Study finds only 20 percent of Aussie businesses have a firm policy to buy...
A recent study conducted by Roy Morgan found that only 20 percent of Australian businesses have a firm policy for buying Australian-made goods wherever...
From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins
Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
Australian industry ramps up hand sanitiser production
The Federal Government is working closely with Australian industry in an effort to further increase the manufacture of hand sanitiser amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Minister...
Australian Made welcomes ACCC action against China made UGG boot seller
The Australian Made Campaign (AMCL) has issued a statement welcoming the action taken by the ACCC against online ugg boot seller Happiness Road, trading as...
Advanced Manufacturing’s Top 100 Manufacturers in Australia
Australia's leading manufacturers for 2020 have been announced, with today's release of Advanced Manufacturing Expo's Top 100 Manufacturers in Australia. Caltex Australia has topped...
Tomcar – Manufacturing cars for a niche Automotive industry
Where others seem to be fleeing, Tomcar is embracing the Australian automotive industry, manufacturing the Australian-owned all terrain vehicle in Melbourne, Victoria.
While other automotive manufacturers...
Australian boatbuilder Birdon Group wins US$259M contract
Australian marine engineering group Birdon has won a $A290 million contract to supply around 374 specialty naval crafts to the US Army, according to a...
Aussie scientists develop 3D printing technology that could disrupt the global stent manufacturing industry
Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, in partnership with Wollongong-based Medical Innovation Hub, have come up with a way to 3D print tailor-made...
Measuring Physical Dimensions and Bluetooth ® Integrated Technology
The previous feature in this series explained the basics of Bluetooth® Technology and how they could be applied for measurement taking and instrumentation. This part will focus on the measurement of lengths and physical dimensions to the precise micrometer level of precision. If you would like to...
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?
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Automotive canopy and tray manufacturer manages 6,000 SKUs with self-implemented ERP
Australian automotive accessories manufacturer Trig Point self-implemented an ERP system in just three months and gained control over its unwieldy component inventory, product customizations, and production processes. “We wouldn’t be able to manage that without a system like this,” says Chris Wasylkiw, Production Engineer.
