Manufacturers’ Monthly caught up with Bruce, Iain and Andrew Turner from Wynstan, a family-owned custom windows and doors business, to find out more about their efforts to keep manufacturing local. When you look at aluminium doors or windows on buildings and homes, there is a very good chance that many of them come from Australia’s … Continue reading Investing in “Made in Australia” →

Global wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, is setting up a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Geelong to support the development of two new wind farms. The company has been nominated by the Victorian government as the preferred supplier of wind turbines for the 180 megawatt Berrybank Wind Farm west of Geelong and the 336 megawatt Dundonnell Wind … Continue reading Wind turbine manufacturing hub to support Victoria’s wind farms →

Bionic ear implant developer, Cochlear, today announced the next phase in its long-term research and development program towards a totally implantable cochlear implant – which includes an implanted microphone, an implanted rechargeable battery, and an implanted sound processor. As part of the next phase of research and development, the company has initiated a clinical feasibility … Continue reading Cochlear’s totally implantable hearing device moves to next step →

Lockheed Martin Australia has become the first foundation partner with the University of Adelaide’s new Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML). The partnership will deliver machine learning research for national security, the space industry, business, and the broader community. Machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence that enables computers and machines to learn how … Continue reading Lockheed Martin partners with University of Adelaide on machine learning →

The use of laser deposition in additive manufacturing for repair and re-manufacture of components in industries such as aerospace and automotive can become more reliable and durable thanks to a new study findings. The research, carried out in collaboration between Australia’s Nuclear Science ad Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, … Continue reading ANSTO research helps improve laser deposition in additive manufacturing →