Carsten Pedersen, Senior Executive at UXC Eclipse explains the importance for process manufacturers to use technology to achieve efficiency and success.

Did you know that the installation of a strain gauge is probably the most crucial part of strain measurement?

Smaller production runs and changing trends call for more flexibility in packaging equipment.

Rising gas prices, if left unchecked, will have a devastating effect on Australian manufacturing. Measures must be taken to achieve both a growing LNG export industry and a diverse industry base.

In these times of social media and internet based retail businesses, flexibility is key and fixed high volumes are being replaced by small volume runs.

Large-scale manufacturing plants that employ thousands of people are things of the past. But we can still become a global supplier of high-tech products.

South Australia’s Tindo Solar is being provided up to $20 million senior debt finance from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to locally manufacture, install and own rooftop solar arrays and sell the power to building occupants under a power purchase agreement (PPA).

While steelmaking may have stabilised, there could be more pain in store for aluminium. Materials processing specialist and Swinburne Pro-Vice Chancellor (Future Manufacturing) Geoffrey Brooks shares a few observations with Brent Balinski.

Warehousing decisions can be critical to success. 3D modelling can help you try out what’s possible and make those decisions.

Companies looking to win contracts and tenders overseas can find financial assistance hard to get, but there is help available.

Finite element analysis enables us to shift the costs in the product cycle.

This year’s news on Australia’s global innovation ranking could be a lot worse, and probably will be in the future.

South Australian electronics manufacturer Redarc is approaching the end of a two year development cycle for their latest vehicle braking product, the Tow-Pro electronic brake controller. Jack Baldwin reports.

The CEO of Mediabistro has called the Inside 3D Printing series’ first visit to Australia an “unqualified success”.

Brent Balinski reports on some of the current trends in sheet metal work, working with lasers, waterjet cutting and bonding.

Food and beverage manufacturers can remain productive in the context of increasing raw material prices, energy prices and pressure from retailers.

Over 150 people turned out for the inaugural 2014 Women in Industry Awards dinner in June, where ladies from the mining, manufacturing and engineering sectors were rewarded and recognised for their career achievements.

Globally-renowned lasers expert Milan Brandt believes there’s great potential for Australian companies who want to explore 3D printing, but they’d better act fast. He spoke to Brent Balinski.