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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 →

The Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, launched the Manufacturing Academy on September 24. Produced by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, the Manufacturing Academy is modelled on the Khan Academy, a globally-available video-learning platform. The Manufacturing Academy features Australian manufactures, such as Sutton Tools, Austeng, and iOrthotics, among others, and has each of … Continue reading Minister launches Manufacturing Academy →

Professor Andrew Dempster was not afraid to show his age at Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre’s (AMGC) Space Industry Opportunities event, at UNSW on Monday, September 9. Noting that he has been in the space industry since the 1980s, Dempster confidently declared that now is the best time to be in the Australian Space Industry. This … Continue reading Space just another domain for Australian manufacturers →

The potential of products made from recycled materials was on display at the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre’s (AMGC) “The Path to a Circular Economy” event. In focus were materials such as plastics and textiles, which through advanced manufacturing processes are being re-used or recycled to create new products. Single-use plastics, which would otherwise end up … Continue reading Circular economy: closing the loop →

The first Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Forum Conference, held on August 7, identified the priorities for industry in transitioning to Industry 4.0. The first priority that representatives from business, research organisations, education and training providers, unions, and government bodies identified is the need for an appropriately skilled workforce. To meet this need, industry and education … Continue reading Multi-sector conference identifies priorities for Industry 4.0 →

In two announcements, the Australian Department of Defence has reached out to industry to make it easier for manufacturers to supply products for defence applications. In a change to the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP), Australian businesses will no longer need a Defence contract to gain DISP membership. Companies can now self-nominate for DISP membership. … Continue reading Defence sets out new terms of engagement with manufacturers →

National Manufacturing Week 2019 included the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) launching its Manufacturing Academy, an online resource that is designed to equip Australian manufacturers with the knowledge to prosper and comprises of over 500 pages of in-depth research, interviews with more than 20 Australia manufacturers, and over 50 hours of video content that is … Continue reading Manufacturing Academy takes off at NMW 2019 →

In the release of its second Projects Report, the Australian Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has announced that it has doubled its project capacity in the last 12 months. Today, the industry research and commercialisation incubator is facilitating or developing more than 40 projects around Australia. These projects have been supported with $27.1 million in funding, … Continue reading AMGC doubles project capacity in 12 months →