Special Interest

As the world pivots towards sustainability, Australia’s manufacturing sector faces significant challenges in ensuring long-term water security. 

The Australian fabricated metal manufacturing industry has experienced subdued revenue growth over the past five years, despite a contraction of product sales to key building markets following the pandemic, according to this July 2022 report from IBIS World.

As innovations transform today’s global industrial landscape, it is becoming more apparent to Australian manufacturers that they can no longer afford to be caught off guard by emerging trends or technological breakthroughs. The ability to adapt to manufacturing’s “next big thing” is no longer a competitive advantage but a survival necessity.

As global industries dive deeper into Industry 4.0, it is becoming increasingly clear that understanding and utilizing data and artificial intelligence is not just a technological advancement. It is a fundamental prerequisite for maintaining market competence and securing long-term success. 

First Nations company Australian Engineering Professionals (AEP) completed the delivery of four militarised patrol vehicles to the Australian Defence Force in July, making it...

Among a great number of critical problems exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past three years, Australia is also looking at a future plagued by the lack of enough skilled workers across various industries, such as manufacturing. 

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has commissioned a report to help tyre reprocessors, remanufacturers, and end-users better understand their carbon emissions and targets.

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?

A family-owned Queensland business specialising in the packing and unpacking of shipping containers is developing an AI-enabled automated packing solution that could increase their productivity by up to 50 per cent.

Warehousing and intralogistics automation leader, Swisslog, has combined with AutoStore, the manufacturer of a best-in-class cube-based goods-to-person Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS), to look at the future of automation in Australia and New Zealand.