Metalworking & Machining Feature Articles

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has renewed calls for Australia's banks to make a greater effort to understand and meet the needs of the small business sector following ...

Where there is emotional intelligence in the workplace, there are likely to be happy, and productive employees who work as a team.

Feature article of the week: For the construction industry, the recently released 2010-2011 Federal Budget is focusing on building foundations for skill training. This marks a strong ...

Durable paint, water purification, faster computers, tougher shoe soles, and lighter and cheaper televisions are all possibilities now that a Queensland University of Technology ...

A major national study aimed at identifying the secrets of business success for small and medium enterprises gets underway this week.

Curtin University of Technology researchers have developed computer software that can detect unusual behaviour in crowds and other high-motion environments, providing a new tool in ...

Chaos theory could hold the key to making the in-situ leaching process a more effective ore extraction technique, according to a team of CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship scientists. ...

Reserve Bank interest rate increases are always difficult for business and all borrowers across the economy.

The Henry review into Australia's Future Tax System makes an historic and significant contribution to the economic reform debate in Australia.

Standards Australia has released a revised edition of the Australian Standard for Steel Wire Ropes AS 3569 that brings the terminology, designation and classification systems in line ...

With significant geographic, language and cultural barriers, nations that are typically considered "Western," (Western Europe and its former empire), are divided from cultures that ...

Last year Australians purchased 937,328 new cars, with the Holden Commodore being the best seller. The transition to more environmentally friendly cars may be off to a slow start in ...

As the economy recovers with its corresponding effect on workloads, a Deakin University academic has urged companies to make sure their middle managers have time for their friends.

Australian businesses will need to engage in sustainability reporting in the future to remain competitive, according to a new report.

In the past, the key to cracking open business opportunities in China has been working with the protectionist Communist government that has often had anti-import tendencies disfavouring ...

Almost all organisations have a group of older workers who are moving towards retirement.

Another wave of the mining investment boom has begun and will drive mining and processing construction to record heights over the next four years, according to a new report from ...

Conventional die castings can be made stronger using new, more environmentally friendly technologies developed by CSIRO.

A new methane burner, developed at the University of Sydney and under consideration by mining companies, has potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from underground coal mines ...

Meeting deadlines is an important attribute in an employee. If you have difficulty managing your workload, it would be good to employ some techniques to help you meet deadlines at ...