Given rising energy costs and the increased efficiency of modern VSDs, many applications can be warranted on power savings alone, writes Craig Southwell.

One of the most critical roles of the food manufacturing industry is to deliver food that is not only of good quality but is safe to eat. Rita Mu reports.

Automatic doors are becoming the more popular option for companies requiring high levels of ‘opens and closes’. Annie Dang writes.

The Federal Government has moved to prevent any further job losses at BlueScope Steel a $100m cash advance for Australia’s largest steel maker.

Matching the correct tool path software to the production needs of each application will get the most out of advanced CNC machines. David White writes.

Now that the Endeavour Awards nominations are closed, get your tickets for the prestigious gala dinner event held in Melbourne at the RACV Club, on 25 May 2011.

Australian manufacturers might just have to hold their breaths to see whether the 2011-12 Federal budget released Tuesday night, will throw the manufacturing industry a much needed life line amidst a surging Australia dollar and patchy economic conditions.

The New South Wales Government will introduce Model Work Health and Safety Act legislation immediately, in an effort to roll-out OHS harmonisation across Australian workplaces.

Toyota Australia has reported April sales reached “50 per cent higher than any other company” in Australia, with the company claiming the economic outlook for local car manufacturers is “generally favourable.”

Now that the Endeavour Awards nominations are closed, get your tickets for the prestigious gala dinner event held in Melbourne at the RACV Club, on 25 May 2011.

Australia’s only solar cell manufacturer is increasing production at its Sydney Olympic Park plant due to skyrocketing demand from Australian households.

Laser welding delivers un-matched results over traditional forms of welding. Writes Annie Dang.

Quickstep Holdings Limited is “aggressively targeting opportunities in the burgeoning automotive composites sector” with a new light-weight panel developed using the Quickstep Process.

The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that hit Japan have woken up the world’s business community to the precariousness of the global supply chain, according to a TIME.com blogger.

A new explosives manufacturing plant in the Burrup Peninsula designed to take advantage of the mining boom in Western Australia has been given the green light.

The Federal Government’s decisions to scrap the $800 million Green Car Innovation Fund and lob Australia with a carbon tax mid-2012 might back-fire this weekend, with unions and industry groups outraged at being passed-over.

The Government will introduce a legislation to allow Australian courts to grant compulsory licences to manufacture and export patented pharmaceuticals to countries trying to deal with epidemics and other types of health crises.

Most Japanese automotive plants will remain closed while repairs and checks are conducted in earthquake-torn areas, raising doubts about the reliability of Japanese-made vehicles being imported to Australia over the coming months.

Over 50,000 Japanese-made Mazda cars are being recalled in the United States due to sightings of the yellow-sac spider, which has been building homes in the fuel tank.

The head of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)’s economics group, Philip Lowe, has painted a bleak picture for Australian manufacturing, claiming the strong Aussie dollar and the growing services sector will crush local companies.