It wasn’t that long ago that China and India were seen as big markets for Western powers: China was the world’s factory, India was its call centre and services provider. But the financial crisis changed all that. Both China and India are now being seen …

Manufacturing around the world is rebounding but the big driving force for that is China and India. A closer look at the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reveals just how important China and India are. The index showed its highest level of improvement …

Read the BRW article ‘Start Small’ featuring one of the Advanced Manufacturing CRC projects with Micronisers (published 30 June 09, p. 26). Also don’t miss the special feature article in BRW titled ‘Profit Factories: Why Manufacturing in Australia is Full of Opportunities’ showcasing another successful AMCRC project with ANCA …

Industry and product convergence are turning the world of management and company operations on its head, creating new opportunities and challenges for manufacturers. There are two related forms of convergence changing the industrial landscape. Traditionally, industries were defined by sectors and product lines. Now the …

With the hard year of 2009 now fading into memory, what are the big trends ahead for manufacturers? There are two forces that will reshape advanced manufacturing. The first is green tech. Fascinating developments in America are worth watching. In California, as reported here, Governor …

As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we don’t …