Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with JSG Industrial Systems’ New South Wales regional state manager, Brendon O’Loughlin, about how the company is helping manufacturers transition to automated lubrication systems.
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Helitak equipment to go global thanks to federal grant
After well over a decade of research and development, local manufacturer Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment will soon be fitting its fire-fighting invention to helicopters across the globe, thanks to support
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Defence selects WA business as equipment supplier
Western Australian clothing manufacturer, Sea to Summit, will provide $30 million of equipment to the Australian Army.
The Standing Offer Deed between the Army and Sea to Summit includes shelters, sleeping
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Australian defence manufacturers to be part of $3 billion purchase of Special Forces equipment
The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced that the federal government will procure $3 billion of gear for Australia’s Special Forces.
The purchase order, dubbed Project GREYFIN, will cover body armour,
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NASA places order for Australia’s Aquabotix drone
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has placed an order for an underwater drone from Australia’s robotics company, Aquabotix. According to various news sources, the drone will be utilised in NASA’s
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ADDE launches Australia’s first automated, collaborative palletising system
Andrew Donald Design Engineering (ADDE) has developed the first end-of-line automated palletising system for Australian standard pallets, which incorporates Universal Robots’ UR10 robot to create a collaborative
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QLD SMEs and Boeing to work on world-first technology
The Queensland government said that their local SMEs are benefitting from a state government’s investment in a remotely piloted aircraft project with Boeing.
Minister for Innovation, Science and
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Australians must build future submarines and frigates: SA Defence
The need for an Australian-owned builder for the $89 billion 12-submarine and nine-frigate program was emphasised in State Parliament in a statement last week by South Australian Defence Industries Minister
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Schneider Electric named one of Australia’s most attractive companies
Earlier this year in May, Schneider Electric was named as one of Australia’s top ten most attractive employers for job seekers by employment firm Randstand.
Randstand’s annual survey of 7795 potential
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QuintessenceLabs gets investment boost from DoD
QuintessenceLabs was awarded a $3.26 million investment from the Australian Department of Defence to continue the expansion of its quantum key distribution (QKD) capabilities and extend it to free space
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New life breathed into Newcastle maritime maintenance
Last week, the NSW government announced the funding for the renewal of the Fitzroy Street shipyard slipway to reactivate the Port of Newcastle and the Hunter as a major marine ship repair and maintenance
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Granville Harbour wind farm proposal gathers momentum
An in-principle agreement by Hydro Tasmania to buy electricity from the proposed Granville Harbour wind farm on Tasmania’s west coast is gathering momentum.
According to a press release by Hydro Tasmania,
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Boeing: Tremendous growth predicted in aerospace market
At the recent Paris airshow, it was reported that Boeing released a forecast for aerospace services demand, projecting the need for expansive services over the next 10 years, valued at US$2.6 trillion
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Microland a major contender in Everest Group’s Peak Matrix for Solutions
Microland, a global hybrid IT service provider, has announced that it has been positioned as a “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s Peak Matrix for Solutions: IT Infrastructure Services Automation
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Olympus opens new calibration centre in Perth
Olympus has announced that it has opened a new, purpose-built calibration centre in Perth to meet increasing demand from industrial customers for local service and support.
“The key focus of the centre
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JB Asset Management $5.3b backing of Newlake’s Arrium bid
South Korea’s JB Asset Management has put in its bid alongside private equity firm Newlake Alliance for the Arrium Australia assets which include the Whyalla steelworks, according to a report
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Toyota plant equipment sale marks end of Australian auto manufacturing
Hilco Industrial Acquisitions B.V. has announced that it has begun the private treaty sale process on all machinery and equipment assets located at the Toyota manufacturing facility in Altona North, Melbourne.
The
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Milk manufacturer invests $12m in SA facility
Italian multinational dairy company Parmalat has committed to a $12 million upgrade of its Adelaide factory. The company has invested $30 million in the Clarence Gardens facility since 2011.
The company’s
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Sydney mayor faces backlash over imported playground equipment
City of Sydney Mayor Lord Clover Moore has been accused of snubbing Australian manufacturers by spending $258,000 to import children’s playground equipment from France.
Liberal Councillor Christine Forster
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New switchbox for food processing plants
The new GEMÜ 4242 combi switchbox is suitable for secure and fast applications in most food and other types of process plants.
It is small, compact and light, and is ideal for pneumatically operated linear
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