Titomic will create radiation shielding for South Australian company Fleet Space Technologies’ first Alpha satellites in 2023, which are expected to be the world’s first fully 3D printed satellites.
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Cyber security key to SMEs securing defence contracts
A new cyber security tool has been developed to help small businesses gain access to work in Australia’s defence industry.
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2022 Best places to work winners in manufacturing announced
Laminex has been recognised as one of Australia’s best workplaces in the prestigious AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list 2022.
Named at number 10 in the Manufacturing & Consumer Goods Category for
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Watkins Steel expands operations
Watkins Steel has celebrated its latest factory opening and further expansion in Banyo, Queensland.
After starting under a suburban house in 1968, and renting some smaller factories, Watkins built
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Protecting our most valuable tools: hand safety in the mining industry
The rugged conditions of mining sites bring a unique set of safety concerns, from chemical and mechanical hazards, to heavy loads and vibrational impact. Workers use their hands on a daily basis for tasks such as welding, cutting, and operating complex machinery, and so gloves are an important piece of protective equipment on every mine site. In this article, Blackwoods’ National Category Manager for Safety, Shane Wood, discusses the importance of prioritising hand safety, and ways that glove design is adapting to meet every day on-site challenges.
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Deepening essential operational skills
Essity Australasia is a personal care and hygiene company known for its market-leading household brands including Sorbent, Handee Ultra, Purex, Libra, Tena, Tork and Treasures. Their Springvale site in Victoria supports 100 operational staff and 150 administration staff in manufacturing feminine care and incontinence care products for over 40 years.
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Manufacturing’s do-it-all digital platform
Announced in July 2021 in Adelaide, South Australia, the launch of the TilliT technology business forms part of a strategic expansion for SAGE Group to deliver Software as a Service (SaaS) and associated IoT hardware solutions for customers across the broader manufacturing industry, to enhance manufacturing processes.
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CeMAT AUSTRALIA 2022 Conference Program Announced
Returning to Melbourne in 2022, CeMAT AUSTRALIA is on again and set to encourage supply chain resilience at a time when it is most needed.
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Robots improving the flow of blood donations
Swinburne researchers have taken on a believed-impossible project – to automate the processing of blood donation packs – and proved that it’s possible with the help of IMCRC funding.
Blood donation
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Industry welcomes new ministers
Organisations and leaders in manufacturing and engineering have welcomed the new Labor Ministers to their new portfolios.
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Manufacturing recovery slows in May
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index fell by 6.1 points to 52.4 in May.
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Manufacturing industry undergoing rapid sustainability transformation
A new report from Schneider Electric and MIT Technology Review has revealed a shift from incidental to intentional sustainability across leading manufacturing firms’ operations.
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Lockheed Martin Australia strengthens sovereign capabilities across ADF programs
Lockheed Martin Australia has confirmed 95 per cent of its 240-strong Future Submarine Program Combat System Integration workforce was successfully redeployed.
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Capral Aluminium Commits to Net Zero by 2050
Coolon’s connected lights clean sweep
Digitisation is the ultimate goal of the rapidly evolving and sometimes seemingly limitless world of Internet of Things (IoT). With this in mind, Coolon LED Lighting puts smart networking nodes inside the industry’s best, most robust lights, enabling digitisation in any mining, industrial, manufacturing, chemical, defence, food and beverage, commercial or other industry facilities.
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A workplace relations agenda all parties should support
In the lead-up to the impending Federal Election, Ai Group released a series of policy papers that together present an agenda aimed at raising the living standards of Australians and addressing the slowdown in real incomes growth of recent years. Businesses have a critical role in achieving these national objectives by investing; creating jobs; introducing new goods and services; and developing and adopting new technologies and processes.
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Western Sydney leads advanced manufacturing revolution
Western Sydney will be at the heart of Australia’s high-tech manufacturing capability with the investment of $260 million in a national-first shared-use research facility to be built on the doorstep of the new Western Sydney International Airport.
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Australian businesses contracted to support first batch of three Hunter frigates
Businesses around Australia will manufacture, assemble and supply thousands of valves for the first batch of three Hunter class frigates, building Australian industry capability that will support continuous naval shipbuilding for future defence projects.
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Cochlear boosts NSW MedTech manufacturing
The New South Wales Government’s $250 million Jobs Plus Program will support homegrown MedTech business Cochlear to expand its footprint in NSW, creating more than 170 high-skilled jobs and supporting the development of next-generation hearing implants.
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Explore Australian history inside the building that stops time – a Siemens technology experience
From ancient fossils and creature displays, to over 600 historic and contemporary First Nations artworks, Melbourne Museum is home to many significant artefacts that tell the story of Australia’s past. Powered by Siemens, the building management system works to prevent the deterioration of these precious objects through closely monitored environmental conditions. Winners of this month’s Beyond 150 Competition will have the opportunity to explore this advanced system, as part of an immersive technology tour across Melbourne.
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