November 26, 2020
In the past, Australia has fallen prey to long supply chains and the outsourcing majority of goods and processes beyond its borders. Many skilled workers left the country and the cost of labour became too high to compete. To boost manufacturing and our local GDP, Australia needs to become less reliant on international counterparts to ‘deliver the goods’. As part of Open IIoT’s webinar series for 2020, each panel member hosted a discussion around a hot topic in the manufacturing sector. One of these topics was ‘Government Assistance for Manufacturers’, by Jim Wallace, Sales Manager for Balluff Australia New Zealand. Wallace explained that, when it comes to accessing government grants, taking the guesswork out of the process was crucial. “Budgets are always an issue when it comes to designing and deploying new projects and upgrades to existing projects,” noted Wallace. Wallace was joined in his presentation by special guest speaker Shane Infanti, CEO of AMTIL, who shared invaluable insights…