Ford’s new FG Falcon MkII EcoBoost vehicle is rolling off production lines in Victoria, representing a new class of 'fuel efficient' vehicles entering the market.
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Manufacturing in the age of the app
Manufacturers can use mobile apps to manage their processes, hook new customers and improve their products' user experience.
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Norwegian supplier nabs Woodside control contract
A Norwegian supplier has landed a contract with Woodside Energy for the manufacture and supply of electro-hydraulic steel tube umbilicals (EHU) for an oil and gas project off the north-west coast of Australia.
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‘Stench’ over ‘targeted’ union sackings at Toyota
Twelve sacked Toyota workers have filed legal action against their former employer, claiming they were made redundant because of their union activities.
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Choose Australia for submarines, union pleads with government
Australia’s peak manufacturing workers union is calling on the government to honour its plans to build the next generation of Australian Defence Force (ADF) submarines in Australia.
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China manufacturing on-the-rise, but investors should be wary
China’s manufacturing industry seems to be inching back towards positive territory, however the economic giant still has a long way to go if it is to regain its former top-spot in the global manufacturing stakes, according to reports.
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Australian medical device expert named Export Hero
A 20-year veteran of the medical device industry, Barry Thomas of Australia's Cook Medical, has been awarded a 2012 Australian Export Hero Award.
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Wheatstone LNG project sends steel pipe contract offshore
Japanese company JFE Steel will provide 150,000 tonnes of steel pipe for Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project, representing another blow for Australia’s struggling steel industry.
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‘Oh what a feeling’ for Toyota workers escorted off the premises
The way Toyota carried out 350 redundancies earlier this week has been called ‘appalling’, with the car-maker hiring security guards to escort the sacked workers offsite in case they resisted their fate.
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Government to reform VET system to promote skills development
The government has announced a skills reform plan that it claims will ensure Australia’s national vocational education and training (VET) system is better equipped to deliver skills to workers in a “rapidly changing economy”.
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Toyota begins shedding 350 workers from its Altona manufacturing plant
Toyota Australia has begun shedding workers from its Altona, Victoria manufacturing plant, due to “unprecedented operating conditions”.
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SSI Schaefer celebrates 75 years in the materials handling game
Warehouse automation and industrial storage solutions provider, SSI Schaefer, is celebrating 75 years of business this year, touting Australasia and South East Asia as its biggest growth areas.
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Mining companies forced to report efforts to use Australian products
Companies performing large mining, construction and infrastructure projects will now have to report to the government every six months what plans they have put in place to use Australian products.
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Holden to manufacture two new cars in South Australia
Holden Australia will build two new ‘world-class’, ‘fuel-saving’ cars at its Elizabeth, South Australia plant in the second half of this decade, after receiving $275 million from the government.
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Don’t let your product recall turn in to a crisis: workshop
Product recalls have affected most manufacturers at some point or another, so GS1 and the RQA Product Risk Institute have developed a workshop to help businesses avoid executing a “poorly-managed recall”.
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Building products manufacturer fighting market slump
A tough construction and building market has lead to unimpressive half-year financials for Austral Bricks supplier Brickworks, recording an 18.8% slump in profits, however the company is confident that a new direction will shelter it from the storm.
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Holden appoints new executive director of manufacturing
GM Holden has appointed a new executive director of manufacturing; Richard Phillips, a former Holden apprentice, now reports to chairman and managing director, Mike Devereux.
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Union agreement details pay rise conditions for Holden workers
Workers at Australian automotive manufacturing giant, Holden, can now gain access to the details of a new ‘collective agreement’ that will see their wages rise by up to 22.2% over the next three years.
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Materials handling supplier SSI Schaefer moves head office
Storage solutions supplier SSI Schaefer has moved its international head office to Silverwater, New South Wales.
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Future looking bright for manufacturing with employment on-the-rise
Manufacturing employment rose in February 2012, proving that Australia’s manufacturing industry is continuing to fight against the pressures of the two-speed economy and the high Australian dollar.
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