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Click here to read the November/December print edition of APPMA's Machinery Matters online.

In this edition, APPMA chairman Mark Dingley looks back on the unprecedented challenges that 2020 presented and looks forward to the opportunities and pitfalls of 2021 and beyond. He says there is no doubt that Australia’s processing and manufacturing industries will play a major role in the country’s economic recovery.

Also, in the APPMA News, you can read about the recently released and updated APPMA Members Directory, replete with information on the association’s 128 full members.

Further, we feature a roundup of major headlines from APPMA members from the past two months, including news from tna, SMC, Matthews Australasia, Kalfass, Jet Technologies, Result Group, and Ravenwood.

And finally there is an article about the role of wireless technology in production and a case study looking at a system Nord Drivesystems delivered for a bakery.

Machinery Matters is published bi-monthly in partnership with the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association, as a supplement to PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business.

Food & Drink Business

The Central Coast is about to receive a boost to its local food and beverage manufacturing industry, with construction starting on the $17.14 million Food Manufacturing Innovation Hub, funded by the federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund (NFR).

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) says Australia is at a “critical crossroads” when it comes to R&D and decades of rhetoric have not delivered material change.

New Zealand’s national organisation for the country's grape and wine sector, New Zealand Winegrowers, has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting the industry’s commitment to environmental preservation and sustainability through its climate change, water, people, soil, waste, and plant protection goals.