By Theresa Wolf and Andrea Willige Automation helped shape the First Industrial Revolution – and it continues to evolve in today’s Fourth. While automation has long been part of the manufacturing landscape, recent advances in artificial intelligence, vision systems and robotics hardware are enabling a new generation of more intelligent and adaptable machines. A new…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Researchers develop breakthrough solar thermal technology to reduce industrial emissions UniSA and partners have launched a world-first solar thermal demonstrator that could revolutionise how Australian industries generate heat while slashing carbon emissions, according to a statement released on Monday. The innovative…
By Madeleine North, Senior Writer, Forum Stories When we think about AI transforming industries, manufacturing is probably not the first one that springs to mind. And, yet, the sector is embracing the technology more rapidly than oil, gas and mining, government administration, and even healthcare. Misconceptions about manufacturing are not contained to tech, either. Here, four New Generation Industry…
By David Elliott Senior Writer, Forum Stories, World Economic Forum From the climate crisis and geopolitical headwinds to next-generation technologies, a series of complex challenges are rewriting the rulebook for global value chains. Against this backdrop, what are manufacturers and supply chain companies doing to ensure their operations are fit for future success? A new white paper…
A global survey by the World Economic Forum has outlined the seven factors reshaping manufacturing and how they create a gap between intent and reality for the industry.
Silver Fleece to close – report Adelaide media has reported the demise of the manufacturer of the cable knit jumpers (pictured) worn by Australia’s test cricket team for decades. Local In Daily reported that Silver Fleece had been wound up with liquidators appointed from Clifton Hall. The company, which employs between 10 and 50 at…
Belgian company Resuwood has shown off its Australian developed robotic machine production line that processes forest waste into solid wood that looks and acts like genuine hardwood. Conceived by Australian company 3RT and developed for manufacture by Melbourne’s Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions (BAMS), the production line has reached a new milestone, according to Resuwood. Resuwood…