Support for high tech skills in South Australia has begun in the SA government’s Skilling South Australia Initiative.
The initiative covers cyber security, IT, and other digital topics, and is targeted
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Rare earth minerals to be processed in Kalgoorlie, WA
A processing plant for rare earth minerals will be built near Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia.
Lynas Corporation will build the site, subject to approval processes, and forecasts that 500 construction
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Maritime manufacturing gets a lift in the top end
A new facility will support the growth of maritime manufacturing in the Northern Territory.
Funded through the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, a ship lift facility will be built with $300 million
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French manufacturer awarded contract to deliver Perth railcars
French rail manufacturer Alstom has been awarded the contract to build 246 railcars for Western Australia’s METRONET project.
The railcars will be manufactured locally at an assembly plant in Bellevue.
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Gas flows to manufacturers in Queensland
Gas will soon begin flowing to building products manufacturer CSR in Queensland, as Project Atlas comes on-line.
The project, delivered by Senex Energy will first supply state-owned power generator CleanCo.
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Putting together the puzzle
Australia’s biggest distributor of industrial components is now partnered with the US’s largest. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out how you can’t go wrong with Inenco Industrial Solutions.
There
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AEMC forecasts electricity price relief
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released figures which suggest that there may be relief in sight for manufacturers when it comes to electricity prices.
Modelling produced by the AEMC
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Partnership to explore Australian battery manufacturing
Australian lithium processing and extracting company, Lithium Australia, announced on December 9 a joint venture with Chinese battery manufacturer to evaluate the manufacturing of lithium batteries in
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3D printer lists on ASX
Australian 3D printing company, Amaero International, has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with a market capitalisation of $35 million.
In its initial public offering (IPO) Amaero raised
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Vic-China collaboration for industrial air filtration
A technology to reduce air pollution created through industrial manufacturing is the subject of a joint research partnership between Deakin University and Jiangsu BOHN Environmental protection Science
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Using data to drive sales
As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) becomes ubiquitous, manufacturers still need to drive business and process improvement, but will now compete on their use of connectivity to enable individualised
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Steel manufacturer expands property management arm
British billionaire, Sanjeev Gupta, has brought his property management business, JAHAMA, to Australia.
As part of the GFG Alliance group of businesses, which Gupta’s family owns, JAHAMA manages the
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Maryborough manufacturing meets milestone
The manufacturing of rolling stock will continue in the Queensland city of Maryborough, with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk signing an agreement for $300 million in local rail manufacturing.
Announced
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Chinese PMI indicates global growth
Chinese manufacturing has risen across the sector in November.
In data released by the Caixin Insight Group and IHS Markit, the aggregate purchasing managers’ index rose at the fastest pace since December
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Victoria feels the buzz of cannabis manufacturing
MediPharm Labs has opened Victoria’s first dedicated commercial medicinal cannabis processing facility.
The Canadian company will operate the plant, located at Wonthaggi in Gippsland, and will produce
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A winning combination
Overcoming what could seem to be an impossible task may involve one key Industry 4.0 skill. Connor Pearce speaks with one company that made the leap.
In July 2017, the
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Titanium found to strengthen 3D printing
RMIT University have developed a new titanium alloy using copper that solves a key issue with using titanium in 3D printing.
Currently, titanium alloys used in 3D printing are prone to cracking or distortion,
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Smog-eating graphene coating developed
A consortium of industry and research institutions have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst, which can reduce atmospheric pollution.
Under the Graphene Flagship banner, the group, which is an initiative
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Timber manufacturer reopens WA mills
Queensland timber manufacturer Parkside Timber has purchased two timber mills in South-West Western Australia.
The company bought Auswest Timbers’ Greenbushes mill and Nannup Timber Processing, in part
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NSW looks to global investment in advanced manufacturing
The NSW government, in launching its international investment strategy, pointed to the state’s capabilities in advanced manufacturing.
Named Global NSW, the strategy hopes to attract investment into
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