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Keeping Manufacturing Compliant, The Aussie Way
If you work in large-scale manufacturing, you know the feeling: regulations change, standards get updated, ...
IPA Blog: The Pulse of Australian Industry
The Importance of Brand Consistency In Building Trust With Your Audience
As a business, your reputation depends on one thing:
Balancing Support and Boundaries at Work
In today’s workplace, there’s a growing recognition that employees bring more than their skills to the ...
Streamline Success: Lean Thinking in Manufacturing
In today’s fast-paced manufacturing landscape, efficiency isn’t just a competitive advantage — it’s a ...
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Parties, Pavlova and Planning
It’s party planning season, and the annual workplace Christmas celebration is the perfect way to say thanks ...
When Risks Hide in Plain Sight: Lessons from the Ghost Ship Fire
Some tragedies don’t come out of nowhere. They build slowly, in plain sight, until the day everything ...
Thinking It Through: The Logic Advantage
Ever spent an embarrassing amount of time searching for your sunglasses only to find them sitting on top of ...
Balancing Inclusion Without Overreach
In today’s Australian manufacturing environment, workplaces are increasingly prioritising inclusion, ...
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Smart Safety: Technology Transforming Workplaces
Technology is no longer just improving how we work—it’s changing how we stay safe at work. From real-time ...
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Checklist Chaos, Calm the Crazy
October arrives, and suddenly every week feels like it’s two days long. There are budgets to finalise, ...
It’s Rarely Just One Spark: Why Complex Problems Need Structured Analysis
When an accident happens, it’s tempting to pin the blame on the most visible trigger — the “spark” that set ...
Networking: The Secret Growth Engine
If the word networking makes you picture awkward business mixers with bad coffee, too many name tags, and ...
Firing Up the Factory Floor
Implementing Effective Employee Engagement Strategies for Manufacturing Leaders
Team Charters: Your Secret Accountability Weapon
Let’s be honest—accountability can be a bit of a buzzkill word. It often gets tangled up with ...
Seeing Beyond What You Expect
When we set out to solve a problem, we like to believe we’re being completely logical—sifting through facts, ...
Near Misses Aren’t Lucky Breaks — They’re Warnings
Every industry has them: those close calls where disaster was narrowly avoided. The machine shuts down just ...
IPA Newsletter October 2025
Welcome to the October 2025 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter.
Case Study: How Enviroline Cut Costs by 75% in 1 Year with Focus Industrial
About Enviroline Enviroline is a laser cutting specialist based in St Marys, NSW, focusing primarily on ...
Problem-Solving Is a Team Sport
Most plant problems don’t live in silos — but too often, the investigation does. Maintenance thinks it’s ...
Unlocking Problem Solving with Parking Lots
Ever found yourself in a meeting where great ideas spark off-topic debates, and essential issues get lost in ...