather handles, pens have been a valuable tool across the globe for hundreds of years. Of course, pens are much more sophisticated now, with fountain pens, ballpoint pens, markers … Continue reading Pens: A tool for communicating that is here to stay →

Company image, cost savings and employee satisfaction are just some of the reasons stringent safety standards are upheld by companies. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out why teaching businesses about safety is so important. Here’s a scenario to think about – A company has just opened a new facility that is bigger than any other one it … Continue reading Safety’s role in image and reputation →

Nitrogen generators can be used onsite in order to save a company money and time. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. Compressed air is considered the fourth utility being used in many industries after water, gas and electricity, according to Atlas Copco Compressors. The company has nitrogen generator solutions that can help manufacturers produce nitrogen on-site. Salena Estate … Continue reading Taking nitrogen onsite →

Nitrogen generators can be used onsite in order to save a company money and time. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. Compressed air is considered the fourth utility being used in many industries after water, gas and electricity, according to Atlas Copco Compressors. The company has nitrogen generator solutions that can help manufacturers produce nitrogen on-site. Salena Estate … Continue reading Taking nitrogen on-site →

When Mark Ellis, a warehouse operations clerk for Atlas Steels, suffered a serious leg injury that resulted from an incident at its Ingleburn service centre, the business vowed it wanted to prevent this type of incident from reoccurring. “It shook the business,” said regional director, John Pearson. “It was a terrible thing for Mark, his … Continue reading Having a clear safety approach is important. Atlas Steels explains →

Opinion: Implementing Industry 4.0 technology can help manufacturers save on electricity costs while using renewable energy, according to one expert in the energy sector. Luke Menzel, the CEO of the Energy Efficiency Council, explains what role Industry 4.0 plays in energy management.   Industry 4.0 has been around long enough now that “thought leaders” are … Continue reading Energy management, the stealth enabler of Industry 4.0 →

ifm shows that it can offer full solutions for all factory automation, 24 hours a day. Whether a company is an OEM, a packaging or process factory, there are constant needs to produce high quality products at reduced costs, while effectively managing the high amount of workflow in a factory. Smart factory solutions allows companies … Continue reading ifm’s smart factory solutions for small, medium and large sized factories →

As local industry looks to build on recent momentum, how do manufacturers plan to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities awaiting them in 2019? Mark Goodsell, head of the Australian Industry Group in NSW, explains. Manufacturing entered 2019 with a lot of momentum built up over the past 2-3 years. With 85,000 … Continue reading Priorities for Australian manufacturing in 2019 →

Opinion: Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden discusses the welding industry in Australia.  The trend of some state governments in relation to the procurement of fabricated steel in Australia is encouraging. For instance, in August 2018, the Victorian state government passed the Victorian Industry Participation Policy (Local Jobs First) Amendment Bill. This bill mandates minimum local … Continue reading Lowest common denominator procurement decisions put Australians at risk →

Australia is competing in an international market where a company from Germany can easily and quickly transport its products to France or any other neighbouring nation. So finding a niche in the market, or focusing on Australian-made branding can give companies down-under an advantage. But some manufacturers that successfully export products overseas explain that it’s … Continue reading Taking a collaborative approach improves exporting capabilities →

The circular economy encompasses many aspects of a businesses that can be changed to improve environmental impacts and create a more profitable business. While creating and highlighting change by promoting that a company uses renewable energy and environmentally friendly materials is one way to show a company cares about sustainability, ensuring the longevity of equipment … Continue reading Product longevity keeps facilities sustainable →

Manufacturing could go full circle as individualisation starts to creep into the process engineering equation. Henry Ford takes most of the credit for introducing mass production practices to industrialised nations. Starting out in the late 1910s, Ford realised that setting up a production line provided an efficient mechanism to produce high-quality, in-demand products. In his case, … Continue reading Radio-frequency identification plays vital role in manufacturing →