Almost 18 months after Australia identified the first COVID-19 cases, the country has shown resilience and undergone many fast-paced developments in the health sector.  

According to ifm boss Martin Buck, sensors are becoming more intelligent and more communicative. Digitalisation is changing the industry and thus also the requirements on automation technology. 

Fifteen Australian manufacturers have received $7.1 million among them in federal government funding under the Commercialisation Fund, to help commercialise products and export them globally. 

The CSIRO has developed a next generation silicone resin for making 3D printed medical parts, heralding a new era of manufacturing with silicone. 

K2 Medical Systems, a medical device manufacturer based in the UK, will provide regional Western Australian hospitals with a new advanced foetal monitoring system, called the K2 Infant Guardian System.