Despite suffering at the hands of three earthquakes, Australian manufacturer Tasman Tank Co has shown its resilience by continuing operation at its New Zealand site.
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Q&A: Philippe Odouard, Quickstep Holdings managing director
We speak to the managing director of Quickstep Holdings about how the company became one of Australia's great manufacturing exports.
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Global manufacturers adopt HART transmitters for wireless plant communication
A number of major process automation manufacturers have shown their support for the WirelessHART wireless plant communication standard, by joining the HART Communication Foundation at a recent global conference.
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900 jobs on the cutting block as Alcoa reviews Geelong smelter operations
Almost 1,000 jobs could be lost at Alcoa’s Geelong aluminium smelter due to the high Australian dollar, input costs and low metal prices, the company has announced.
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Gillard sends supportive email to automotive industry
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sent an email to members of the automotive sector to calm their nerves about the future of the industry, assuring them she doesn't think it is an 'old industry' of the past.
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Lower US exports blamed for Holden shift change
The United States purchasing a lower-than-anticipated number of cars from GM Holden in 2011 has forced the vehicle manufacturer to cut the second shift at its assembly plant, axing 150 casual jobs.
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Holden cuts second shift at Elizabeth assembly plant
GM Holden will cut back its South Australia assembly operations to a single shift from May, shedding 150 contract workers and allowing the car-maker to assemble cars in less time.
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Australians support car industry assistance: poll
A recent poll has shown a high percentage of Australians consider manufacturing essential to the economy, and think the government should support the sector with funding and job security.
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Thales ups the ante in apprentice stakes; 20 new faces for defence dockyard
Thales Australia has hired 20 new apprentices and trainees - a record number for the company - at its Garden Island dockyard during the past year.
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Manufacturers maintain growth for second consecutive month
Local manufacturing activity grew during January for the second month in a row, with the food and beverage sector recording the highest result, according to the latest Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI).
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Export opportunities await Thales new sonar surveillance system
Thales Australia has unveiled a new, 'rapidly-deployable' Fibre Laser Sensor (FLS) designed that uses sonar technology to improve underwater surveillance capabilities for marine defence vehicles.
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OPINION: Hail the yellow vest
The car industry has been given a new lease on life, with funding securing jobs for years to come - and it's not just because our PM fancies herself in a yellow vest.
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Central Coast business park proposal supports 7,500 new jobs
A major business park planned for construction at New South Wales’ Central Coast would create 7,500 jobs in advanced manufacturing sectors, a local newspaper has reported.
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Automotive retail buy-outs on the agenda in Victoria
Australia’s automotive manufacturers are deciding whether to give Automotive Holdings Group (AHG) the green-light to acquire certain Jeff Wignall Group retail outlets in Victoria for $14 million.
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Illawarra manufacturing fund recipients to be announced in March
Manufacturers in New South Wales’ Illawarra region are flocking for their share of $30 million made available by the government and BlueScope Steel to fund innovation.
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Australian automotive manufacturing back in the black in 2012: report
Australian motor vehicle manufacturing is expected to grow by 14.3% this year, and the value of exported vehicles will return to growth for the first time since 2009, a report says.
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Nissan plans $2bn manufacturing complex in Mexico
Nissan Motor Co will build a $USD2.0 billion manufacturing complex in Mexico, creating 3,000 jobs in the area and another 9,000 within the supply chain.
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Ai Group urges next Queensland government to think about manufacturing
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has prepared a document called 'Resourcing the Future' for the incoming Queensland government, providing policy recommendations to support the manufacturing industry in Queensland.
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Toyota redundancies unacceptable, says Union
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has called the 350 redundancies at Toyota's Altona, Victoria factory, "unacceptable".
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50 new jobs at Tasmanian seafood processing plant
Up to 50 new manufacturing jobs will be on offer in Tasmania due to an $880,000 government grant which has seen the Petuna seafood processing plant upgraded.
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