Construction has commenced on the Australian Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) at Osborne in South Australia. Twelve of the OPVs are to be supplied to the Navy. German shipbuilder Luerssen is the prime contractor to supply the 12 new OPVs for the navy, and will work with Australia’s ASC for the building the first … Continue reading Navy OPV construction begins in South Australia →

The Queensland government has opened-up a stretch of the Surat Basin gasfields, with all gas produced to be supplied to manufacturers. State energy minister Anthony Lynham announced on Thursday that tenders were open for an 18-square-kilometre block of the gasfields, located 22 km south west of Chinchilla. Conditions have been attached that any gas produced … Continue reading Qld gov opens-up Surat Basin gas for manufacturers →

SEW Eurodrive’s industry specialist, John Gattellari, talks to Manufacturers’ Monthly about how the company’s new, smaller MOVIGEAR Classic Size 1 drive unit can help manufacturers create savings and improve efficiencies. As the first component of the new decentralised product portfolio from the MOVI-C modular automation system, the MOVIGEAR Classic Size 1 is a compact and … Continue reading Conveying made simple →

Over 100 of Queensland’s manufacturers attended an industry showcase event at Parliament House last night, as the state government promoted its plans to bring the region into the fourth industrial revolution. Exhibitors at the Invested in Queensland Manufacturing showcase event included Ballistic Beer Co, Evolve Group, HeliMods, Packer Leather, Pixie Ice Cream, RF Technologies, Urban … Continue reading Qld manufacturing showcase promotes Industry 4.0 →

The federal government has announced that it will introduce a new tax-payer backed fund that will inject $2 billion into loan markets to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) obtain financing. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and small business and skills minister Michaelia Cash today announced the creation of the Australian Business Securitisation Fund, which will invest … Continue reading Federal government to support SME financing with $2 billion securitisation fund →