Costing & Productivity

3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (736+ words) Australia’s biggest AI opportunity may lie not in building ever-larger language models, but in transforming manufacturing and industrial systems. Realising that potential will require investment in skills, research and access to computing power. Another day, another existential threat to humanity....

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1311+ words) Every grassroots drag racer knows the painful rite of passage that comes with assembling braided stainless steel lines. Frayed wires, sliced fingers, and ruined hose ends are just the start. When Dick Raczuk faced that challenge while plumbing a street…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (59+ words) Plastics News Loop Industries looking at alternatives to push the company forward North American resin markets have swung sharply back in buyers' favor—Polymer Points explains why prices are falling, what it means for virgin and recycled resins, and whether…...

16+ hour, 30+ min ago   (700+ words) Published 21st September, 2026 by Emily Nutbean As demand for high-performance glass grows, processors face mounting pressure to increase output, reduce costs and manage an ever-wider product mix. At Glasstec, Glaston will showcase its full portfolio of automation solutions, each built to help…...

12+ hour, 3+ min ago   (404+ words) A new survey by payment specialist Payapps, an Autodesk company, found that 79% of subcontractors are almost always paid late. The survey of 127 industry professionals in UK subcontractor firms also found that nearly three quarters (73%) of subcontractors experienced routine disputes over…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago   (335+ words) Dean Sandells, head of infrastructure and major projects at Peri, explains how earlier collaboration and a designated ecosystem across formwork, temporary works, access, digital engineering and specialist capability can help project teams develop more coordinated, buildable solutions. The conventional approach…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (349+ words) With less than half (46%) of firms regularly receiving feedback or payment notices on time, the report points to a growing need for greater transparency, reduced admin time, and standardisation in applications for payment processes. The figures validate an acute point…...

21+ hour, 23+ min ago   (510+ words) Sensory Robotics’ UL Listed SR-1 fenceless robotics guarding system replaces 2D physical guarding with 3D monitoring defined in software. As a result, industrial robots in many applications are like caged mechanical beasts, segregated from the rest of a manufacturing environment. Therefore, interacting…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (437+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Building owners and owner’s representatives using PRIVV will gain access to AI-supported project delivery services through a new partnership with Zero RFI, bringing document, drawing and project-decision intelligence into existing capital project workflows. The partnership combines PRIVV’s capital…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (14+ words) AIM Media House...