Haigh’s Chocolates will spend more than $10 million on a new state-of-the-art chocolate processing plant in Mile End, South Australia. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.
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Tasmania’s Cadbury factory struck down by cyber attack
Tasmania’s Cadbury chocolate factory was forced to halt production when its computer system was struck by a global cyber attack.
The company was not able to access its computer files unless it paid
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Darwin battery storage gigafactory to open in 2018
A $100 million battery storage “gigafactory” is likely to be built in Darwin, with a new consortium planning to establish a large-scale lithium-ion manufacturing plant by the end of 2018.
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$52 million mattress factory approved for Brisbane
A $52 million Sleepmaker and Dunlop Foams factory has been approved for Murarrie, in south east Brisbane.
The 35,216sqm factory will be “world class” and will result in the creation of 50 jobs, according
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Rising energy costs force job cuts at Victorian textile factory
Australian Textile Mills (ATM) has requested voluntary redundancy applications from 20 of its Wangaratta factory staff. The company has cited rising energy costs as a major factor in this decision.
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NSW timber plant expansion to create hundreds of jobs
Borg Manufacturing has received approval from the State Government to expand its medium density fibreboard (MDF) facility in Oberon, NSW.
The $106 million expansion will result in the addition of $51 million
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New milk powder factory opens in SA
Staff have begun work at a new milk powder plant in South Australia. Owner The Union Dairy Company (UDC) has confirmed the factory is on target to begin production in July.
Construction of the facility
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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.
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Smart factories: A global snapshot
Murray Goulburn to kill 360 jobs in factory closures
Dairy processor Murray Goulburn has announced that it will close three factories, resulting in the loss of hundreds of jobs.
The processor will close factories in Edith Creek in northern
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Goodman Fielder delays WA factory closure
Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has delayed the closure of its factory in Western Australia, due to issues with its supply agreement with George Weston Foods.
Earlier this year, Goodman Fielder announced
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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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NZ packaging manufacturer expands into Queensland
New Zealand-based pulp, paper and cardboard packaging manufacturer, Oji Fibre Solutions, has expanded its operations into Queensland.
The manufacturer has purchased a 24,126 square metre warehouse, plant
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Australia’s first Green Star-rated factory opens in Victoria
Kingspan Insulation has announced the opening of its insulation manufacturing facility at Somerton in Melbourne. The $40 million factory is the first Green Star-rated manufacturing facility in Australia, aiming
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NSW pet food factory workers win pay rise
Workers at the Real Pet Food factory in Dubbo have won pay rises of up to 30 per cent in a new union agreement.
A four-year agreement was negotiated between the Real Pet Food Company and Australian Manufacturing
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Low-TCO SCARA robots
Epson is expanding its range of SCARA (selective compliance assembly robot arm) robots with the launch of its T series of robots that will offer a low total cost of ownership (TCO). The T3, the first product
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Acquaculture company BioMar to establish feed factory in Australia
Danish acquaculture company BioMar Group has announced plans to build a new feed factory in Australia.
The company is currently in talks with local state government officials to get approval for the build.
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Fonterra’s new cheese factory to increase capacity by 50 per cent
Fonterra’s new Stanhope cheese factory is set to open its doors before June this year, with an expected capacity of 45,000 tonnes of cheese per year for domestic and export markets. Meanwhile, there
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Torque sensors for robotic joints
Futek has announced its TTF series of reaction torque sensors, which are combined with a servo motor for smooth and steady motion in robotic armatures where complex repetitive tasks are required.
Robot
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Blaze at Wollongong warehouse
A former bathroom suppliers factory has burnt down in Unanderra.
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