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17 May 2022
Shining the light on Dark Factories
What does going dark really mean on the factory floor and is the key to modern manufacturing ‘smart’ rather than ‘dark’ factories?
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4 March 2021
Hundreds of thousands of dollars and the ‘app for that’ still doesn’t work!
Why 70% of enterprise software implementation projects fail and what you can do to prevent it.
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3 November 2020
Optimising the benefits from the Australian Government Manufacturing industry incentives
Operational diagnostics tool for Industry 4.0
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7 October 2020
The Australian manufacturing industry is ripe for positive disruption
The global economic impact of COVID-19 has changed the Australian manufacturing industry forever. More and more we are hearing how manufactu
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6 May 2020
Don’t return to normal. Return to better!
There's no place for "we've always done it that way" in business anymore. To safeguard our economy and our businesses we h
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6 April 2020
Proudly Australian Made!
As our economy struggles under the crippling weight of the Coronavirus businesses are scrambling for more secure manufacturing and supply ch
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13 February 2020
Innovation or Improvement?
When implemented properly, both involve the entire organisation, both can improve efficiency and productivity, and both provide opportunitie
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14 June 2019
Driving without a dashboard?
Big data helps managers make decisions by using data sets from the past. With the development of real-time big data this process is changing
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5 April 2019
The Fourth Manufacturing Revolution
After a downturn in the global economy, could the fourth manufacturing revolution be the ticket to future prosperity.
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3 August 2018
Is a human or a robot more efficient?
High speed robotic production is the goal at Tesla, while Toyota and Mercedes find benefits in removing robots.
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2 July 2018
5 things to do before automating a process
Applying automation isn’t a silver bullet for inefficiency. Maximising the improvement of your processes requires more.
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5 June 2018
How Industry 4.0 is progressing in Australian businesses
The impact of Industry 4.0 is expected to be significant. The key benefits will be productivity gains and improved competitiveness. But ther
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1 June 2018
Lean and Industry 4.0
Taking it to the next level. How Lean and Industry 4.0 fit together to overcome the limitations of current systems
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29 May 2018
Skills and knowledge in an Industry 4.0 future
People make the difference when undertaking significant business changes and effectively managing and developing them will realise the benef
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