Avionics and communications company Rockwell Collins is expanding its manufacturing of optical assemblies, with these to be produced in Melbourne.
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Boeing to cut 300 staff at Port Melbourne
Boeing has announced it will shed up to 300 jobs at its Port Melbourne site.
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F-35 Lightning boss visits Quickstep
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, the head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, visited Quickstep’s Bankstown facilities this week.
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RBA boss says bad headlines don’t tell the whole story
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor, Glenn Stevens, has said that it’s not all bad news for the country’s manufacturing sector.
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Ronson achieves international recognition for quality
Ronson Gears has gained AS9100C Quality Management System (Aersopace), which the company hopes will boost its potential to win new work internationally.
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Jetpack manufacturer to launch pre-IPO in Sydney [Video included]
Martin Aircraft Company, which has developed the world’s first practical and commercial jetpack, will launch its pre-IPO capital raising in Sydney.
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Quickstep delivers first Lockheed Martin aircraft wing flaps
Carbon-fibre component manufacturer Quickstep has delivered the first ship set of C-130J wing flaps to global security and aerospace company, Lockheed Martin.
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First ever RAF jet flies with 3D printed parts
Defence contractor BAE Systems says that it has produced 3D printed parts used in the first flights by Royal Air Force fighter jets.
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New high-tech machining operation for JSF parts unveiled
BAE Systems has opened a new $8 million machining facility at Edinburgh Parks.
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NASA tests biggest ever 3D printed engine part (VIDEO INCLUDED)
Following its announcement that it hopes to have 3D printers operating at the International Space Station within a year, NASA has run tests of the largest 3D printed rocket engine component created so far.
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Made in Australia: A look at three successful exporters
Brent Balinski speaks to three very different Australian manufacturers about how, despite the strong dollar, they've remained globally competitive.
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Quickstep gets its carbon composites show on the road
Advanced composites manufacturer and Joint Strike Fighter project supplier Quickstep has announced the launch of automobile parts made using the company's Resin Spray Transfer technology.
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Composites manufacturer Quickstep sells technology to Russian company
Advanced composites manufacturer Quickstep has signed a contract to deliver its “Quickstep Process” to Russia’s ORPE Technologiya.
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Composites maker Quickstep delivers 100th part for Joint Strike Fighter project
Composites manufacturer Quickstep has delivered its 100th carbon fibre component for the Joint Strike Fighter project.
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Quickstep Technologies comment on Australian manufacturing
The chairman of high-tech composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies has spoken of the role of government input in assisting his company, and of the importance of being a part of a global supply chain.
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Aussie lab to be Boeing’s largest R&D operation outside the US
Boeing Research & Technology Australia has opened a new research and development lab at Port Melbourne, with the operation representing the company's largest research presence outside the US.
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Let’s stick together: composite materials, aeroplanes and you
What do Novak Djokovic’s tennis racket, Mark Webber’s F1 car and the new Boeing 787 have in common? They all extensively rely on composite materials.
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Persistence drives global supply chain success
Aerospace engineering company, TAE, took out the Global Integration Award for its successful engagement in aerospace and defence global supply chains. Madeline Prince and Annie Dang report.
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CSIRO-Boeing partnership to investigate space sciences and direct manufacturing
CSIRO has entered into a five-year, $25 million strategic research program with Boeing, to drive innovation in space sciences, advanced materials, energy and direct manufacturing.
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