This time last year, whilst Australia was still navigating pandemic lockdowns, vaccination rollouts and economic recovery, we shared our Survival tips for Australian manufacturers. During

The Australian Made Week wrapped up last week. The initiative, in its second year, gives exposure to those going against the grain to prove our

Years of experience, innovation, and product iterations have been drawn upon in the design and manufacture of Rota Cota’s Calibre Paint Brush range. The brands’ next challenge is executing their go-to-market.

With an increased focus on ranging local products in their stores such as Australia’s globally renowned wines, wealth of craft beers, and up-and-coming whisky’s, Dan Murphy’s have supported this initiative with an Australia-centric approach to sourcing in-store fixtures.

Buying Australian made products is so important for our sustainability and supply chain security.

Rapid development in communications technology defined the late 20th century, and by 1980, it was the Outbacks’ turn to reap the rewards of modern telecommunications. Leading the connection of the outback to the rest of Australia, and the world beyond, was Telecom Australia – the predecessor to Telstra.  

The electric-vehicle startup is suing one of its seat suppliers, Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. (CVG), over a breach of contract regarding seat unit price.

When a fabrication facility reduces the environmental impacts in sheet metal fabrication – costs go down because there is less waste and productivity increases due to efficiency.

The global e-commerce market is expected to total $5.55 trillion in 2022. The explosion of the sector has been largely fuelled by American consumers and companies, with five of the top ten e-commerce companies in the world headquartered in the US. 

Time is money. When it comes to running a business these days, that adage becomes harder to ignore by the day. Customer expectations have moved with the pace of innovation and globalisation to demand rapid response and expeditious delivery.

Siemens’ involvement in Australia began in 1872 with the commission of the historic Overland Telegraph Line, one of the most important pieces of infrastructure at the time.

Investment in research and development delivers enormous gains in a company’s technological growth, employee satisfaction and capabilities.

Innovative design is all about finding and creating new ways to solve problems. Every one of the unique products shown in Australia by Design Innovations solves a different problem.

It’s not always singular design innovations altering the projection of an industry or a product that characterise our design landscape in Australia, it is also the willingness to collaborate with global leaders in design to facilitate the creation of projects on our home soil that set new benchmarks.

It could be said that the only true sustainable or ‘green’ product is the one that’s never made. In this sense, we can only ever hope to make products more sustainable or more ‘green’. The most sustainable solution is to avoid making unnecessary items altogether.

Solving the problems of the future requires a strong supply of critical thinkers with a taste for innovation, comprehension of new technologies and a penchant

As well as examining the numbers associated with industry transition, the report works to show why maintaining and growing Australia’s manufacturing capabilities through that transition is important to the nation’s longer-term economic sovereignty and security.

Climate Action and Manufacturing are not typically harmonious activities. With a focus on some existing examples of manufacturing related progress in Australia, we can get a glimpse of how a manufacturing revival can coexist with effective climate action.

When it comes to manufacturing in Australia we have witnessed a regression in the quantity of goods made here over the past few decades, increasingly relying on imports to serve our needs. The result has been a decline in our economic complexity

Despite the small population of this country, we over-deliver when it comes to game-changing design and innovation.

Despite the small population of this country, we over-deliver when it comes to game-changing design and innovation.

Their fast chargers boast individual capacities from 50 to 350 kilowatt, and is one of the world’s top sellers in the area.

Australian manufacturing is transforming and is today one of the nation’s most dynamic industries. Yet, the industry’s potential is being hampered by an inability to attract enough women into the manufacturing sector.

In 2019/2020 the manufacturing sector’s workforce was 72.5% made up of men aged 20 – 74.

Our view of what’s been happening in Australian ManufacturingNovember 2021 – January 2022 Welcome to the the bi-monthly wrap up of our top headlines. Catch

UNSW’s Professor Sahajwalla is a rubbish innovator who sees used materials as resources. She is testing putting micro factories in businesses to take on their own recycling journey and remanufacture the waste on site.

Despite the many disruptions of the recent past, predominantly with the global semiconductor chip shortage, Tesla has been able to maintain an impressive rate of production and delivery

While chips themselves are resilient, made to handle extreme temperatures, vibrations and other external shocks, the global semiconductor supply chain is relatively fragile, prone to disruptions from natural and man-made shocks.

There are a diverse range of specialised companies designing and manufacturing brilliant products in every corner of this country. With a focus on manufacturing, here are some of the innovative Aussie companies you should know about.

In retail, speed matters. A decreased speed to market gives the competition the advantage when it comes to innovation, allowing them to reach your consumer first.

In the last quarter of 2021 as the Christmas buying-spree approached we saw global supply chains all but collapse under the weight of demand and

As the end-of-year total vehicle sales numbers start to flow in, one might notice that electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are still struggling to gain a

In areas such as transport and health, where the federal government provides funding, a collaborative national approach is crucial to ensuring Australia can sustain itself through onshore supply chains and procurement.

The new Sydney-based Amazon Robotics Fulfilment Centre will reportedly create more than 1,500 local jobs working alongside advanced robotics.

We are seeing digital signage more frequently in a wider variety of spaces every day. Transforming from mere advertising boards in shopping malls, digital signs

With the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) Climate Change Summit wrapping-up earlier this month it seems that the news cycle is being once again dominated

A quick search of ‘lob losses from automation’ will result in a tangled mess of predictions, estimations and statistics about the number of the jobs

It’s pretty easy to get overwhelmed by some of the industry-specific jargon thrown around the manufacturing sphere. With the constant evolution of technology comes the

Over the last couple of months at Black Lab we’ve discussed everything from the applications of digital printing to macroeconomics in China. Education around Australian

“If a picture is worth a thousand words, a prototype is worth a thousand meetings.” You’d be hard-pressed to find a manufacturer, engineer or experienced

The advantages of digital printing will continue to grow, especially when business’ need to budget while still marketing their products and services.

It’s always a priority for manufacturers in Australia to keep a keen eye on events in China, the ‘World’s Factory’ exerts far reaching influence on

‘Working together to be CovidSafe’. That’s the phrase you’ll see marked on the vests donned by the many hard-working essential staff in Woolworths stores across

When we discuss manufacturing in Australia, many make the mistake of talking only about production and fail to recognise all the steps that comprise the

With digital interactions becoming more popular in our society, means one thing for retailers — they need to pivot fast. Failure to do so can only lead to losing customers.

Australian manufacturers are still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions to supply chains, production and national demand.