CNC punching can produce repeated holes, slots, cut-outs and other features efficiently, but the process still depends on a design that suits the material, tooling and later fabrication stages. A drawing may look complete on screen and still create problems when it reaches production. Many delays begin with small issues such as a missing material...

Australia is putting greater emphasis on domestic manufacturing as the country expands renewable energy, battery supply chains, critical minerals processing and lower-emissions metals. Under the current Future Made in Australia agenda, clean-energy manufacturing, green metals and critical minerals processing are among the priority areas receiving government attention and investment. Behind these large industries are many...