Your official guide to products and services on display at Austech 2011 in Melbourne.
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Holden nabs $40m grant for new fuel-efficient Commodore
GM Holden has received a further $40 million from the Government’s Green Car Innovation Fund to manufacture a more fuel-efficient Commodore.
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Tasmania-based, Malaysian timber factory did not have to advertise for local workers
An article on the ABC website says a Senate hearing has been told a Malaysian timber company did not have to advertise for Australian workers before hiring Malaysians for its Tasmanian factory.
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Fuchs opens world-class lubricant R&D centre in Victoria
Fuchs Lubricants has opened a ‘world-class’ Regional Lubricant Laboratory and Technical Centre in Victoria, acting as a base for research and development in the Asia Pacific region.
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Food industry lashes out at Gillard’s claims that carbon tax won’t affect them
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has claimed that Prime Minister Julia Gillard is “wrong” to say that the Federal Government’s proposed carbon tax will not impact on food and grocery manufacturers.
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Online Commonwealth patent database to help inventors
A new database of patent records dating back to the first patent issued under Commonwealth legislation is now available online.
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Schneider first company in Australia to achieve MESA certification
Schneider Electric is reportedly the first company in Australia to achieve the Certificate of Competency with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA).
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More jobs for Tasmanian workers when $1.7 million sheetmetal works expands
More jobs for manufacturing will be created when SERS Sheetmetal Works expands its factory in Tasmania using a $1.7 million grant from the government’s Innovation Fund.
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Indian firm receives $2.4m to manufacture car mirrors in Adelaide
An Indian-owned manufacturer has received a $2.4 million government grant to build car mirrors in South Australia.
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Top US oil company invests $10 billion in Western Australia
One of US’s largest independent oil and natural gas producers, Apache Corporation, will double investment in Australia to more than $10 billion over the next five years, creating jobs for Australian industry.
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270 new manufacturing jobs created in South Australia
Eleven South Australian manufacturers have received a share of $6.1 million in government grants that will reportedly create more than 270 new jobs for the region.
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Toyota customers expected to wait three months for delivery
Toyota car deliveries in Australia are expected to be back to pre-earthquake levels as late as October, with some consumers expected to wait up to three months for their new car.
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Nissan builds biggest lithium-ion battery plant for LEAF electric car
Nissan is building a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in the US capable of building lithium-ion battery packs, destined for use in its all-electric LEAF car.
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Ai Group calls for caution on minimum wage increase due to delicate industry
The Australian Industry Group will today appear before the Fair Work Australia Minimum Wage Panel to argue for a “cautious approach to adjusting minimum wages” due to Australian industry’s delicate condition.
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Australian Made boss says offshoring is avoidable as more firms turn to China
Australian Made, Australia Grown Campaign (AMAG) chief executive Ian Harrison has called on local consumers to think seriously about the implications of their purchasing choices after Australia’s biggest department store, Myer, announced it would be doubling its outsourcing to China.
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Australia worst-hit by Japanese tsunami, report confirms
Australian trade fell 7% as a direct result of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, making Australia the worst-hit country behind Japan.
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Union members accused of possible bias against sacked Qantas workers
A journalist from The Daily Telegraph has accused well-known senior manufacturing union members of ‘enjoying the largesse’ of flight carrier Qantas, despite the airline being under the spotlight for axing Australian jobs and moving production offshore.
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Myer doubles outsourcing to China to $200 million a year
Australia’s largest department store, Myer, will be doubling its outsourcing of homewares and fashion products from China to $200 million a year by 2016, despite rising production costs in the region, according to an online report.
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Endeavour Awards finalists count down to success
WITH the manufacturing industry counting down to find out the winners of the 8th annual Endeavour Awards at a dinner ceremony in Melbourne on 25 May, major sponsor BlueScope Steel wishes all 99 finalists 'good luck' on the night, and marvels at the extremely high calibre of entries for 2011.
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Endeavour Awards 2011 finalists join manufacturing history
For eight years the Endeavour Awards have been rewarding manufacturing milestones. We reveal the 99 finalists shorlisted for 2011. By Sarah Falson.
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