British technology company Dyson has released a redesigned, quieter version of its Air Multiplier, developed over three years and a cost of almost $75 million in R&D.
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Samsung and Canadian Solar open solar manufacturing facility in Canada
The Canadian Solar manufacturing facility opened in London, Ontario on Thursday. It will employ 200 Canadians in the renewable energy sector.
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No reason why Australia can’t manufacture successfully: entrepreneur
US manufacturing entrepreneur Tim Leatherman has said that there’s no reason why manufacturing could not thrive in South Australia.
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Britain leaving EU would be ‘deeply harmful’: manufacturing boss
The chief executive of one of the UK’s largest manufacturing companies has warned that Britain leaving the EU would be bad for manufacturing in the UK.
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Father of 3D printing to enter hall of fame for US inventors
Chuck Hull, founder of 3D Systems and recognised as inventor of the first 3D printer, will be inducted into the USA’s National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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UK manufacturing on the rise
UK manufacturing grew in February as employment in the sector also rose significantly.
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‘Grey’ workers hold the key to manufacturing’s future
The UK’s workforce is getting older and older, and manufacturing will be particularly hard hit.
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NZ’s Pacific Doors earns contract for RAH
A Wellington, New Zealand-based company will provide 4,700 doors for the new $1.8 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital, which will open in 2016.
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China’s manufacturing sector narrowly avoids contraction in February
China’s official PMI fell to an eight-month low in February.
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NZ manufacturing alive and well: report
Manufacturing is New Zealand’s largest economic sector and is ‘vibrant and kicking’, according to a report released by ManufacturingNZ today.
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US says trans-Pacific trade pact may exclude Japan
United States negotiators have told participants in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations that the pact may initially exclude Japan.
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GE to spend on environmentally friendly energy research
General Electric plans to spend big on environmentally friendly energy research, such as fracking technologies and wind turbines.
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Honda opens a second manufacturing plant in India
Honda Cars India began production at its second Indian manufacturing facility, located at Tapukara in Alwar in Rajasthan on Monday.
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Big upgrade for NZ tissue factory
SCA Kawerau has upgraded its Bay of Plenty tissue facility, investing $NZ 60 million to upgrade the half-century-plus-year-old facility.
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Major fire at Mumbai tyre factory
Fire broke out at in Mumbai, at Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg between Bhandup and Nahur station on Sunday.
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Porsche recalls 911 GT3 sports cars because of fire fear
Porsche will recall all of its 911 GT3 sports-cars that have been manufactured worldwide this year because of fears they may catch fire.
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US manufacturing strong, ‘further growth likely’: Markit PMI
Markit Economics’ preliminary survey of US manufacturers shows a result stronger than any other in nearly four years.
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Safety inspections on Bangladeshi garment factories begin
Safety experts have commenced a program of inspections of 1,500 garment factories in the impoverished nation of Bangladesh.
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Peugeot Citroen saved by French govt and Chinese company
Troubled French car maker Peugeot Citroen has been given a cash injection by the French government and Chinese state-owned company Dongfeng.
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BlueScope to buy Fletcher Building’s Pacific Steel
Australian steelmaker BlueScope Steel is to buy the assets of Fletcher Building's Pacific Steel in a $NZ120 million ($A112.16 million) deal.
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