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Ransomware attacks stopping SMEs in their tracks from Inside Small Business
New research reveals that more than one-third of businesses have experienced a ransomware attack in the last year. Twenty-two per cent of these ransomware attacks had an impact on businesses they had to cease operations immediately. “Businesses of all sizes are...
Pallet Made Vertical Herb Garden
Here's a unique take on the vertical garden, from AFA Member CrativeAustralia – all natural and upcycled. Absolutely perfect for small spaces and empty walls. Fill with fragrant herbs or colourful plants for a beautiful, rusticwallscape. The Crative Vertical Garden,...
Chairless chair” is designed to provide support for active factory workers
Chairless chair" is designed to provide support for active factory workers This flexible exoskeleton, designed by Swiss studio Sapetti, allows its wearer to sit down whenever and wherever they need to. The Chairless Chair is designed primarily for manufacturing...
Safety in Design Course
Consult Australia's Safety in Design course is an intensive two-day seminar which addresses safety issues relating to design and provides practical tools on how to eliminate hazards at the design stage. Examples from practitioners will be provided and the far-reaching...
Having a voice in the quality of secondary schools’ engineering & manufacturing curriculum
The Victorian Department of Education & Training (DET) is seeking to place secondary school teachers who teach engineering and manufacturing vocational programs into a work placement. The opportunity is now available for employers to get involved and support local...
Engaging Women in the Build Environment
If we are going to reach 50% women in leadership roles by 2025 in the Built Environment industries we need to work together in new and innovative ways. Continuing from the success of UNSW's 2016 initiative, please join them for an evening with 20 Built Environment...
The importance of ergonomics in a potentially hazardous workplace
Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with Ted Dohrmann, managing director at Dohrmann Consulting based in Melbourne, about the importance of ergonomics in a potentially hazardous workplace in an industrial setting. Ergonomics is the science of fitting work to people....
Victorian radial sawmill taking concept to commercial reality with timber technology
The deafening din is the same as any sawmill, but the timber rolling off the conveyor belt is far from conventional. It has been radially sawn, a milling technique that delivers some enormous advantages over existing methods. "Basically we cut up timber differently to...
Networking event: Emerging 3D technologies for SA manufacturers – August 10th at 1 pm
Discover how you can extend your capabilities as a manufacturer using new and emerging 3D technologies. Hear some innovative examples of how local and international manufacturers are using emerging technologies like advanced visualisation, photonics, 3D...
4th International Green Interior Awards Night in Sydney – Winners
The AFA Congratulates all of the Winners of The International Green Interior Awards for 2017. This Awards program is in its 4th year and is the leading global awards program that is 100% focused on the integration and creation of green interior products, not...