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If you’re cutting a large number of parts out of flat sheet stock with varying dimensions and prices, nesting is a crucial piece of the workflow to help eliminate guesswork and minimise waste.

Addressing structural challenges appears a key focus of this year’s budget, with many initiatives tackling the likes of energy transition, housing affordability, skills shortages, childcare and paid parental leave. But what does the new budget mean for manufacturing?

Additive manufacturing continues to revolutionise how components and tools are manufactured on a large scale. However, due to a lack of materials, lengthy print times, high cost, and strict quality criteria, 3D printing was not initially a feasible alternative for large-scale industrial manufacturing.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick MP, along with Queensland Labor’s Jess Pugh MP attended a site tour of Volvo Group Australia’s Wacol operations, located close to their communities of Oxley and Mount Ommaney.

 Australia is set to convert plastic waste into a valuable resource through advanced recycling methods. This step acknowledges the fact that valuable components can...

The rising use of technology in manufacturing supply chains means the sector is more at risk of cyber breaches. Assessing the threat level to companies from cybercriminals is not easy.

Australia is facing a pressing challenge in its journey towards building a skilled and sustainable manufacturing workforce. With a growing shortage of vocational trainers, particularly Technical and Further Education (TAFE) teachers, the nation's ability to pass on essential vocational skills to the next generation is at risk. 

Creating public spaces that are both functional and engaging is a primary goal for architects and designers, with timber playing a crucial role in shaping these environments. 

As online sellers become more sophisticated in their marketing strategies, the market competition in the marketing sector is becoming increasingly unforgiving to slow adapters. As the adage goes: failing to plan is planning to fail. 

For many small and micro manufacturers, managing production and raw material planning has long been a challenge – limited by costly and complex enterprise systems that are often out of reach.