Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorised means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. A Cornell group has devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally,
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Faro expands into Queensland
Faro Technologies, a global technology company that develops and markets computer-aided coordinate measurement devices and software, opens its new office in Brisbane, Australia.
This move is part of Faro’s
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State governments urged to consider manufacturing jobs, reconsider gas moratoriums
Industry minister Greg Hunt met with executives from some of Australia’s major energy companies yesterday to discuss the “looming shortage” of the resource for manufacturers.
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Incitec still nervous about its recovery
Food and grocery sector struggling against gas prices, taxes
The Australian Food and Grocery Council releases its State of the Industry annual report today, and despite a healthy growth in export figures, has pointed to a strain on the industry through energy costs.
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Emu Plains manufacturer struggling to fill 30 positions
A half-century-old recreational vehicle manufacturer in western Sydney is struggling to find employees to fill vacancies, it has said.
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The beautiful world of drones
The future is predicted to see unmanned aerial vehicles in a fast-growing number of places. Brent Balinski spoke to Dario Valenza, founder of UAV maker Carbonix, about his company’s leap from racing boats to drones, a few design considerations, and what he hopes the future brings.
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Hedweld opens new manufacturing facility in the Hunter
Hedweld Engineering has opened a new manufacturing facility in Mt. Thorley, NSW, to foster innovation in the Hunter region.
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$2.3 bn NSW contract for Korean-built trains lacked proper cost/benefit analysis: report
A report by think tank The Australia Institute and commissioned by the AMWU has criticised the NSW government’s decision to have a fleet of new intercity trains built in South Korea.
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Pool maker hopes to create 50 more jobs at new factory
Manufacturer and franchise Narellan Pools has said it expects to grow sharply in the next five years, hiring another 50 at its new Picton factory.
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Environmental activists, VIC/NSW governments to square off over gas
The NSW and Victorian governments are considering action – including dropping current moratoriums on exploration – to deal with the east coast gas shortage.
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EDITOR’S OPINION: Baird government stabs local manufacturers in the back
Yesterday’s shocking announcement by the NSW Coalition government that a $2.3 billion contract for 500 intercity train carriages has been awarded to a multinational (mainly South Korean) consortium including UGL, Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Electric Australia was met with a wave of outrage and derision across the state and Internet.
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$2.3 billion NSW train contract will see carriages made in Korea
The NSW government has awarded a $2.3 billion contract for 500 intercity train carriages to a multinational consortium, with the trains to be made in South Korea.
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Coca Cola Amatil on the hunt for automation guru
Coca Cola Amatil is on the lookout for an industrial automation lead, to scope projects aiming to optimise technology investments.
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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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BAE looks to hire another 200 specialists for JSF MRO at Newcastle
BAE Systems Australia’s airframe depot on Williamstown will hire “another 200 engineers and technicians” as the firm prepares for the arrival of the first Joint Strike Fighter planes in 2018.
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Tremco buys Australian waterproofing company
Ohio-based RPM International has acquired Duram Industries, an Australian maker of waterproofing solutions, through its Tremco Group company.
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Fire destroys awnings factory
A fire reported early this morning has destroyed a factory at Greenacre in south-west Sydney.
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Sydney plant turning food waste into electricity
Cross-laminated timber factory in Albury-Wodonga to create 54 jobs
Either Albury or Wodonga will get a new cross-laminated timber factory, creating 54 jobs, according to XLam.
The Border
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