L&H Fabrication and Maintenance, a steel fabricator based in Gracemere in Queensland, have received a $11,592 Business Boost grant to overhaul their workplace health and safety, facilitating further expansion.
Read More
Advancing the Australian manufacturing sector
Australian manufacturing today is at its lowest point ever. During its 1960s heyday, local manufacturing accounted for over 30 per cent of GDP. This isn’t new news to many in the sector. Currently, that figure is just 5.6 per cent of GDP. And that is despite a quadrupling of output since the 1950s. Productivity holds the key to advancing the Australian manufacturing sector. This may not be widely known.
Read More
Read More
Material science is an untapped frontier for manufacturers
The Latin saying “Citius, Altius, Fortius” or “Faster, Higher, Stronger” would be familiar to those at the pinnacle of world sport, the Olympics. Chosen to encapsulate the traits of peak human performance, these three words are just as relevant to athletes as they are manufacturers – both of whom continually seek a competitive advantage.
Read More
Read More
Energy Queensland seeks battery suppliers in EOI
Energy Queensland is calling for expressions of interest from supply companies to be part of a preferred supplier panel, for possible future supply of large batteries suitable to be connected to the distribution network.
Read More
Read More
Researcher develops artificial muscle in miniature devices
University of Wollongong (UOW) senior professor Geoff Spinks, has been awarded at the global Falling Walls Science Summit for a Science Breakthrough of the Year, for his research on artificial muscle material.
Read More
Read More
Reduce waste, time and resources with Inventory Management
United Fasteners Inventory Management service (U-STOCK) takes away the burden of managing stock, ordering and delivery.
Read More
Read More
Alpha HPA will build a new alumina industrial plant in Gladstone
Alpha HPA, a manufacturer of sustainable high purity aluminium (HPA) products, has purchased a 9.2ha site in the Gladstone State Development Area in Queensland to build a new $300 million high purity alumina industrial plant.
Read More
Read More
Keeping up to date with automated lubrication systems
Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with JSG Industrial Systems’ New South Wales regional state manager, Brendon O’Loughlin, about how the company is helping manufacturers transition to automated lubrication systems.
Read More
Read More
CEFC invests to abate nitrous oxide emissions in manufacturing
CEFC is investing $25 million to upgrade Orica’s processing plants used to produce ammonium nitrate, by deploying technology that has been proven to abate nitrous oxide emissions in an Australian industry first.
Read More
Read More
3DMEDiTech expands 3D medical printing operations in Victoria
3DMEDiTech, a Melbourne-based advanced 3D medical manufacturing company, will expand its facility in Port Melbourne with a new investment from the Victorian government to reduce waiting times for personalised medical implants for hips, spines and knees.
Read More
Read More
How to future proof your tender process
Tendering is about the future, not the past − and we live in an era of rapid change. The tender process is also a highly effective way of market testing prices and the quality of service you receive from your MRO suppliers. Scott Philbrook, managing director of RS Components ANZ, has some important advice to make sure that your tender process reflects your real-life day-to-day needs.
Read More
Read More
A partnership approach to project management drives lasting success
Working with large government programs in the Defence or Rail sectors requires a number of industry-specific factors. You may have an excellent product or service, with industry-leading expertise, and a strong history of successful client delivery. But to ensure you can contribute to a Defence or Rail supply chain, you need to obtain or seek out the right project management skills.
Read More
Read More
The CSIRO reports the future demand of critical metals
A new report by CSIRO has uncovered powerful and counter-intuitive insights into the future supply and demand of critical metals used to manufacture EVs, that are needed to support the transition to a low emissions future.
Read More
Read More
A vision driven by values: Coates outlines its whole of business approach to sustainability
Coates recently released a sustainability plan that charts out the journey it will take to deliver on its 2040 net zero emissions commitment. Sheridan Jones, GM of Corporate Communications and Sustainability, explains why the leading Australian equipment solutions provider is taking a whole of business approach to sustainability – one which underpins its company vision and leverages on an inherently circular business model.
Read More
Read More
Orica expands digital capability with 3D blast movement software
Orica has announced the release of its latest OREPro 3D blast movement modelling software for maximum ore recovery, productivity and throughput, developed in partnership with major mining companies.
Read More
Read More
Digi-Key introduces Supply Chain Transformed video series
Digi-Key Electronics has released Supply Chain Transformed, a new video series that follows the journey of components across the supply chain as they are integrated and incorporated into next-generation asset monitoring and tracking systems.
Read More
Read More
Enhance the Visibility of Your Network to Increase Cybersecurity
Global industrial connectivity supplier Moxa, distributed in Australia by Madison Technologies, takes you through the important steps to increase your cybersecurity including building visibility for your network and security status, activating network segmentation, and securing your critical assets.
Read More
Read More
Insider energy saving information to “release the pressure”
Pneumatic processes account for around 20 per cent of all factory power consumption. However, when air is optimised, it becomes a game changer that is proven to improve energy efficiency.
Read More
Read More
Curvecrete to build a pilot manufacturing facility in Melbourne
Curvecrete – a company that manufactures curved, sustainable concrete that produces zero waste – has received a $325,158 Accelerating Commercialisation Grant from the federal government to develop a pilot manufacturing facility in Melbourne.
Read More
Read More
Digital twins and 3D printing could inform paediatric hip surgery
Griffith University bioengineer, Dr Martina Barzan, supplied a 60-second pitch that won the Fresh Science Queensland 2021 competition on research using digital twins to design 3D printed components, aiming to remove the guesswork from paediatric hip surgery.
Read More
Read More