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Endeavour Award Finalist
Central Innovation has been named a finalist in the Advanced Manufacturing Excellence Award at the 2026 Endeavour Awards, recognising the company’s work in practical, Australian-made manufacturing solutions, including MaXXlink, MaXXflow and #Task.
Central Innovation Recognised at Dassault SOLIDWORKS AP South CRE Partner Awards 2026
Central Innovation is proud to celebrate another major milestone with Dassault SOLIDWORKS, winning three AP South CRE Partner Awards in Bangkok that recognise our leadership in ANZ, our broader AP South performance, and the strength of our customer-focused model.
Central Innovation Celebrates Major Recognition at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026
Central Innovation has been recognised at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 in Houston, with multiple Asia Pacific partner awards highlighting the strength of our team, our partnership with Dassault Systèmes and SOLIDWORKS, and our growing role as a business outcomes partner to engineering and manufacturing customers.
Designing with intelligence: AI in the SOLIDWORKS era
Central Innovation’s in-house expert Marks demonstrates how you can get the most out of the latest developments of AI companions by Dassault Systèmes.
Bridging Design & Manufacturing: CAD Meets DriveWorks
An insightful session on how to connect design and manufacturing workflows to drive efficiency and collaboration across your business.
Discover how Tieman Tankers Saved Hundreds of Production Hours with SOLIDWORKS PDM and Ci’s Support
Tieman Tankers—an Australian manufacturer with 70+ years of tanker design and production behind it—reduced production drag and reclaimed hundreds of hours by implementing SOLIDWORKS PDM with support from Central Innovation, bringing stronger control and consistency to the way engineering data moves through the business.
Six Reasons Production Feels Harder Than It Should in SMEs
Production in an SME shouldn’t feel like you’re rewriting the plan every day. But when materials, capacity, revisions, supplier lead times, and priorities aren’t visible in one place, the work constantly gets reshuffled—jobs start and stop, shortages appear late, and the team relies on key people to “just know” what to do next. Here are six common reasons production feels harder than it should, and what’s usually sitting underneath each one.
MRP Readiness Assessment
If your MRP/ERP is giving you “a plan” but the floor is still waiting on parts, buyers are still expediting, and delivery dates still feel like a guess — the problem isn’t effort. It’s control. This readiness assessment cuts through the noise and shows, in 10 minutes, whether your system is actually driving inventory, purchasing, and scheduling — or whether spreadsheets and workarounds are doing the real work.
How many Excel Tabs is too many? The hidden risk lurking in your BOM spreadsheets
If your BOM lives in Excel, you probably feel like you have a system — until a “small” change turns into the wrong PO, a missing part on the floor, or a build that doesn’t match the latest design. This article breaks down why spreadsheet BOMs aren’t just messy — they’re a structural risk to quality, margin, and delivery performance once complexity and speed ramp up.
MaXXflow: AI-enabled MRP designed to make Industry 4.0 achievable for SMEs
Industry 4.0 promises smarter planning and better control—but for many manufacturers, the systems that enable it are still priced and packaged like enterprise software. MaXXflow is Central Innovation’s answer: a new AI-enabled MRP built specifically for SMEs that need capability without the complexity.
Powering smarter, leaner manufacturing
Central Innovation, now operating as a full-service software provider, has unveiled its Data Solutions Business Unit and MaXXlink – a new CAD/ERP/PLM/MRP Integrator and BOM automation tool.