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Grant Thornton’s latest Manufacturing Benchmarks report is showing how scale, investment capacity and operational discipline are emerging as important contributors to resilience and profitability. Read more
Companies taking a structured approach to gender balance are achieving stronger representation and workplace policy outcomes than their industry peers, according to the first Impact Report from NAWO.
Connected safety systems are giving manufacturers real-time visibility into machine risks, behaviour and potential failures, according to Turck Australia and New Zealand managing director Geoff Thorp.
Coopers Brewery has selected Visy Logistics as its sole linehaul provider, with the partnership expected to reduce interstate truck movements by 6% while managing more than 2000 freight movements annually.
As Pro Ali Design celebrates 40 years in business in 2026, the company reflects on a journey from its fabrication beginnings to becoming a trusted provider of turnkey conveying and processing systems for the food and packaging industries across Australia and New Zealand.
Margin Partners founder and margin recovery specialist, Paul Allen, will take 10 years of margin findings public for the first time, in a six-city breakfast series across ANZ running from June to October 2026.
Tetra Pak’s factory automation and digital platform, Tetra Pak Factory OS, has received the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award (MIMA) 2026 in the Scale! category.
Australia’s food and beverage sector is seeing a steady flow of capital investment across energy, automation, processing and logistics infrastructure in 2026 – a signal of confidence in long-term demand, but also a response to rising operational pressures.
HRS Heat Exchangers says equipment suppliers now face more complex requirements as businesses increasingly factor sustainability, governance and digital transformation into purchasing decisions.
In Australian manufacturing, automation, warehouse optimisation and advanced production technologies are driving efficiency; however, workplace safety remains a top challenge.
Companies in NSW and Qld who are in an energy contract should be looking at forward contracting to secure rates and avoid inevitable price increases over summer, says Sudha Kandarpa of Choice Energy.
Despite economic uncertainty and geopolitical headwinds, the outlook for the global food processing and packaging machinery sector remains positive, as demand for automation to increase efficiency and capacity, and for sustainable technology solutions, continues to grow.
Australia’s largest manufacturing sector, Food & Grocery, has lifted turnover to $173bn and added jobs, but declining investment and cost pressures threaten long-term growth. Industry leaders warn that productivity gains and renewed capital investment are urgently needed to unlock the sector’s full potential and ensure its competitiveness.
The inaugural Sustainability in Food-Tech Summit 2025, taking place in Sydney from 14-15 October, aims to tackle some of the biggest sustainability challenges facing Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing sector.
In APPMA conference sessions at CeMAT / Industrial Transformation Australia, industry experts Henrik von Scheel and Daniyal Baig explored how packaging and processing sectors can align strategy with practical steps to advance digital transformation and strengthen Australia’s industrial future.
Supriya Suhale, category manager at Beckhoff Austomation Australia, unpacks the growing demand of manufacturers and why shifting from traditional, static power systems to smart power systems is integral in 2025 and beyond.
Scott Kemp, equipment finance specialist at Finlease, explores the benefits of capital investment compared to paying wages, and how to strike the right balance.
