Manufacturing & Industrial Equipment Feature Articles

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 ...

A Waikato University scientist is proposing an alternative to conventional mining of New Zealand's national parks.

Australia's failure to accurately measure and predict emissions from deforestation, and the difficulty it has had in reducing deforestation, should send a warning signal to the world, ...

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.

A new, less selective approach to commercial fishing is needed to ensure the ongoing productivity of marine ecosystems and to maintain biodiversity, according to a paper in the ...

Designed to fit the Australian climate – and the lifestyle of a typical middle-income family – Australia's first Zero Emission House (AusZEH) has officially opened in Melbourne.

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 ...

Curtin University of Technology researchers are a step closer to helping produce cleaner, greener cars using hydrogen fuel cell technology.

A research vessel will carry a team of marine scientists led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science, to begin the first thorough investigation of damage to the Great Barrier ...