What AUKUS means for manufacturing
Prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced the biggest industrial undertaking in Australia’s history alongside British PM Rishi Sunak and US president Joe Biden.
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Nissan Electric Vehicle Hub EV36Zero optimises EV manufacturing
Nissan has unveiled its £1 billion flagship Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub in the UK, Nissan EV36Zero, driving carbon neutrality and establishing a world-first EV manufacturing ecosystem.
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BAE Systems selects SA manufacturer for UK naval shipbuilding contract
South Australian company Airspeed has been selected by BAE Systems to support the Global Combat Ships program.
The program will build three ships in Glasgow, Scotland for the UK Royal Navy as part of the
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Joint AU-UK funding for advanced materials in defence
The Australian Defence Force has identified seven research proposals for innovative materials as worthy of pursuing for military platforms.
Contained within the research proposals are methods of developing
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Arrium acquired by British industrial group
South Australian steelmaking business Arrium has been acquired by Liberty House, a British industrial and metals company.
The sale includes Arrium’s iron ore mining operations, Whyalla port and rail
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SA company loses $12m submarine tender
Adelaide company Ezy-Fit Hydraulics spent approximately $4 million on upgrades in preparation for a tender to replace the Collins Class periscope tubes, only to lose the tender to Thales, the original
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The next industrial revolution will reinvent supply chains
Digital mediation platforms and trends such as the circular economy will profoundly change the ways manufacturers operate, believes supply chain expert Jan Godsell. Brent Balinski spoke to the Warwick Manufacturing Group professor about how this could look.
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Alloys and super alloys in spring specification
Normal alloy steels have various elements added in small quantities to improve their material strength, hardenability, temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and other properties. Any level of carbon can be combined with these alloying elements.
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James Dyson launches free engineering university
Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson has launched a free university in a bid to reduce the engineering skills gap in the UK. Over the next five years, he will put £15m into the Dyson Institute of Technology, which will be closely aligned with Warwick University.
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Further speaker info released for November 8 Doing Business in Europe event
The brand new Doing Business in Europe symposium is fast approaching, with a small number of audience places still available for manufacturers wanting expert perspectives and exclusive networking opportunities.
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Re-shoring tide is starting to turn
Moving manufacturing operations back home is in full swing in the US and UK, and is starting to happen here, as Alan Johnson reports.
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Opportunity in the UK
Some of the issues faced by Britain’s industrial sector will sound familiar to Australians. It turns out we may be able to help, too, as Dr Mark Priest of Harrogate Partners, and Advanced Manufacturing Adviser to the UK’s Department for International Trade, tells Brent Balinski.
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McLaren strongly denies Apple acquisition talks
Luxury car maker and Formula One team owner McLaren has denied reports that it has been in talks with Apple over the latter acquiring or taking a strategic stake in the auto firm.
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Coats Group announces two acquisitions
Industrial thread and craft company Coats Group has announced the acquisition of Gotex and Fast React Systems.
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UK manufacturing sees weak start to 2016
The Confederation of British Industry monthly survey has suggested UK manufacturing has suffered its biggest decline since 2009 in the year’s first quarter, but is expected to quickly bounce back.
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Jamie Oliver challenges Australia to follow UK lead on sugar tax
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has praised the introduction of a tax on sugary drinks in the UK and urged other countries like Australia to follow suit as a way to fight obesity.
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Iluka ups stake in titanium powder processing company
Metal powder technology company Metalysis has gained a further £20 million ($39.8 million) investment from Perth-based mineral sands resources company Iluka and a high-profile British investor.
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Cambridge method brings “graphene inks close to real-world manufacturing”
The University of Cambridge has announced a method of rapidly and cheaply printing conductive ink using graphene and other materials.
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UK Manufacturing output stalls for first time in two years
British manufacturing output growth stalled in September for the first time in two and a half years, according to the latest CBI Monthly Industrial Trends Survey.
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Re-engineering Cool: how Dyson improved its fans
To coincide with the beginning of spring, Dyson has released its next-generation Cool range of fans in Australia. Design engineer Thomas Ting tells Brent Balinski a few things about how the company improved its bladeless fans.
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