Sponsored There is a lot of noise and many wild assertions attached to the AI-for-business conversation, but definitions matter. Valantis Vais, General Manager – Product and Product Marketing at MYOB, prefers to separate AI into three practical categories. First is machine learning, or traditional AI, for example a pick-and-place robot on a line able to…
Sponsored Failures of quality management and resulting problems, such as expensive food recalls, generally draw more attention than businesses running smoothly, which tend to go unnoticed. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) counted 836 food recalls for the decade to 2024, with undeclared allergens the leading reason. Even the unspectacular recalls, unlike the more memorable berry saga…
One of the fundamental challenges manufacturers face is disconnected systems, with data silos impacting all aspects of a business. Smarter manufacturing is about a few things, but underneath it all is breaking down these barriers, removing the need to duplicate data and shift it unnecessarily across tasks and roles. The solution starts with integrating ERP…
Australia’s manufacturing landscape has vast acknowledged potential. Unlocking it requires more companies making the jump from small-sized enterprise to medium (or beyond.)
As we prepare for the awards event on April 18, we are pleased to present our expert panel of judges for Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers 2024. Meet our judges, each of which is enabling an independent, credible, arm’s-length evaluation of nominees for @AuManufacturing‘s campaign. Keep an eye out for the announcement of our awards…
@AuManufacturing is thrilled to open nominations for the second iteration of our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. It’s open to all kinds of manufacturers, and is completely free to enter. You can find a nomination form at this link. This time around the theme is “it’s for everybody”. Because innovation is a tool every manufacturer uses,…
@AuManufacturing’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign has returned, and will culminate with an awards event at Australian Manufacturing Week 2024. Brent Balinski speaks to Martin Ripple from ANCA CNC Machines and Ian Lowrey from Wireman about an always-important topic. Innovation requires a lot. High up on the list are a conviction that things can…
Those who have been following our Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign will know that nominations closed a couple of weeks ago and have been handed over to a panel of experts to judge. It’s a pleasure to now introduce readers to our judges, each of whom is diligently applying their wisdom to score submissions…