A metal foundry in West-Footscray has been ordered to pay $90,000 after a chemical explosion in 2007 that badly burned one worker and left another traumatised.
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How to use meat bandsaws safely
WorkSafe Victoria has distributed a Safety Alert called ‘Safe use of meat bandsaws’ designed to help control OHS risks and hazards in food manufacturing, manufacturing, and basic and fabricated metals manufacturing areas.
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Jury still out on carbon fines
The industry is ‘very concerned’ about the competitive impacts on the economy if a carbon price is introduced in Australia, with industry spokesperson Heather Ridout of Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) calling for all options to remain on the table until a decision is made.
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Less paper means more money for metals manufacturer
THE Metal Manufactures Group (MM) - incorporating a number of businesses involved in electrical wholesaling, PVC, plastic products and distribution - overcame three document-related business challenges when it decided to adopt a 'less is more' attitude to its paper usage.
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Why apprentices are the soul of our industry
The authors of a new report from the Expert Apprenticeship Panel, called ‘A Shared Responsibility: Apprenticeships for the 21 Century’, hope the findings will urge manufacturers to hire more apprentices and make steps towards improving the skills shortage crisis in Australia.
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Rockwell focuses on NZ for business improvement
Rockwell Automation has moved its Auckland head office to a purpose-built facility, designed to deliver better customer and staff experience, following news that the company had assigned a new customer support manager for the region.
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‘Shocking’ energy report reveals supplier distrust
A report released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) called 'Energy shock: confronting higher prices', shows manufacturing companies are resigned to electricity prices skyrocketing in the future, with 30% of survey respondents suspecting energy cost will rise by up to 20% over the next two years.
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$3.5m Green Car grant for LPG fuel system could be last on agenda
A Melbourne company that is developing a hi-tech new LPG liquid injection system for vehicles could be one of the last firms to receive a grant from the Green Car Fund, following the Government's decision to scrap it earlier this month.
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Industry green as fund scrapped
The Government’s decision to scrap the Green Car Fund is bad news for the Australian economy, with car-makers urging Gillard to look to the future.
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Honda recalls 700,000 faulty cars
Honda is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles worldwide -- including 11,000 in Australia -- because of defective parts that could stall the engine and cause problems restarting it in certain models.
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Abbott ‘hostile’ towards Australian manufacturing, Carr claims
Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr, is claiming that opposition leader Tony Abbott has “demonstrated once again his profound hostility to Australian manufacturing” by proposing to take $500 million from the Automotive Transformation Scheme.
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How manufacturers can help Queensland flood victims: Opinion
TWENTY-TWO people have been found dead*, and countless victims are harmed, after some of the most frightening floods in history swept through Queensland and Victoria last month. Sarah Falson writes.
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Manufacturers helping those in need
The Queensland and Victoria floods have reaped havoc on Australian businesses across the East, with manufacturers banding together to lend a hand to their brothers in need.
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WorkSafe warns ACT businesses to beware of scams
Businesses in the ACT are being warned to beware of people visiting or phoning sites, passing themselves off as WorkSafe inspectors.
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ABB donates $180,000 to Queensland flood victims
ABB Australia's 1,500 employees have raised $180,000 for the Queensland Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal, with the company contributing more than two dollars for every dollar from employees.
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Aston Martin turns to Siemens PLM for global development
Luxury car brand Aston Martin is standardising its global sports car development process using Siemens PLM’s NX software for integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE).
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High resolution, high speed part inspection using vision sensors
MACHINE vision has come a long way in the last thirty years. In the early days of computing it was difficult to process even moderately large sets of image data. But by the late 1970s technology had advanced to the point where more focused studies could occur and technological spins off for industrial purposes began to appear.
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Autodesk’s AutoCAD now available for Mac users
Autodesk has made its AutoCAD software available for Mac users with the release of AutoCAD for Mac.
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Quickstep signs $700m contract with Joint Strike Fighter
Australian advanced materials company Quickstep Holdings Limited has signed a Long Term Agreement (LTA) to manufacture $700 million worth of parts for the international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program over the next 20 years.
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China PMI booms while Aussie business lags
PMI survey data signalled that China’s manufacturing sector started 2011 on a strong footing, with both output and new business rising steeply since December.
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