Tag: Manufacturing
Aldi is facing a growing wave of customer complaints across social media and food publications, with shoppers reporting foreign objects in food, recipe changes to long-standing products and produce …
Australian-founded mushroom biotechnology company Lifecykel moved from Xero and spreadsheets to NetSuite with Annexa, creating the visibility, traceability and operational control needed to scale manufacturing and expand into the …
The Air-conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association of Australia (AMCA) has developed two AI-powered tools with ARM Hub’s AI Adopt Centre, aimed at reducing the time HVAC workers spend on …
Critical digital infrastructure provider Vertiv has officially opened a manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, expanding its production footprint to support growing demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across …
Australian manufacturers and start-ups looking to improve productivity, strengthen supply chains and accelerate innovation can now access a new $3.25 million funding program designed to fast-track the adoption of …
Siemens and IFS have entered a partnership aimed at helping manufacturers connect how products and factories are designed with how they perform in practice. The deal will link Siemens’ …
Australian shipbuilder Austal has partnered with Curtin University and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) on a $600,000 collaborative research project aimed at accelerating the adoption of additive …
Scientists have manufactured the first large, continuous piece of Refractory High-Entropy Alloy (RHEA), a metallic material known for its strength and ability to withstand extreme environments. The development, carried …
Flat mild steel is widely used in construction, manufacturing, fabrication, and DIY projects because it is strong, affordable, and easy to work with. However, one major drawback of mild …
Brisbane-based biotech company Gelomics is using an AI-powered platform to create lab-grown human tissue models for drug testing, offering pharmaceutical researchers an alternative to animal experiments in early-stage development. …
Looking for vintage furniture with real character? Mass-produced furniture has lost its appeal for those who value history, craftsmanship, and the character of a home. With so many stores …
For too long, small and medium-sized businesses treated design as a nice-to-have. You built the product or the website, then brought in a Designer at the end to make …
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has started shipping engineering samples of its TXZ+ Family Entry-Class M4H Group, a line of standard microcontrollers built around the Arm Cortex-M4 core …
Structural fabrication has always required precision, but the definition of what precision means in practice has shifted considerably over the past decade. Architectural designs that would have been considered …
A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales has developed a nanoscale device capable of converting low-energy infrared and red light into higher-energy visible light, in …
Running your own warehouse made sense when your order volume was manageable, and your team had the bandwidth to handle storage, pick and pack, and dispatch in-house. As a …
Australian SMB manufacturers have recorded steep falls in revenue and profitability in the first quarter of 2026, as the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East works …
A post-sale support system helps customers resolve issues and get questions answered once they make a purchase. Having a strong and proportional support system is key to the success …
An international research team has demonstrated that a new class of glass made from metal-organic frameworks can be tuned using the same chemical principles that have been applied to …
A team at Rice University has developed a 3D-printing process that uses focused microwaves to overcome a constraint that has limited the field of printed electronics for more than …
In today’s fast-paced production environments, efficiency often feels like the ultimate goal. The faster your packing line moves, the more output you generate. It’s simple math. But anyone who …
When it comes to perforated metal fabrication, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is how the holes are created. Two of the most widely used methods—punching and …
German simulation software company SIMCON has launched what it describes as the world’s first Large Engineering Model for injection moulding, a new AI-powered solver that it claims can deliver …
Australian mines and factories are taking more than a month to detect data breaches, with some intrusions remaining hidden for more than a year, according to new research released …
Heightened visibility of what’s coming in and going out of your plant will boost customer service and profitability. Do you have excess inventory gathering dust in your warehouse as …
Enterprise resource planning vendor Syspro has acquired US-based RiteSoft, expanding its footprint in smart manufacturing with integrated warehouse and shopfloor automation capabilities. The acquisition strengthens Syspro’s strategy to offer …
Cybercriminals target businesses that can’t afford downtime, making Australia’s manufacturing industry a prime target. Disrupting production means immediate financial losses, and attackers know companies will do whatever it takes …
IFS has been named a Leader in two IDC MarketScape reports: the Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Manufacturing ERP Applications 2024–2025 Vendor Assessment and the Worldwide Remanufacturing Management Software 2024 …
Cisco and Rockwell Automation have joined forces to launch the “Digital Skills for Industry” program, an initiative aimed at addressing the digital skills gap in the manufacturing and mining …
