Australia’s 457 visa system is back in the news again. If you believe Labor, the 457
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Is Geelong Australia’s new ‘carbon capital’?
Geelong, Victoria's second city, has emerged as an area of great expertise for advanced materials - particularly carbon fibre composites - in recent years. Brent Balinski spoke to Quickstep’s Carl De Koning about the company’s New Technology division, headquartered at Waurn Ponds.
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Sheet metal working now at your fingertips
Lantek has developed a new functionality to its existing range of sheet metal solutions CAD/CAM software, which integrates online parts and consumables procurement for sheet metal parts.
Using CAD/CAM
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Talking robots will soon be here
Voice recognition software maker Nuance Communications has announced that robot maker ROOBO will be using the Nuance Mix NLU development platform, which provides voice and natural language (NLU) capabilities,
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Australia’s car industry ignored the elephant in the room: carbon emissions
Ford’s closure of its Geelong manufacturing plant last month is part of a broader story about Australia’s
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Did Murray Goulburn overstate its earnings?
A forensic accountant has alleged that dairy processor Murray Goulburn may have overstated its earnings and even lost money in the last financial year.
It was claimed in early November that its treatment
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Tetra Pak expands regional manufacturing footprint with US$110 million Vietnam factory
Bolstered by rapid consumption growth and increasing customer needs in the Asia Pacific region, leading food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak today announced their US$110 million investment
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New pipe and tube cutting software
US-based Hypertherm has released Rotary Tube Pro, software that makes it easier to design and cut tube and pipe parts with no 3D CAD experience required.
The software features a parametric design interface
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Carbon capture industry must expand says global body
Speaking at a press conference to launch its Global Status of CCS: 2016 Report at the twenty second conference of the parties (COP 22) in Marrakech yesterday, Global CCS Institute Chief Executive, Brad
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Australian business should hold fire in reacting to Trump election
Australian businesses with links to the United States will be slowly digesting the recent Trump victory and how it might play out. It’s extremely difficult to predict, but in the meantime there are strategies businesses can pursue.
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GM to cut 2,000 jobs due to shifting consumer demands, low fuel prices
General Motors will cut 2,000 jobs across two sites in the US, in response to lower demand for cars in favour of trucks and crossover vehicles.
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Trump can kill trade deals but he can’t kill globalisation
2016 will go down as a watershed year for all the wrong reasons: Britain’s EU exit faces strong opposition; Syria remains plunged in civil war; and in the wake of the US election politics in the two major Anglosphere democracies are now deeply polarised.
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Risks of Trump victory should not be overblown
"While Mr Trump's victory in the US Presidential election introduces new uncertainties – particularly in relation to trade and the global economy – the risks to Australia should not be overblown," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox said today.
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Trade with China or security with the US? Australia will have to choose
Donald Trump’s victory promises a further departure from the traditional Asia-Pacific order created during the Cold War years. This was when the US provided military and economic dominance through a system of defence alliances with the major trading partners in the region, including Australia.
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Tesla to acquire Grohmann Engineering, launch German HQ
Tesla Motors has announced its agreement to acquire German company Grohmann Engineering in an effort to further automate its factories and increase production.
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Production begins for Chevy Volt EV
Chevrolet has started manufacturing its Bolt electric hatchback vehicles at Orion Township, Michigan, which will sell for $US 30,000 after a federal tax break.
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Teardown analysis reveals cost of material, manufacture of new Google Pixel
Google’s Pixel phone costs a total of $US 285.75 to make, according to a preliminary analysis by IHS Markit.
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US shipbuilder sets up in Australia
US shipbuilding giant Huntington Ingalls Industries has opened a new office in Canberra, appointing a business development manager to target opportunities with the Royal Australian Navy and US Navy in the South Pacific.
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GE acquires Germany’s Concept Laser
GE has agreed to acquire metal additive manufacturing company Concept Laser for 549 million euros after a bid for Concept Laser’s rival German company SLM Solutions fell over.
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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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