The Australian Workers Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union have called on the Prime Minister to establish a more permanent form of a manufacturing taskforce.
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New engineering degree to ease manufacturing skills decline in Dandenong
Chisholm TAFE in Dandenong has launched a new undergraduate engineering degree to target the skills-shortage in Melbourne’s south-east.
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LANXESS takes out 2011 global supplier award
LANXESS Semi-Crystalline Products business unit has been recognised as the best supplier of high-performance plastics by MANN+HUMME.
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Medical Australia secures new product supply contracts cluster worth $1.5m
Medical device manufacturer Medical Australia has secured several new product supply contracts worth a total value of up to A$1.5 million (in annual revenue for the 2012 financial year).
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Picton carpet manufacturer wins NSW sustainability award
Picton-based carpet manufacturer InterfaceFLOR has received the Excellence in Sustainability Award at the NSW Business Chamber’s Annual Awards Dinner.
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NSW robots train US Marines to hit targets
Sydney-based Marathon Targets have designed and built eight robots to train U.S. soldiers in live firing exercises.
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Australian manufacturers winners and losers in mining boom
The Australian Productivity Commission may have rejected the Coalition's policy for assisting Australian companies in price disputes with their foreign competitors, but the Government is pushing ahead with its plans to extend the operation of Australian Industry Participation (AIP) Plans.
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Victorian manufacturer scores top supplier status for international aerospace company
A.W. Bell's partnership with CSIRO has led to significant process improvements helping the company obtain preferred supplier status for a major international aerospace company.
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Government pledges $148m for agriculture, automotive and water research
The Federal Government has pledged $148 million in funding for new Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) said to benefit Australia’s industry, including the country’s agricultural, automotive and urban water sectors.
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Hino Australia manufactures world-first multimedia system for trucks
OEM vehicle manufacturer Hino Australia has become the first truck manufacturer in the world to include a digital audio broadcast (DAB+) multimedia unit as standard equipment across its range of trucks.
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Cancer claims Cochlear pioneer
DR MIKE Hirshorn, pioneer of biomedical devices, has died of cancer.
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A digital version of Manufacturers’ Monthly November 2011 is now available for free!
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Vesta expands SAP EAM and maintenance management services to Australia, Asia-Pacific
Vesta Partners has expanded its maintenance management and SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) technology services into the Australia AsiaPac region setting up a new office in Melbourne.
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Illawarra manufacturing to suffer with Shinagawa job cuts
Refractory and insulating materials manufacturer Shinagawa Refractories Australasia is offering voluntary redundancies at its Unanderra office due to depreciating market demand.
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Precision Mechatronics targets US and SE Asia with Surfx Technologies acquisition
Precision Mechatronics expects the acquisition of California-based Surfx to open new market opportunities not only in the U.S.A. but also in SE Asia.
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2012, a grim year for steel manufacturing?
2012 could prove to be a grim year for Australia’s steel industry as continued weakening of domestic demand could see steel giants BlueScope Steel and OneSteel take a more cautious road.
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Australia manufactures composite wing surfaces for Boeing Dreamliner
Fourt per cent of the Boeing Dreamlinertwin engine aircraft are manufactured at Boeing Australia’s Fisherman’s Bend plant and shipped for assembly to Boeing’s US factory in Everett, Washington state.
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Beattie to meet with resource leaders in NT and WA
Resources sector supplier envoy, Peter Beattie will meet with key players in the resources industry in the Northern Territory and Western Australia next week.
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Coca-cola Amatil builds $20m distribution facility on former tyre factory site
Coca-cola Amatil (CCA) will build a new 35,000sq m distribution facility on former Bridgestone tyre factory site in Salisbury, South Australia.
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Australian company develops new mobile factory for woven floor manufacturing
Australian flooring company Style has developed a 'transportable factory’ that will help it expand its production base to other locations around the world.
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