Tonight is the 13th Endeavour Awards Gala. An auspicious number and it comes at a time which I consider to be a turning point for advanced manufacturing in Australia.
Let’s look around the room.
Tonight,
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Addressing manufacturing’s image problem
Our manufacturing sector is misunderstood, according to the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council. Brent Balinski asked the group’s chairman John Pollaers about why this is, and why it matters.
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Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you
Twenty fifteen was UNESCO’s International Year of Light and Light based Technologies. It was a celebration of past milestones in optics and photonics
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Budget timing tricks do nothing to help small business, or the economy
I’ve always thought all businesses capable of creating jobs and wealth, regardless of their size. There’s certainly no economic theory that suggests big businesses can’t. But according to Treasurer
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Tomorrow’s jobs: the next Elon Musk is still in primary school
It’s a fact – jobs as we know them are changing and many ‘tried and true’ career paths will cease to exist as we enter the digital age. How do we prepare our children for jobs that don’t
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Bondor opens door to a new era, creates 50 more jobs
Insulated building products maker Bondor is preparing to both mark its 65th anniversary and announce a new $20 million facility in Melbourne. Brent Balinski spoke to General Manager Geoff Marsdon about
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Not just for quantum computing and not just for academics
UNSW is home to a vast array of world-class nano and micro-fabrication tools, available to electronics manufacturers looking for an edge in product development. Brent Balinski spoke to ANFF NSW’s
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Finalists announced for 2016 Endeavour Awards
After a pleasingly large number of nominations, the finalists for the 2016 Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards have been announced.
Boasting incredible depth and diversity, the field this year represents
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Australia’s submarine contract means huge opportunities for Industry 4.0
The upcoming submarine contract could be a real game-changer for the future of Australia’s manufacturing industry, as John Allen reports.
Probably the single most important topic right now for
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Talking about the death of manufacturing
Is 3D printing going to do away with manufacturing employment? Brent Balinski spoke to Asimov Ventures’ Tyler Benster about a provocative suggestion.
As productivity goes up, the number of man-hours
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Saab’s vision to bring LEGO simplicity to advanced manufacturing
WORK is underway on software that aims to use hologram technology and LEGO-inspired assembly to help manufacture some of the world’s most complex machines.
The Australian arm of global defence and security
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Why China could never sign on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Three ways to build innovation into your organisation
Despite the explosive rate of innovation transforming our world, how established organisations innovate themselves is another matter altogether.
The string of defunct or struggling organisations
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Combating the rising tide of malware
Sandboxing solutions can help businesses maintain an effective barrier against cybercriminals and minimize the chances of an attack. David De Laine writes.
The term ‘malware’ has become
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The importance of cyber hygiene
Manufacturers are being urged to regularly asses their network infrastructure, and to close all possible opportunities for hackers. Alan Johnson reports.
IN a room full of manufacturers,
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Could robot submarines replace the ageing Collins class?
A grim future for Arrium, Ford and Queensland Nickel workers?
The OECD report Back to Work Australia makes some grim predictions for workers who lose their jobs. That is the potential threat facing some 7,000 Arrium employees
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A view from the frontier: turning hospitals into factories
Developments in 3D printing and associated software will empower hospitals and communities to fabricate, rather than buy, many of their solutions.
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Tesla’s gamble on its ‘affordable’ electric car
Tesla announced what it calls its “most affordable” electric vehicle in the Model 3 last week. The car can now be ordered with a deposit of A$1,500in Australia (US$1,000 in the United States) but won’t be delivered until late 2017.
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Whereto Industry Policy?
The recent announcement by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to establish a new Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC) headquartered in Adelaide adds a new dimension to Australian Government industry policy, crafted in the lead-up to a Federal Election.
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