Air compressors can be costly to run, but knowing your system requirements is the first step to reducing unnecessary expenditure.
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Aussie suppliers could suffer over JSF delays
The government’s decision to delay the purchase of 12 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) by two years could harm a number of Australian manufacturers involved in supply contracts for the US-based project.
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Victorian company wins $1m defence contract
Victoria’s Lovitt Technologies has won a global contract worth almost $1 million to manufacture wing parts for Boeing’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fleet.
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3D-printed aerospace components to be developed in Australia
A French company will back the Advanced Manufacturing CRC (AMCRC) to develop 3D metal alloy printing for aerospace applications in Australia.
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Norsk to close aluminium smelter, 344 jobs lost
Norsk Hydro has announced plans to close its Kurri Kurri smelting operation, as a result of weak earnings and an uncertain outlook for the future of the business.
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Ballarat brakes manufacturer opens $3.5m advanced moulding press
Australian-owned brake parts manufacturer Bendix is building a $3.5 million moulding press in Ballarat to cater for growing export demand.
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Qantas sackings to undermine manufacturing capacity: unions
Manufacturing unions are reeling at Qantas’s decision to sack hundreds of maintenance workers, claiming it is ‘short sighted’ and will decimate Australia’s manufacturing and engineering capacities – not to mention the country’s national security.
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Swiss company to benefit from Perth mines with new steel mesh facility
Swiss company Geobrugg AG has established a manufacturing plant in Perth for the supply of steel wire mesh to the local mining and civil engineering industries.
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CSIRO to improve powder efficiency for titanium components
Australia’s CSIRO has teamed-up with the US Energy Department Laboratory to explore ways to improve powder efficiency for use in titanium components.
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Advisory service to help manufacturers tackle dumping
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has developed an advisory service designed to help SME manufacturers who are suffering at the hands of 'dumping'.
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Corning Cable launches $40m NBN cable plant in Victoria
Corning Cable Systems Australia has begun manufacturing Altos Loose Tube Ribbon Cable at its Clayton, Victoria facilities; the cables are a crucial element of the forthcoming National Broadband Network (NBN) due to be rolled-out across the country.
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Defence jobs, capabilities in jeopardy as government cuts spending
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is concerned that the jobs of 250 maintenance personnel at the Richmond, New South Wales RAAF base may be at risk following Federal Budget defence cuts.
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Holden production, exports grow from lean manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing techniques helped Holden Australia make a profit for the second consecutive year in 2011, despite reports that the local car industry is on the skids.
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Industry calls for more support in Federal Budget
Manufacturing industry groups are calling on the government to inject more funds in to the sector, following a tough start to the year with various redundancies and factory closures announced.
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Style Limited enters administration as building products market struggles
Style Limited, a publicly-listed 'green' building products manufacturer, has been placed in voluntary administration following a decline in the housing construction market.
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Victorian company to deliver new combat armour
A Bendigo manufacturer has landed a potentially-lucrative contract to deliver new combat body armour using world-first innovations for Australian and international defence forces.
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Budget win for Victorian manufacturers
The 2012/13 Victorian Budget will provide $58 million of funding over the next four years for new productivity networks, support for new technology and innovation and specialist advice and services for Victorian manufacturers.
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$172 million to be spent on new rail carriages
Hundreds of millions of dollars has been set aside in the Victorian Budget for the manufacture of at least 30 new V/Line train carriages.
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Production, new orders fall sharply during April
Manufacturing was back in the red last month, with production falling sharply to 43.9 PMI points, according to the latest Australian Industry Group - PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI).
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