There has been another Tesla Autopilot accident, this time in Beijing, with the company citing a misunderstanding over the car being “self-driving”.
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Dumped Chinese steel blamed for fabricator’s layoffs
New Zealand steel fabricator Integrator Maintenance Group has cut jobs, with dumped Chinese steel being blamed.
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China will be the winner if US backs out of the TPP
If the United States backs out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a 12 member mega regional trade agreement, it could leave a gap for China to emerge the dominant trading power in the Asia Pacific.
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China aims to top global workforce automation rankings
China aims to increase its robots from 36 per 10,000 workers to 150 per 10,000 workers by 2020, to become one of the top countries in terms of workforce automation.
Currently, China is ranked just 28th
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The death of MakerBot is not the death of an industry
Following the progress of MakerBot, it is easy to be despondent about the whole desktop 3D printing industry. For a short time back in 2010, MakerBot was 3D printing. Anyone who wanted a desktop 3D printer could buy a MakerBot kit or build a RepRap.
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OPINION: Unlike in Australia, US elections are all about manufacturing
Unlike our previous election, in fact unlike our past three federal elections, in the US, both candidates for president are vowing to revitalise and resurrect the U.S. manufacturing industry.
In fact,
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A labour dump is unlikely under the China Australia free trade agreement
Fears that the Chinese Australian Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will lead to a flood of Chinese workers in Australia are unfounded.
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US Veep to visit Boeing Port Melbourne factory
United States vice president Joe Biden will visit Australia over the weekend, with his trip to include visits to Boeing’s Port Melbourne factory, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, and a “major policy speech on the future of the US-Australia relationship."
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Three reasons free trade has become a political football
Surveying democratic election results around the world, it’s clear the high water mark for globalisation has been met. Free trade, always questionable economics, is no longer good politics and in many ways has jumped the shark.
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Slim possibility of majority government: expert
Paper shows how to turn plastic landfill into fuel
Research led by chemist Zheng Huang at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated a way to break down polyethylenes into a liquid fuels.
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New rugged display
Argon has introduced its 21.3-inch rugged display, designed for command and control applications where maximum viewable surface area is needed in the smallest mounting possible.
The ARD21 has a small bezel
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Bowen Coke gets snuffed out
Glencore has announced that it will be closing its North Queensland Bowen Coke Works facility over the next few months.
According to the bulk commodities company, the Bowen Coke Works has been in operation
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Market research predicts concrete 3D printing doubling by 2021
A report by Research and Markets predicts the market for 3D printing in concrete will grow from $US 24.5 million last year to $US 56.4 million by 2021.
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Ford could make Lincolns in China
Ford is reportedly in talks to begin manufacturing its luxury Lincoln brand in China, according to unnamed sources.
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US tells China steel production cuts needed
The USA’s treasury secretary has said that China should cut its steel capacity, with the current glut “corrosive” to the Chinese economy and harmful to the rest of the world.
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Little future in Australia focussing on garden variety steel
Can Australia still make steel? Brent Balinski spoke to metals expert Professor Geoff Brooks from Swinburne University about the industry’s difficulties, where it can excel, and the competition it
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Dubai workers start clocking on in 3D printed office building
Dubai has opened what is claimed to be the world’s first 3D printed office building.
AAP reports that the offices
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Export market grows for SA’s Hegs
Adelaide company Hegs Australia is preparing to increase capacity as well as send a shipment of its product to China.
The Advertiser reports that Hegs, which makes an Australian-designed variety
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