Australia is seeking to become an innovation nation, yet industry advocates insist a lack of workforce diversity is creating obstacles. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports.
Diversity is the compass
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Bugatti builds world’s largest 3D-printed titanium brake
French car manufacturer Bugatti has developed a new titanium brake caliper manufactured using 3D-printing technology.
Working with Hamburg-based Laser Zentrum Nord, the feat becomes the world’s largest
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Five defence tech contractors receive $13.4m federal funding
Australia’s latest tranche of Defence Innovation Hub contracts have been announced by Defence Industry minister Christopher Pyne, totalling $13.4 million.
Five innovation contracts includes a $3.4
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Fleet Space creates manufacturing jobs for SA mission control
Nano-satellite manufacturer Fleet Space Technologies has secured a Future Jobs Fund grant to construct a new mission control centre in Adelaide.
The Mission Control South Australia project will create
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British billionaire ‘planning automotive revival’ at Holden site
British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is eyeing a move to Holden’s former automotive manufacturing site in Adelaide, as part of plans to build electric vehicles in Australia.
According to reports, South
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Warning for Australian manufacturers amid rising competition
Australian manufacturers have been urged to find alternative ways of doing business or risk being overrun by competitors with lower costs.
That is according to Greg O’Loan, regional vice president
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How manufacturing can change Australian law
Unlocking the global supply chain to Australia’s manufacturers is key to industry growth. However, striking the right government policy is essential and requires two-way communications. Steven Impey
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Australian data company seeking overseas expansion
Brisbane-based data analytics company intelliHR has commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), following a successful $4.5 million Initial Public Offering (IPO).
The company issued
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QLD battery manufacturer hits new milestone
Queensland battery company Redflow has achieved a manufacturing milestone by successfully producing the first battery electrode stacks from its new factory in Thailand.
The battery stack is a critical
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Banking on a better future for manufacturers
St.George Bank has championed its unique industry model tailored towards manufacturing growth. St.George’s head of manufacturing Matthew Kelly explains.
As the industry adapts to new technologies
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NSW manufacturer continues supply for Australian mining
Engineering company FLSmidth will continue to design and manufacture its woven-wire screen media for the mineral processing, construction and aggregate industries in Australia.
The media, including galvanised
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ABB awarded $50m power plant upgrade
Global automation company ABB has won an order worth more than US$40 million (A$50 million) in West Java, Indonesia.
Awarded by a consortium comprising Doosan Heavy Industries and state-owned construction
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SAGE Automation, Local Motors launch driverless smart shuttle ‘Olli’
An Australian company with grassroots in automotive has wowed this year’s international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with its IoT enabled, smart shuttle stop.
Advanced manufacturer and control systems
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New state apprenticeship act to ‘strengthen’ industry ties
Changes to laws governing the New South Wales’ apprenticeship system will make it more responsive to the demands of the contemporary workplace.
The Apprenticeship and Traineeship Amendment Bill
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Melbourne manufacturer receives milestone energy grant
Victorian manufacturer Planex has become the 50th business to benefit from the state’s Energy Assessment Grant, aimed at reducing energy costs and waste.
The Melbourne-based furniture manufacturer
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Backing for BAE’s Future Frigate bid
Australian defence contractor David Brown Santasalo has thrown its weight behind BAE Systems’ bid for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate Program.
As a longstanding defence industry gearing supplier, and
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Defence Attachés promote Australia’s Asian exports
Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne has met with around 20 of Australia’s Asia-based representatives in Singapore, to promote Australia’s defence exports and regional industry collaboration.
Defence
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New dean on the scene: Combining business with manufacturing
Australia’s drive for more advanced manufacturers means students are widening their gaze to the global supply chain. Professor Chris Earley, dean of the University of Technology Sydney’s business
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Advanced manufacturer introducing quantum tech to Australia
Advanced materials manufacturer Dotz Nano has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Canadian distributer Recochem, in a bid to penetrate the Australian market.
The MoU calls for a five-month
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Talga, Haydale deal to open ‘exciting’ Asian market
Technology minerals company, Talga Resources, will tap into the Asian market having signed a commercial agreement with international nano-materials supplier Haydale.
Based in Perth, Talga manufactures
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