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The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has welcomed its 2000th member. Tasmanian manufacturer Seasol is a family-owned manufacturer of organic liquid seaweed and environmentally friendly fertilisers. The business was founded in the 1970s selling a single product made from kelp. Proudly Australian owned and made, Seasol has since grown its operations and now employs 60 staff, … Continue reading AMGC reaches 2000 members →

Australian maker of electric vehicle chargers, Tritium, is trying to fix a problem that many manufacturers in advanced technology are facing. The company, founded by three PhD students in Brisbane in 1999, is at the forefront of a resurgence of onshore manufacturing in Australia. Today, it specialises in electronic energy technology, with a focus on … Continue reading Why Australian manufacturers need to onshore their technology →

For Australian manufacturers to remain competitive, the key message from industry bodies is to work smarter, not harder. In research conducted by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) it was found that the manufacturers in Australia who are globally competitive are those who make smarter use of technology. In its report Advanced manufacturing: A new … Continue reading Automation important for manufacturers to remain competitive →

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has opened the COVID-19 Manufacturer Response Register to unite manufacturers, suppliers and customers through a self-managed platform. The website, backed by the federal government, will initially combine AMGC’s COVID-19 Manufacturer Response Register database of 2500 submissions with a further 600 local businesses. The capability matching feature of the platform … Continue reading AMGC platform to boost local supply chains →

Four Australian-owned and operated manufacturers will work with an international medical technology company, and is drawing on local supply chains, to make emergency hospital beds in response to COVID-19. The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has helped facilitate the partnership between Stryker South Pacific and A.H Beard, AmTek Australia, Fallshaw Wheels & Castors, and Varley … Continue reading Aussie manufacturers to produce emergency hospital beds →

In February this year, the construction of a new facility for Bosch’s Manufacturing Solutions and Rexroth businesses began. The company will invest $17 million on the new facility. On completion, this will see the end of a five-year project to consolidate all of Bosch’s Victorian businesses to its 12-hectare Clayton campus. Bosch’s Manufacturing Solutions division … Continue reading Investing to support Australian manufacturers →

The federal government has joined its Victorian counterparts in supporting Australian manufacturers who are providing critical medical products. On April 9, federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, announced that Grey Innovation would receive $31.3 million from the Commonwealth to produce ventilators. This grant comes in addition to the $500,000 Grey Innovation had … Continue reading Commonwealth joins Vic gov in funding for ventilator manufacturing →

The success of Australian manufacturing will depend on its adoption of automation. One Australian company is helping manufacturers automate their welding. For Australian manufacturers to remain competitive, the key message from industry bodies is to work smarter, not harder. In research conducted by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) it was found that the manufacturers … Continue reading Get competitive with robotics →

The Australian Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has received more than 850 submissions from the industry to help the sector fight COVID-19 since their national portal launch. Registrations ranged from broad manufacturing competencies to materials and skills sets. The online database will be used to source essential goods and services as the demand from government, … Continue reading 850 submissions and counting for AMGC portal →

Manufactuers’ Monthly is seeing record readership as Australian manufacturers and industry organisations unite in a bid to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus. Manufacturers’ Monthly will continue to deliver accurate, timely and relevant insights to inform our readers. During this challenging time, the magazine continues to actively support the sector and help keep Australian manufacturers … Continue reading Domestic manufacturing continues to grow in challenging times →

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has introduced a portal for Australian manufacturers and component suppliers for supporting the national response to coronavirus. The portal aims to support Australian manufacturers with its online Manufacturing Academy learning portal to provide bespoke online webinars. State and Federal Government tenders and expressions of interest will be broadcast through … Continue reading AMGC introduces portal to help manufacturers through COVID-19 →

Queensland-based rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies will begin manufacturing a new hybrid rocket with funding support from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMCG). Gilmour’s first composite tank will be a lighter propulsion vehicle built to increase rocket payload capacity and reduce the overall weight of the vehicle to 20kg. It will also deliver payloads up to … Continue reading Gilmour Space Technologies to build new Australian hybrid rocket →

Melbourne-based ANCA Australia has developed a hybrid 3D printing platform to manufacture custom designed machining tools. The manufacturer will collaborate with CSIRO and Sutton Tools to improve the 3D printing process before taking it to market, with support from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC). “Australia’s future prosperity lies in advanced manufacturing, in making complex … Continue reading ANCA develops 3D printer to disrupt $2.2 billion market →

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) will collaborate with Incat Crowther to advance Australia’s ship-manufacturing sector. Incat Crowther is also the 1000th member of AMGC’s manufacturer network. “Incat Crowther is pleased to join AMGC at a time when manufacturing across the globe is evolving to become more advanced and nowhere is this more evident than in … Continue reading AMGC and Incat Crowther to advance local ship-manufacturing →

A recent delegation of Victorian Minister for Training and Skills and Minister for Higher Education, Gayle Tierney and industry leaders looked at how Australia can learn from European education and training systems to ensure best-practices in preparing a future workforce. Visiting Finland, England, and Scotland, Michael Grogan, national director of skills and training at the … Continue reading Delegation studies best practices in skills training →

A new digitisation initiative at HSV’s facility in Clayton, Victoria, will enable the automotive manufacturer to increase their performance by a fifth, according to Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews. “What’s so exciting about this announcement is that it demonstrates the benefits of going digital in all types of industries. By increasing the … Continue reading HSV invests in digitisation →

Access solutions manufacturer Chamberlain Group is looking into investing further in robotics at its plant in West Gosford. Producing commercial doors, the company has partnered with the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC), to find solutions for its business as it has grown. One area where Chamberlain has used this expertise is in the purchase and … Continue reading AMGC provides opening for doors manufacturer →

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) is working with a West Australian hemp producer, MIRRECO to speed up the production of hemp for a variety of uses. Hemp has been proven to store carbon, improve soil condition, be useful in the production of a range of consumer products, while growing rapidly, with one season for … Continue reading Manufacturer uses hemp as construction materials, carbon storage →

Geofabrics Australasia, a manufacturer of geosynthetics used in infrastructure building, will grow its manufacturing capabilities in Albury with $322,000 in co-investment from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC). The geosynthetics manufacturers by Geofabrics provide ground stabilisation and drainage capabilities in civil engineering projects. The current funding will enable a collaborative project with RMIT and two … Continue reading Geofabrics grows local manufacturing capabilities →

Manufacturers have the potential to play a key part in tackling the waste crisis. Connor Pearce reports. A term that is gaining broader recognition to describe a new production paradigm is the circular economy, whereby products are produced from materials already in the market, rather than extracted from the environment, and when they reach the … Continue reading Manufacturing and the circular economy →