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US, Europe manufacturing deteriorate to post-recession levels
Manufacturing growth across Europe and the US slowed during July, the latter reporting the second-weakest month of activity since the recession, according to statistics.
July 25, 2012 0 comment
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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.
May 17, 2012 0 comment
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Knights Apparel head to brief industry on ethical manufacturing
Knights Apparel chief executive Joe Bozich will speak about ethical manufacturing at a public event today, hosted by the NSW Government and the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
March 27, 2012 0 comment
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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.
January 31, 2012 0 comment
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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.
January 27, 2012 0 comment
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Kraft plans to cut 1,600 jobs
Thousands of jobs will be eliminated at Kraft Foods in the Unites States, as the company attempts to improve its below-estimates profits.
January 19, 2012 0 comment
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SA plans two new advanced manufacturing sites for JSF fins production
BAE Systems Australia and Rosebank Engineering will build two new facilities in South Australia after winning a $177 million contract to manufacture tail fins for the US government’s Joint Strike Fighter defence aircraft.
January 17, 2012 0 comment
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Austal secures $1.5m US Navy maintenance contract
Austal has been awarded a $1.5 million contract to provide structural maintenance support for Sea Fighter (FSF-1), a US Navy Research Vessel.
November 11, 2011 0 comment
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Has the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement been good for both parties?
The Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has just completed its seventh year. The itch is supposed to begin in the seventh year. The fundamental issue is whether the relationship has been good for both parties.
November 4, 2011 0 comment
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Government export finance guarantees Quickstep JSF composites success
Perth’s Quickstep Holdings Limited has secured a finance guarantee from the government’s Export Finance & Insurance Corporation (EFIC) to help export parts for Lockheed Martin’s US-based F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) defence vehicle project.
November 3, 2011 0 comment
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Future looking bright for printing, packaging sectors
The future of the global printing and packaging industries is looking up, with unions committed to making working conditions better in developing countries, according to a print union member.
October 17, 2011 0 comment
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Global manufacturing has changed and we have to change with it
In this Q&A, Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Head of the Manufacturing and Management Division at the University of Cambridge, talks about the changing patterns of global manufacturing, the companies defining this new paradigm and the importance of these trends for Australia.
October 9, 2011 0 comment
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Is lean manufacturing a hoax?
Lean manufacturing principles may not be all they’re cracked up to be, with a new report showing the cost savings achieved across factories in 2010 were considerably lower than their targets.
September 30, 2011 1 comment
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[VIDEO] How to make a life-size 2012 Ford Explorer out of LEGO… in 90 seconds flat!
Watch the engineers (is that what you’d call them?) at LEGO make a life-size 2012 Ford Explorer model out of LEGO bricks in less than 90 seconds! OK, so there is time-lapse photography at play here. But still, we think it’s pretty incredible. A little something for the child-manufacturer in all of us!
September 29, 2011 0 comment
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Anti-dumping: one small step for manufacturers, or one giant leap onto the slippery slope of protectionism?
The government’s commitment to improving Australia’s anti-dumping regulations is a welcome act of support for local suppliers doing it tough on the export market. But when teamed with talks of local content mandates in the resources sector, is this beginning to smack of protectionist policy from a government so hell-bent against it?
September 27, 2011 0 comment
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Holden rethinks export program over raised import taxes
Holden and GM are deciding whether or not to trash their lucrative Commodore export program as a result of import tax increases in Brazil.
September 26, 2011 11 comments
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Will Brazil protectionism jeopardise Australia’s automotive exports?
Brazil’s finance minister has announced a 30-point increase in the country’s industrial-product tax on cars, raising concern for some Australian automotive exporters.
September 23, 2011 0 comment
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Aussie dollar falls to 10-month low; is there hope for manufacturing yet?
After months of banging on about how low the manufacturing industry is feeling over how high the Aussie dollar is getting, today’s news that it has suddenly fallen to a 10-month low against the US dollar is a beacon in the night for our manufacturing businesses.
September 23, 2011 0 comment