The landscape of Australian-made production is changing rapidly as we move through 2026, and there are many examples of small shops outperforming the big players. For a long time the thinking was that you needed a massive factory with fifty staff to be competitive, but the rise of micro-factories is proving that wrong. A nimble shop with three people and three automated stops can often be more profitable than a huge overseas plant and this is because they don't have the crush

What Are Bump Stops and Push Stops in Automated Saw Systems? A bump stop is an automated measuring system where the operator manually slides the material against a computer-controlled fence, while a push stop acts as a motorised feeder that automatically pushes the material through the saw to the exact length. Implementing either of these automated saw systems will result in reducing cutting time by over 50% compared to manual systems. Both systems replace the traditional man