Manufacturing & Industrial Equipment Feature Articles

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) accelerated in March, jumping by 5.6 points to a record high of 63.1 for the month.

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2018 returns to Sydney as Australia’s largest showcase of manufacturing innovation, inspiration and information under one roof.

Without significant company tax reform, Australia will be left out in the cold on new investment and job opportunities as companies shift their operations to the United States.

The latest release of national apprentice and trainee data shows an increase in trade commencements for the September 2017 quarter, up 4.2% to 15 200 when compared with the September ...

"The ACTU's job-destroying minimum wage claim of $50 per week has obviously been plucked out of the air, rather than being the result of a rigorous analysis of economic conditions". ...

The Australian PMI® fell 1.2 points to 57.5 in February, indicating further expansion but at a slightly slower pace than in January (readings above 50 indicate expansion in activity, ...

Registrations have now opened for National Manufacturing Week (NMW), Australia’s largest manufacturing showcase, which will be held from 9 to 11 May 2018 in Sydney.

New figures released on February 5 reveal an estimated 83.2% of the 1.5 million Australians aged 15 to 19 years were enrolled in some form of education or training as at August 2016. ...

The Australian manufacturing sector is over, right? The popular assumption is: No question! It’s a statement of fact. After all, its current contribution to Gross Domestic Product ...

Over 40,000 apprentices in industries undergoing structural change are set to benefit from intensive support in their first two years of training.

The Australian PMI® increased by 2.5 points to 58.7 in January, indicating faster growth than at the end of 2017 (readings above 50 indicate expansion in activity, with the distance ...

The most consequential Australian data for last week were the recent labour force figures.

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) ended 2017 on a high with a reading of 56.2 in December.

The range of combined heat and power plants (CHP) is very large, as is the high variance of different plant types. The distinction is made by the generated power/heat output on the ...

Float switches are simple, universally applicable and exceptionally reliable. It is not a coincidence that, today, float switches still represent the most frequently used principle ...

The outlook for Australian manufacturing continues to be positive, the Australian Chamber-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends shows.

A further 4.7% decline in apprenticeship numbers confirms the system is in crisis, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said recently.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes comments from Audrey Zibelman, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Energy Market Operator and Energy Security Board ...

CSIRO scientists have produced Australia's first entirely home-grown carbon fibre, paving the way for Australian industry to mass-produce the next generation materials, used in ...

Business owners are granting 90% of requests for flexible working hours, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said recently.