Packaging & Labelling Machinery Feature Articles for Australian Industry

Aussie company proves it scrubs up very well to charm China 12/7/2006

With exports of soap products to China more than doubling in five years, Australian companies are scrubbing up well, according to Austrade, the Australian Government’s export promotion ...

Manufacturing growth in October eases amid patchy demand 11/8/2006

Growth in Australia's manufacturing activity slowed in October, reflecting mixed domestic demand, marginally weaker export growth and intense import competition.

Change key to success in forest, paper & packaging industry 9/22/2006

Increasing cost pressures, supply chain efficiency, greater customer focus and improved long-term sustainability top the list of key concerns for CEOs in the forest, paper and ...

Manufacturing activity picks up, but remains mixed overall 9/15/2006

Australia's manufacturing sector grew moderately in August, underpinned by a lift in domestic demand and exports. Nevertheless, the overall performance was mixed, with input cost ...

Increasing pressure from China on Aussie manufacturers 8/28/2006

Australian manufacturers are experiencing increased competitive pressures in their dealings with China, while at the same time they now see China as the most important market in ...

200,000 jobs at risk if Govt keeps ignoring manufacturing 8/18/2006

A report from the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research has been launched at the AMWU National Conference, showing that the Australian manufacturing industry will lose ...

Move over China, Brazil challenges Aussie manufacturing 7/14/2006

While Australian manufacturers are eyeing China and India as their main competitors in the global market, they should also be keeping a watchful eye on South America, according to ...

Manufacturing stronger but conditions still challenging 7/11/2006

Manufacturing activity strengthened in June with The Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI™) rising 5.6 ...

Falling sales and rising costs underpin subdued activity 6/26/2006

Manufacturing production eased further in the June quarter 2006, as sales continued to decline and raw material costs rose sharply, according to The Australian Industry Group ...

Consequences of Government allowing jobs to go offshore 6/21/2006

The Howard Government is the only Government in the western world not investing in its own manufacturing sector, and the statements by the Federal Government’s chief economic advisor ...

Manufacturing conditions difficult as input costs surge 6/20/2006

Manufacturing conditions remained difficult in May, according to The Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI™). ...

Government IR laws will hurt workplace Health and Safety 6/1/2006

The ACTU has called on the Howard Government to repeal the sections of its new Industrial Relations laws which ban Workplace Agreements from giving workers leave to attend union-provided ...

Major report released on the future of manufacturing 5/31/2006

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has released the most extensive study conducted into the future of the manufacturing sector in Australia in almost a decade.

Packaging food to protect its shelf life 4/6/2006

Shelf life is an important property of any food and is of interest to everyone in the food chain from producer to consumer.

Northern Territory development opportunities 4/5/2006

Large-scale development projects have the potential to create far-reaching impacts on the Northern Territory economy and significant new and expanded manufacturing opportunities for ...

Industry Profile: Innovator in the biscuit industry 3/28/2006

Sam Tucker, 31, Managing Director of the Great Australian Baking Company swapped careers ten years ago when he’d had enough of working in the hospitality industry.

Productivity Growth in Australian Manufacturing 3/8/2006

There has been an ongoing debate in economic circles regarding the influence of technological change on economic growth. Thus recent studies have looked at a range of factors ...

Australian manufacturing swamped by the Chinese tsunami? 3/6/2006

In July last year, Victoria's Manufacturing Minister Andre Haermeyer issued a stern warning. "There is a tsunami out there called China and we have to find a way around it, Haermeyer ...

Proof that Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) works for SMEs 2/6/2006

There is a perception in some quarters that the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) program is not suited to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In this article we examine ...

How RFID improves the order-to-cash process 2/2/2006

RFID improves shipping and order capture but not order routing and picking.

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