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It’s been a rollercoaster couple of months for manufacturing in Australia, with the Australian Government promising over $1.5 billion to modernise the sector and create new markets and industries to accelerate the COVID-19 recovery, with many organisations already re-tooling their operations to produce new products. This is an exciting time for Australia’s manufacturing future. It’s … Continue reading Balancing robotic risks and rewards in manufacturing →

Michael Beaumont, group manager account engineering at FM Global, explains four keys areas of risk mitigation for manufacturers. COVID-19 has exposed critical gaps in our domestic capability to remain resilient as a nation and weather global storms. From questions over Australia’s capacity to ramp up production domestically when needed, to the viability of “picking winners”, … Continue reading Managing risk in a manufacturing renaissance →

Any business manager or executive responsible for operating transformers should be acutely aware of the possible consequences if they suffer a breakdown. The potential impact on production commitments and financial performance is enough to give people nightmares. Bushings are one of the most important transformer components to monitor because their failure can result in fire … Continue reading Keeping a facility safe comes down to even the smallest components →

All manufacturers should have an appropriate asset maintenance program. FM Global division engineering manager Paul May explains how developing one is as much about culture as technology. Global competition and changing consumer tastes for more varied and personalised products are putting pressure on manufacturers to respond faster and be more agile. Technology is enabling this, with … Continue reading Changing consumer tastes drives manufacturers to think smarter →

Paul May, operations engineering manager, FM Global, urges manufacturers to be on their toes when it comes to securing their networks and to take nothing for granted. If you see this text then your files are no longer accessible, because they have been encrypted,” read the message on the computer screen. “Please follow the instructions … Continue reading Manufacturing is a soft target for cyberattacks →