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Future-ready: Upskilling Australia’s manufacturing workforce

The growth of automation and digital technologies has transformed the manufacturing sector in Australia. As Industry 4.0 continues to evolve, the demand for crucial digital skills is skyrocketing. 

Beyond the factory floor: E-commerce at the pinnacle of digital priorities

As the digital realm becomes the centre of transformation in the manufacturing industry, business leaders are increasingly exploring emerging technology and investing in digital solutions, such as e-commerce, to bolster their own growth efforts. 

A Higher Standard of Hygiene

When you want to make light work congested areas, the Vispa 35 is synonymous with a compact clean. This walk-behind floor scrubber comes in battery and cable-powered models and replaces your manual cleaning efforts. Up your commercial cleaning game with added manoeuvrability and ease-of-use.  

Australia’s export boom: How diversification and innovation are driving success

Australia has long been a formidable player in global trade, with its exports spanning diverse sectors from agriculture and mining to education and technology.

3D People champions on-demand manufacturing as industries demand faster, more flexible production

In an era where supply chain disruptions, long lead times, and rising costs continue to challenge manufacturers, on-demand production is proving to be the smarter, faster, and more cost-effective alternative.

What the future holds for metal additive manufacturing

A wide array of opportunities have been opened for materials manufacturers as the additive manufacturing metals market matured and scaled over the last decade. What are the factors that push this market’s progress and what does the future hold in the next 10 years?

Australian women set to power Volvo Group’s next 50 years

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.

Beyond the factory floor: Rethinking e-commerce to revolutionise B2B dynamics

The business-to-business (B2B) trading landscape in the manufacturing and distribution industries has gone through drastic changes in recent years, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic when streamlined digital experiences became the new normal. 

From Truganina to major projects: Mapei’s push to localise manufacturing in Australia

Global building materials manufacturer Mapei has commenced construction on a new $60 million manufacturing facility in Truganina, Melbourne, in a move the company says will significantly expand its Australian production capacity and strengthen its role in supporting major infrastructure projects.

Why tailored ERP solutions are essential for modern manufacturers

As the manufacturing industry enters the third decade of the 21st century, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are increasingly becoming the backbone of modern manufacturing. 
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How a small pet food manufacturer supports a 5x increase in production capacity

For Advanced Pet Care of Australia, scaling into one of Australia’s top pet food manufacturers required more than new production capacity – it required better systems.